Social and Economic Determinants of Health
We use theoretical and methodological insights from across the social and health sciences to support countries to better understand and transform their health systems to effectively deliver good quality and responsive services, equitably.
In all our engagements, we take a people-centred and inclusive approach, and have an explicit focus on partnerships, learning, and strengthening of capacities across communities and health systems.
Professor Sumit Kane's research focus is on the equity, quality, and responsiveness of low-and-middle income country health systems. In his inquiries he takes a critical, reflexive stance to examine issues and experiences from multiple perspectives (social, systems, operational), always with a view to inform the development of feasible solutions.
Meet the team
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Dr Shazra Abbas
Senior Technical Advisor
Research Focus: Maternal & newborn health; Communicable & non-communicable disease control; Health systems -
Dr Timothy Adair
Principal Research Fellow, Health Statistics and Data/ Disease
Research Focus: Mortality demography; Non-communicable diseases; Quantitative analysis -
Professor Barbara McPake
Research Focus: Health financing; Health economics; Health systems
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Professor Ajay Mahal
Professorial Fellow
Research Focus: Health Economics; Health Systems; Human Development & Health -
Vinh Nguyen
Research Fellow
Research Focus: Health system responsiveness, Women’s health, Disability -
Xuemei Zhang
Research Assistant
Research Focus: Health Economics; Non-communicable diseases; Epidemiology
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Equity and Inclusion Health System Strengthening One Health Prevention and Management of Health Conditions Risk, Resilience and Climate Women’s Health