Health Economist · Impact Evaluation · Sub-Saharan Africa
Health economist with over ten years of experience in quantitative health policy analysis, economic evaluation, and health financing across sub-Saharan Africa. I apply quasi-experimental methods and decision-analytic approaches to inform health policy and resource allocation — working closely with governments and international organisations to translate evidence into policy-relevant insights.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD in Economics
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Thesis: Making under-resourced health systems work for vulnerable mothers and children in Malawi
MA in Economics
Chancellor College, University of Malawi
Thesis: Impoverishing effects of catastrophic health expenditures in Malawi
BA in Social Sciences (Economics and Sociology)
Chancellor College, University of Malawi
Professional Experience
Health Economist and Health Systems Researcher
Independent Consultant
Data Analyst Consultant
FGM Hub — Population Council, Kenya
Health Economist Consultant
University of the Western Cape
Consultant
Child Marriage Research to Action Network (CRANK), Girls Not Brides, UK
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), University of Cape Town
Health Financing Specialist (Consultant)
Providing for Health (P4H) Network / WHO
Health Financing Technical Advisor
Ministry of Health, Malawi (ODI Fellow)
Health Financing Technical Advisor
Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone (ODI Fellow)
Graduate Research Assistant
Desmond Tutu Foundation, Cape Town
Health Economist
Research for Community Equity and Health (REACH) Trust, Malawi
Teaching & Supervision
Course Moderator
Applied Health Economics for Community Health Systems — School of Public Health, University of Western Cape
Guest Lecturer — Health Financing
University of the Western Cape
Guest Lecturer — Domestic Health Financing for UHC
Centre for Global Health, University of Pennsylvania
External Examiner (Master's in Health Economics)
University of Malawi & University of the Witwatersrand
Methods
Data & software
Consulting
Available for short-term engagements in statistical analysis, impact evaluation, economic evaluation, and health policy advisory work. Particularly suited to organisations working on health financing, gender, or social protection across eastern and southern Africa. Remote and in-person engagements welcome.
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Statistical & impact evaluation analysis
Household survey analysis using DHS, NIDS, and IHPS data. Causal identification via DiD, event study, regression discontinuity, and hazard models in Stata and R. Panel data, attrition weighting, and heterogeneity analysis.
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Economic evaluation
Cost-effectiveness analysis, decision-tree and Markov modelling, and budget impact analysis for health interventions. Experience across HIV prevention, maternal health, TB, and primary care in LMICs.
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Manuscript & grant writing support
Identification strategy narration, results and discussion writing, and abstract precision for health economics journals. Grant proposal support for Wellcome, NIH Fogarty, and MRC applications.
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Policy briefs & evidence synthesis
Rigorous, decision-ready policy briefs for UN agencies, bilateral donors, and government health ministries. Experience with WHO, P4H, and Ministries of Health in Malawi and Sierra Leone.
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Training & capacity building
Applied impact evaluation and health economics workshops (2–3 days), tailored for research institutions, government ministries, and regional bodies. Delivered in Stata and R with real policy applications.
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Health financing advisory
Technical assistance on UHC strategy, national health financing reform, and NHI design. Former ODI Fellow embedded in Ministries of Health in Malawi and Sierra Leone.
Day rate: USD 400–600 for statistical analysis and impact evaluation · Fixed price per deliverable for writing and policy briefs · Available for remote and in-person engagements across sub-Saharan Africa.
Research & Publications
Value is gendered: the need for sex and gender considerations in health economic evaluations
Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 23(2):171–181 Published
CSSR Working Paper 477, University of Cape Town Published
Shifting social norms, behavioural intentions and opposition to female genital mutilation: effectiveness of layered community interventions in a high-prevalence setting in Kenya
PLOS Global Public Health Under review
The effect of community-based interventions on knowledge and uptake of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention in pregnancy: a quasi-experimental evaluation in western Kenya
Health Policy and Planning Under review
Constructing universal health coverage for Malawi
Frontiers in Health Services Published
Health insurance instability and catastrophic health expenditure: evidence from South Africa's NIDS panel
Targeting Social Science & Medicine In progress
Two decades of antenatal care reform in Malawi
Targeting Social Science & Medicine In progress
ODI Working Paper, 2020 Policy
Conferences & Talks
Perry World House — University of Pennsylvania
Panel discussion: Can the COVID Playbook Help End Malaria?
J-PAL Summer School on Development Methodologies
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Rabat, Morocco — Impact evaluation methods
Guest Lecture — Centre for Global Health, University of Pennsylvania
The role of domestic health financing for universal health coverage
Guest Lecture — University of the Western Cape
Health Financing — School of Public Health
iHEA World Congress on Health Economics
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CSAE Annual Conference, University of Oxford
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