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Education/Academic qualification
Epidemiology, Master of Public Health, American University of Beirut
Aug-2016 → Jun-2018
Award Date: 1-Jun-2018
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Postnatal care provision after facility birth in two sub-Saharan African countries: A mixed methods study
Semaan, A. (PhD Student), Benova, L. (Promotor), van den Akker, T. (Promotor) & Housseine, N. (Promotor)
27/04/22 → …
Project: PhD-project
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FA5 RD CONGO: Strengthen research and education capacities in the partner institutes (INRB, CRSK, ESP) in DRC (Outcome 1) Support to interruption of transmission of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) by 2030 (Outcome 2)
Verlé, P. (Copromotor), Nicco, E. (Copromotor), Van Cauwenberg, I. (Other), Rosanas-Urgell, A. (Researcher), Mutsaers, M. (Researcher), de Jong, B. (Researcher), Van Den Abbeele, J. (Researcher), Dermauw, V. (Researcher), Ariën, K. (Researcher), Hauner, A. (Researcher), Monsieurs, P. (Researcher), Van Bortel, W. (Researcher), Kreppel, K. (Researcher), Vanlerberghe, V. (Researcher), Ingelbeen, B. (Researcher), Lepore, L. (Researcher), Inocêncio da Luz, R. (Researcher), Semaan, A. (Researcher), Seghers, C.-A. (Researcher), Polman, K. (Researcher), Katsuva, D. (Researcher), Colombe, S. (Researcher), Benova, L. (Copromotor), Meudec, M. (Researcher), Van Den Abbeele, J. (PI), Van Den Abbeele, J. (Promotor) & Kattenberg, E. (Promotor)
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Development project
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Global study of MATernal health provision during COVID-19 pandemic with embedded case study of megamaternities in sub-Saharan Africa
Benova, L. (Promotor), Semaan, A. (Researcher), Asefa, A. (Researcher) & Everaert, R. (Administrator)
Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation
1/04/20 → 30/09/20
Project: Research Project
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ALERT: Action Leveraging Evidence to Reduce perinatal morTality andmorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa
Benova, L. (Promotor), Marchal, B. (Copromotor), Castellano Pleguezuelo, V. (Researcher), Semaan, A. (Researcher), Snijders, R. (Researcher) & Benova, L. (PI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research Project
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Discharge time from healthcare facilities after birth in Tanzania: a secondary analysis of demographic and health surveys from 2015 to 16 and 2022
Semaan, A., Apers, L., Kikula, A., van den Akker, T., Pembe, A. B., Benova, L. & Housseine, N., 14-Jan-2026, In: BMC Health Services Research. 26, 1, 14 p., 212.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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A novel machine learning architecture to improve classification of intermediate cases in health: workflow and case study for public health
Hammoud, B., Semaan, A., Benova, L. & Elhajj, I., 16-Jul-2025, In: Bioinformatics. 26, 1, 17 p., 180.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Improving complex health systems and lived environments for maternal and perinatal well-being in urban sub-Saharan Africa: the UrbanBirth Collective
UrbanBirth Collective, 23-Jan-2025, In: Journal of Global Health. 15, 15 p., 03009.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Inequities in spatial access to childbirth care in the Grand Conakry conurbation, Guinea
Grovogui, F. M., Dioubate, N., Manet, H., Kpogomou, P., Millimouno, T. M., Semaan, A., Beňová, L., Delamou, A. & Macharia, P. M., 2025, In: Nature Cities. 2, 5, p. 422-433 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Modeling Geographical Accessibility and Inequalities to Childbirth Services in the Grand Nokoué Metropolitan Area, Benin
Hounménou, Y., Avahoundjè, E., Semaan, A., Agossou, C., Hounsou, C., Agbodjavou, M., Scarpa, G., Dossou, A., Lawale, T., Bothon, R., Denakpo, J., Benová, L., Dossou, J. & Macharia, P., Sept-2025, In: Journal of Urban Health. Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 102, 4, p. 760-774 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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ITM Datahub
Meudec, M. (Participant), Verdonck, T. (Participant), Affun-Adegbulu, C. (Participant), Cosaert, T. (Participant), Dens, S. (Participant), Nieto Sanchez, C. (Participant), Schneiders, M. (Participant) & Semaan, A. (Participant)
30-Jan-2023 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other