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.

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.

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.

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.