Research project

Countdown to 2030: Building global, regional and country capacity on RMNCAH

Research groups:

World Pop

Population, Health and Wellbeing (PHeW)
Lead researcher:

Dr Kristine Nilsen
Other researchers:

Professor Jim Wright,

Dr Natalia Tejedor Garavito
Research funder:

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Status:

Active

Staff

Lead researcher

Dr Kristine Nilsen

Lecturer in Global Health

Research interests

Access, utilisation and quality of maternal and child health services in low income countries
Integration of traditional and novel data sources for health
Equity and geographical coverage analysis, generalised linear mixed models, small area estimation and subnational geospatial modelling

Email: kristine.nilsen@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Jim Wright

Professor in GIS & Int Development

Research interests

Safe water access and public health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Environmental applications of GIS
Geospatial analysis for public health, particularly via routine health management information systems

Email: j.a.wright@soton.ac.uk

Dr Natalia Tejedor Garavito

Principal Enterprise Fellow

Research interests

Geospatial data analysis
GIS training
Health metrics

Email: n.tejedor-garavito@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Population, Health and Wellbeing (PHeW)

We combine expertise in population, health and wellbeing with the application of technical excellence in geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis and qualitative methods.

World Pop

We develop and implement open, robust and peer-reviewed geospatial methods for mapping population distributions, demographics and dynamics, with a principle focus on low and middle income countries.

Global Health (Demography)

The Global Health research group in Social Statistics and Demography is focused on exploring health issues and inequalities around the globe, especially in low- and middle-income countries.