I joined LSHTM in late 2008 after completing the MSc "Public Health for Developing Countries" here at the school. The focus of my studies was on epidemiology, statistics and health economics. I also have a MSc in Molecular Biology from the University of Basel in Switzerland.
Prior to coming to London, I have worked as a project manager in Switzerland followed by two years in South America.
Affiliations
Centres
Teaching
I am a module co-organizer of term 3 module 3198 "Applying Public Health Principles", which is attended every year by between 60- 80 students. I teach various seminars, give lectures, update/write teaching and seminar materials, organize all seminars every year.
I sometimes have tutees or summer project students. I also sit on the exam board of the MSC PH4D.
Research
I work part-time, mainly on cost-effectiveness or economic analysis of malaria interventions and interventions during pregnancy. Currently, I am part of the Plus Project, a large scale evaluation of Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention in 7 African countries. In recent years, I have worked on the cost-effectiveness analysis of the RTS,S malaria vaccine versus Seasonal Chemoprophylaxis in Burkina Faso and Mali and the cost-effectiveness analysis of intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisin in HIV negative and positive women (STOPMIP and IMPROVE trials).
Other recent projects include the economic burden of congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil, the costing of a antimicrobial resistance surveillance system in three case study countries and a risk factor analysis for depression, anxiety and stress in mothers of babies with congenital zika syndrome.
I am currently also enrolled as a staff PhD at LSHTM. My thesis focuses on the economics of malaria during pregnancy and will hopefully be completed in 2024.
My many other research interests include mental health, maternal and newborn health, antimicrobial resistance and applying economic evaluation to current public health policy questions.
My main research interests are in maternal and child health with a particular focus on pregnancy and newborn health. Other areas I find intriguing include mental health of mother and child, impact of parenting/pregnancy interventions with a focus on mental health, long term health impact of diseases, applying economic evaluation to current public health policy questions and optimizing service delivery and health services for disabled people.