PhD Completion seminar - Patrick Abraham

On Wednesday 5 November 2025, the Economics of Global Health and Infectious Diseases Unit, part of the Centre for Health Policy and Melbourne Health Economics (at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health) hosted the PhD completion seminar of Patrick Abraham.

Patrick Abraham is a PhD Candidate, Senior Teaching Associate and Health Economist whose research focuses on economic evaluations and cost-effectiveness analysis in low- and middle-income settings. His doctoral work primarily focusses on malaria and involves assessing the costs and cost-effectiveness of malaria control policies in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Malawi.

Malaria remains a complex illness, imposing substantial financial and health burdens on affected populations. Securing elimination requires sustained investment, yet funding for malaria control in endemic settings is frequently highly constrained. Effective policymaking therefore demands robust evidence on the value-for-money of interventions and a clear understanding of the broader economic burden of disease.

Patrick’s thesis addresses this need by evaluating novel malaria control interventions from an economic perspective. Drawing on evidence from four international global health studies, his research quantifies both cost and cost-effectiveness across diverse epidemiological and geographical contexts, thus supporting more informed and efficient malaria control policy decisions.

We congratulate Patrick on reaching this major milestone and thank all staff, students and external partners who attended the seminar.