Francesco Checchi MHS PhD
- Room 441, Department of Disease Control
- LSHTM
- Keppel Street
- London
- WC1E 7HT
- T: +44 (0)20 7927 2507
- F: +44 (0)20 7927 2918
I am an epidemiologist. Previously I have worked for Médecins Sans Frontières and WHO and consulted for a number of other agencies.
My general area of work is disease surveillance and control in crisis-affected populations, and in the past I have focussed specifically on malaria, African sleeping sickness, TB, pneumonia, cholera and malnutrition. I also do research on mortality estimation in emergencies, and on survey and surveillance methods in difficult settings.
I have previously done fieldwork in Kosovo, Liberia, Uganda, Sudan, Angola, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Nepal, Afghanistan, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and the Central African Republic.
Affiliation
Teaching
I have lectured in several study units (Conflict & Health, Nutrition in Emergencies, Modelling and the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases) and short courses, and have facilitated practicals or tutored groups in several others. I also teach in various short courses on the health aspects of emergency relief.
Research
I currently work on several projects, including mathematical modelling of mass pneumococcal vaccination in displaced populations; refugee/IDP population estimation using satellite imagery; development of a new method for nutritional surveillance in emergencies; and estimation of the death toll of the 2011 famine in Somalia.
I did my PhD on the epidemiology of African sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis) and still do some work on this disease.
I am part of the School's Public Health in Humanitarian Crises Group (http://crises.lshtm.ac.uk/) and contribute to several international advisory groups, including a WHO/SAGE working group on vaccination in humanitarian emergencies.
Research areas
- Conflict
- Disease control
- Immunisation
- Modelling
- Natural disasters
- Outbreaks
- Surveillance
- Trypanosomes
- Vaccines
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
- Operational research
Disease and Health Conditions
- African trypanosomiasis
- Malnutrition
- Tuberculosis
Other interests
- Conflict affected populations
- Demographic techniques and methodology
- Health In Fragile Countries
- Health Survey Methods
- Humanitarian Aid
- Pneumococcal Vaccines
- Pneumonia
- Post Disaster Interventions
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Selected publications
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Treating childhood pneumonia in hard-to-reach areas: A model-based comparison of mobile clinics and community-based care.
Pitt, C. ; Roberts, B. ; Checchi, F. ;
BMC Health Serv Res, 2012; 12(1):9
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Rates and causes of death in Chiradzulu District, Malawi, 2008: a key informant study.
Checchi, F.; Nyasulu, P.; Chandramohan, D.; Roberts, B.;
Trop Med Int Health, 2011; 16(3):375-8
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Estimates of the Duration of Untreated Acute Malnutrition in Children From Niger
Isanaka, S.; Grais, R.F.; Briend, A.; Checchi, F.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2011; 173(8):932-940
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Accuracy of five algorithms to diagnose gambiense human african trypanosomiasis.
Checchi, F. ; Chappuis, F. ; Karunakara, U. ; Priotto, G. ; Chandramohan, D. ;
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2011; 5(7):e1233
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Detection of infectious disease outbreaks in twenty-two fragile states, 2000-2010: a systematic review.
Bruckner, C. ; Checchi, F. ;
Confl Health, 2011; 5:13
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Estimating the number of civilian deaths from armed conflicts.
Checchi, F.;
Lancet, 2010; 375(9711):255-7
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Health-care needs of people affected by conflict: future trends and changing frameworks
Spiegel, P.B.; Checchi, F.; Colombo, S.; Paik, E.
Lancet, 2010; 375(9711):341-345
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A new method to estimate mortality in crisis-affected and resource-poor settings: validation study
Roberts, B.; Morgan, O.W.; Sultani, M.G.; Nyasulu, P.; Rwebangila, S.; Myatt, M.; Sondorp, E.; Chandramohan, D.; Checchi, F.;
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2010; 39(6):1584-96
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