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I am a professor in Public Health and Health Policy, esp. in fragile states. Specific focus on DRC, Guinea, Cambodia and Ethiopia. Teaching public health in MPH: national health system and health policy. PhD on refugee health (Guinea). Policy support to Belgian Development Cooperation.
Research areas: relation between disease control programs & health systems strengthening; Universal Health Coverage and Global Health Security. Covid-19; Human resource policies; delivery models of ART and diabetes as chronic lifelong-conditions (H2020-SCUBY); Global Health Initiatives and global health policies; refugee health; Financial access for the poor (especially Health Equity Funds in Cambodia); malaria treatment in Cambodia.
Guidance of PhD students at ITM-Antwerp, Free University Brussels.
Coordinator of the Emerging Voices 4 Global Health training and network (www.ev4gh.net), organised since 2010, in connection with the Global Symposia on Health Systems Research (2010 Montreux, 2012 Beijing, 2014 Cape Town, 2016 Vancouver, 2018 Liverpool, 2020 Dubai).
Institutional collaborations with academic partners in Guinea, DRC and Cambodia.
Education: MD, DTMH, MPH, PhD
Professional experience: 10 years with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Peru, Sudan, Guinea & Cambodia. 20 years at Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp.
Previously:
Principal investigator of many research projects: Health systems and access for the poor, Cambodia & China (INCO-PovIll); Impact of AIDS on health systems in Southern Africa, especially on human resources for health (INCO-ARVMAC); Impact of new international funding mechanisms on national health policies (INCO-GHIs); Goals & Governance for Health (Go4health); .
Member of TERG of Global Fund (2008-2015).
SARChI chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change at School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa (January 2013 - December 2015).
Lecturer at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences-Po, concentration global health, module on health systems and health systems strengthening.
Education/Academic qualification
MD, MPH
PhD
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Learning from health workforce development strategies for a resilient health system in the context of recurrent epidemics in Guinea
Kolie, D., Kielmann, K., Damme, W. V., van de Pas, R., van Olmen, J. & Delamou, A.
1/01/23 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Health System Strengthening - ITM Support to SPS Tete
van de Put, W., De Maesschalck, J., Annemans, H., Damme, W. V. & Ielegems, A.
1/07/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Development project
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SCaling Up an integrated care package for diaBetes and hYpertension for vulnerable people (SCUBY): policy analysis and strategy development.
Martens, M., Damme, W. V., Van Belle, S., van Olmen, J., Remmen, R. & Wouters, E.
27/04/22 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Msichana/Chakti! Understanding accountability in sexual and reproductive health of adolescents girls living in slums: a realist evaluation
Van Belle, S., Benova, L., Damme, W. V., Everaert, R., Bhojani, U. & Ssengooba, F.
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1/11/20 → 31/10/24
Project: Mandate
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Projet Promotion des Droits Sexuels et Reproductifs / Elle Décide
Delvaux, T., van de Put, W., Damme, W. V. & Ielegems, A.
Belgische Technische Coöperatie
14/10/20 → 26/06/23
Project: Service
Research output
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A descriptive assessment of the National Institute of Public Health's contribution to the COVID-19 response in Cambodia, 2020-2021
Chhim, S., Vong, W. I., Pa, K., Chhorn, C., Housen, T., Parry, A. E., Van Damme, W., Ir, P. & Chhea, C., 2023, In: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR. 14, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Descriptive assessment of COVID-19 responses and lessons learnt in Cambodia, January 2020 to June 2022
Chhim, S., Ku, G., Mao, S., Put, W. V. D., Van Damme, W., Ir, P., Chhea, C. & Or, V., 2023, In: BMJ Global Health . 8, 5, 10 p., e011885.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Healthcare usage and expenditure among people with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension in Cambodia: results from a cross-sectional survey
Chhim, S., Te, V., Buffel, V., van Olmen, J., Chham, S., Long, S., Yem, S., Van Damme, W., Wouters, E. & Por, I., 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 1, p. e061959 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Multilevel governance and control of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo: learning from the four first waves
Kashiya, Y., Ekofo, J., Kabanga, C., Irene, A., Van Damme, W., Van Belle, S., Mukinda, F. & Chenge, F., 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 3, p. 1980 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Accessibility and quality of haemodialysis services in an urban setting in South India: a qualitative multiperspective study
Elias, M. A., Van Damme, W. & Wouters, E., 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 2, 8 p., e052525.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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