Forskning

Currently, my main research activities focus on the Developing Ghana’s Care Economy-project. It aims to contribute to systems solutions for better care for elderly grounded in Ghanaian social and cultural contexts. I also participate in the innovation project More home dialysis for better health, quality of life and cost control through a person-centered approach, and have a continued interest in the economics of anti-microbial resistance as well as financial hardship related to chronic illness.

Profil

I am a health economist and health systems researcher with special interest in 1) the interplay of need, care-seeking behaviour and financing mechanisms, especially for vulnerable groups such as children and elderly; 2) inequality in health and use of services; and 3) economic evaluation of interventions. I have a background in economics. I also have more than 25 years of extensive experience across health systems in more than 15 countries in the global south.

Undervisning

I teach Health Economics as well as a BA thesis seminar on Use of Demographic and Health Surveys, both at the BA programme in Public Health Science. I also teach Advanced Health Economics and Demography at the masters programme in Public Health Science. I supervise independent student assignments as well as thesis work of students from BA, KA and PhD level.

Arbejdsområder

My primary areas of responsibility include research and research-based teaching. I have led several international externally funded research projects and been a collaborator on others. For example, I am currently leading the interdisciplinary project  Developing Ghana’s Care Economy: Case and potential,  which is a collaboration with University of Ghana. I mainly teach Public Health Science students.  I am also a member of the Study Board for the BA and MA in Public Health science.