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Ms Alba McGirr Martin

Research Assistant

United Kingdom

I am interested in a range of approaches with the end goal of reducing health inequalities in access to best practices around the world. I am specially interested in the effects of the consequences of climate change on climate sensitive diseases and health systems in vulnerable regions of the developing world. Prior to joining LSHTM I worked in iccddr'b, Bangladesh on a project evaluating the effects of high temperatures on the disease distribution in populations specially vulnerable to climate change. It was analysed from a gender lense of the specific implications to women and their health. I am also the co-funder of the LSHTM internal community of practice on reducing C02 emissions in research projects.

At LSHTM I am currently working as a research coordinator for the Plus Project, evaluating perennial malaria chemoprevention. I support the impact evaluation, process evaluation and decision tool development as the focus person for Cote d'Ivoire. Additionally, I lead the equitable partnerships work in the project as I have a special interest on making global health research more equitable through close examination of our current practices.

I studied a BA Biomedical sciences graduated Cum Laude and an Msc on a Erasmus mundus scholarship program on One Health and Infectious Diseases graduated with mention 'Tres Bien'

Affiliations

Department of Disease Control
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Research

Research Area
Climate change
Field epidemiology
Global health
Gender
Health in humanitarian crises
Health economics
Child health
Health impact analysis
Reproductive health
Disease and Health Conditions
Malaria
Malnutrition
Anaemia
Dengue
Country
Bangladesh
Namibia
Cote d'Ivoire
Cameroon
Benin
Mozambique
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