Every year, several individuals graduate in the field of Global Health.
On this page, we provide an overview of the recent PhD graduates and their research. If you have also obtained a PhD in a Global Health topic and your research is not listed here, or if you are a prospective PhD candidate, please send your dissertation in an email to ofni.[antispam].@kcgh.nl.
Nguyen, H.V. (2022). Tuberculosis in Vietnam: New and renewed insights. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Kawous, R. (2022). Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the Netherlands. [Dissertation, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
Van de Beek, M. (2022). Mental health problems in Moroccan-Dutch people: a mixed-methods study into social determinants, experiences and explanations. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.249982847.
Abd-Elfarag, G.O.E. (2022). Nodding syndrome: The puzzle of tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA- DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Willemse, N. (2022). Zoonotic potential and virulence of Streptococcus suis. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Lenglet, A. D. (2022). Connecting the dots: challenges and solutions for antimicrobial resistance in neonates and children in humanitarian settings. [Dissertation, Radboud University Nijmegen]. Radboud Repository of the Radboud University Nijmegen.
Van der Putten, B. (2022). Using genomics to understand the global spread of Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Jaya, I. G. N. M. (2022). Bayesian Spatiotemporal Modeling and Mapping of Infectious Diseases: Methodology and Applications to Dengue Disease in Bandung City and Covid-19 in West Java, Indonesia. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen, 10.33612/diss.206632600.
Ohene, S. A. (2022). Assessing components of the TB care cascade in Ghana. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Zhang, X. (2022). Frailty among older adults in the community: insight in the complexity of frailty. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.211249810.
Cheung, S. L. (2022). Family, health, and wellbeing: the lives of Chinese immigrants in the Netherlands. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.208580741.
Uccheddu, D. (2022). Gender inequalities in health at older ages: A longitudinal and comparative investigation across European countries. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen.10.33612/diss.203462383.
Tabyshova, A. (2022). Prevalence, socio-economic burden and pharmacologic treatment of COPD in Kyrgyzstan. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.204133976.
Dagne, A. (2022). Health-economics of vaccines in Ethiopia: equity considerations and cost-effectiveness analysis. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.206070529.
Okere, N.E. (2022). Differentiated service delivery in HIV care and treatment: An exploration of sustainability and impact from patients' and providers' perspectives. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE(Digital Academic Repository).
Verboeket, S.O. (2022). Disentangling health risks for people ageing with – or whilst at risk of acquiring – HIV in the Netherlands: Living with a legacy. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital AcademicRepository).
Agutu, C.A. (2022). Engaging the First 95: Improving Facility-Based HIV Testing in Coastal Kenya. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Wang, J. (2022). Breast cancer screening in Europe and China: strategy evaluation and optimization. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.195241197.
Beyuo, T. K. (2022). Optimizing care and patient experience of preeclampsia in low- and middle-income countries – the case of Ghana. [Dissertation, Utrecht University]. UMC Repository. 10.33540/1586.
Ontiri, S. (2021). Improving Access to Quality Family Planning Services in Kenya by Addressing Contraceptive Discontinuation. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen.10.33612/diss.194848032.
Kimani, M. (2021). Strengthening HIV preventive services for transgender women and men who have sex with men in coastal Kenya. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Sheferaw, E. (2021). Improving Respectful Maternity Care in Ethiopia. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.182129166.
Hendriks, T.C.C. (2021). Think global, act local: Burn care in a resource-limited setting. [Dissertation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Botman, M. (2021). Beyond short-term surgical missions: On the role of surgeons from high-income settings to help improve surgical care in resource-limited settings. [Dissertation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Chan, Y.C.P. (2021). Characterizing the neurological impact of acute HIV infection and its outcomes after immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Chilunga, F.P. (2021). Beyond the traditional risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases among transitioning African populations: An investigation into novel epidemiological and epigenetic factors. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Roggeveen, Y. (2021). Innovative partnerships for Safe Motherhood: participation and transdisciplinary collaboration as tools towards increasing skilled birth attendance. [Dissertation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Rai, S.S. (2021). Exploring the Dimensions of Health-related Stigma: Insights from narratives of people with stigmatized health conditions in Indonesia. [Dissertation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Maina, J.M. (2021). Infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship: Two sides of the same coin in the prevention of antimicrobial resistance. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Oliwa, J.N. (2021). Unmasking the hidden epidemic: The process of theory-guided intervention design to improve case detection of tuberculosis in hospitalised children in Kenya. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository).
Housseine, N. (2020). Strategies to improve the quality of foetal monitoring and intrapartum care in high-volume, low-resource maternity units. [Dissertation, Utrecht University]. Utrecht University Repository. 10.33540/263.
Kodan, L.R. (2020). Maternal Mortality in Suriname. Implementation of Maternal Death Surveillance and Response to reduce preventable maternal deaths. [Dissertation, Utrecht University]. UMC Repository. 10.33540/374.
Verscheuren, K.J.C. (2020). Maternal mortality, near-miss and stillbirths in Suriname: Time to Respond. [Dissertation, Utrecht University]. Utrecht University Repository. 10.33540/241.
Meerstein-Kessel, L. (2020). Plasmodium’s coming out: Bottlenecks of malaria transmission. [Dissertation, Radboud University Nijmegen]. Radboud Repository of the Radboud University Nijmegen.
Riswick, T.G.M.W. (2020). Between rivalry and support: The Impact of Brothers and Sisters on Infant and Child Mortality in the Netherlands (1863-1910) and Taiwan (1906-1945). [Dissertation, Radboud University Nijmegen]. Radboud Repository of the Radboud University Nijmegen.
Dijkman, K. (2020). Exploring protective and pathogenic immune responses in the non-human primate model of tuberculosis. [Dissertation, Utrecht University]. Utrecht University Repository. 10.33540/401.
Kuijpers, T. G. (2020). Tobacco control policymaking in Europe: A tug of war. [Dissertation, Maastricht University]. Maastricht University. 10.26481/dis.20200417tk.
Tichelman, E. (2020). Mother-to-infant bonding: determinants and impact on child development: Challenges for maternal health care. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.132367897.
Noort, A. (2020). The healthcare purchaser as a care chain orchestrator: Healthcare system limitations and opportunities. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.133147906.
Lu, C. (2020). Physical Activity and Health in Dutch and Chinese Children. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.131752838.
Mooij, R. (2020). Improving quality of maternal and perinatal care in rural Tanzania: Safe Motherhood. [Dissertation, University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. University of Groningen. 10.33612/diss.131176661.
Tiwari, A. (2020). Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis with Single-dose Rifampicin Health economic aspects in India. [Dissertation, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
Kaguthi, G. (2020). New Tuberculosis Vaccine Trials in Infants: design, diagnostics and trial site development. [Dissertation, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
Ng, K.C.S. (2020). Utilization of molecular resistance test results as tools to support public health efforts for improved control of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis. [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam]. UvA-DARE(Digital Academic Repository).
Mwingira, V.S. (2020). Olfactory mediation of oviposition in Anopheles mosquitoes: A new strategy for malaria vector control. [Dissertation, Wageningen University]. Wageningen University. 10.18174/518498.
Been, S. (2020). HIV Treatment Adherence and Adherence Improving Interventions among Migrants Living with HIV in the Netherlands. [Dissertation, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
Ansari, N. (2019). Quality of maternal and newborn health care in health facilities in Afghanistan. [Dissertation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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