Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems
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Professor Sumit Kane+61 3 8344 7649
Research Overview
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 approach, and have an explicit focus on partnerships, learning, and strengthening of capacities across communities and health systems.
Staff
- Dr Shazra Abbas
Technical Advisor
- Dr Greg Armstrong
Senior Research Fellow
- Prarthna Dayal
Senior Technical Advisor
- Dr Tori Oliver
Senior Technical Advisor
- Dr Matthew Reeve
Senior Technical Advisor
- Sarah Simpson
Senior Technical Advisor
- Dr Daniel Strachan
Senior Technical Advisor
- Kirsty Teague
Technical Advisor
- Brigitte Tenni
Senior Technical Advisor
Research Projects
- Understanding and Addressing Catastrophic Health Events in India
- Primary health care service delivery redesign for the COVID 19 new normal
- Continuous Professional Development Strategy for Primary Health Care nurses - Kiribati
- India Health Policy and Systems Research Fellowship
- RESPONSE
- Health seeking behaviour in four Indian States
- Violence Against Women and Girls: Understanding the Indonesian health system response
- Impact of COVID-19 on the sexual & reproductive health of vulnerable communities in Indonesia
- Responsive health systems
- Childbearing Indian migrant women’s expectations and experiences of care: Implications for health systems responsiveness
- The State of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Report
- CARE: Diabetes in Ghana
School Research Themes
Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (including cancer), and promotion of mental health, Disparities, disadvantage and effective health care, Data science, health metrics and disease modeling
Key Contact
For further information about this research, please contact Head Professor Sumit Kane
Department / Centre
Nossal Institute for Global Health
Unit / Centre
Social & Cultural Dimensions of Health Systems
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