Overview
Background
Hebe Gouda is an epidemiologist with research experience in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Egypt. She has a Masters of Public Health and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. She currently focuses on three related streams of research including: 1) Measuring mortality and disease burden with a particular focus on the epidemiological transition in low and middle income countries; 2) Evaluating health systems approaches and responses to population health burdens and 3) Measurement, data and information: the ethics and epistemology of population health research methods.
Availability
- Dr Hebe Gouda is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Studies, University of Cambridge
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Works
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2015
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Naghavi, Mohsen, Wang, Haidong, Lozano, Rafael, Davis, Adrian, Liang, Xiaofeng, Zhou, Maigeng, Vollset, Stein Emil, Ozgoren, Ayse Abbasoglu, Abdalla, Safa, Abd-Allah, Foad, Aziz, Muna I. Abdel, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abraham, Biju, Abraham, Jerry P., Abuabara, Katrina E., Abubakar, Ibrahim, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Achoki, Tom, Adelekan, Ademola, Ademi, Zanfi Na, Adofo, Koranteng, Adou, Arsene Kouablan, Adsuar, Jose C., Aernlov, Johan, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Akena, Dickens, Al Khabouri, Mazin J. ... GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators (2015). Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 385 (9963), 117-171. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61682-2
2014
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
Murray, Christopher J. L., Ortblad, Katrina F., Guinovart, Caterina, Lim, Stephen S., Wolock, Timothy M., Roberts, D. Allen, Dansereau, Emily A., Graetz, Nicholas, Barber, Ryan M., Brown, Jonathan C., Wang, Haidong, Duber, Herbert C., Naghavi, Mohsen, Dicker, Daniel, Dandona, Lalit, Salomon, Joshua A., Heuton, Kyle R., Foreman, Kyle, Phillips, David E., Fleming, Thomas D., Flaxman, Abraham D., Phillips, Bryan K., Johnson, Elizabeth K., Coggeshall, Megan S., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abraham, Jerry P., Abubakar, Ibrahim, Abu-Raddad, Laith J. ... Vos, Theo (2014). Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.. Lancet, 384 (9947), 1005-1070. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60844-8
2014
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Bertozzi-Villa, Amelia, Coggeshall, Megan S., Shackelford, Katya A., Steiner, Caitlyn, Heuton, Kyle R., Gonzalez-Medina, Diego, Barber, Ryan, Huynh, Chantal, Dicker, Daniel, Templin, Tara, Wolock, Timothy M., Ozgoren, Ayse Abbasoglu, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Achoki, Tom, Adelekan, Ademola, Ademi, Zanfina, Adou, Arsène Kouablan, Adsuar, José C., Agardh, Emilie E., Akena, Dickens, Alasfoor, Deena, Alemu, Zewdie Aderaw, Alfonso-Cristancho, Rafael, Alhabib, Samia, Ali, Raghib, Al Kahbouri, Mazin J., Alla, François ... Lozano, Rafael (2014). Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 384 (9947), 980-1004. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60696-6
2014
Journal Article
The science of epidemiology and the methods needed for public health assessments: a review of epidemiology textbooks
Gouda, Hebe N. and Powles, John W. (2014). The science of epidemiology and the methods needed for public health assessments: a review of epidemiology textbooks. BMC Public Health, 14 (1) 139, 139.1-139.12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-139
2014
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Wang, Haidong, Liddell, Chelsea A., Coates, Matthew M., Mooney, Meghan D., Levitz, Carly E., Schumacher, Austin E., Apfel, Henry, Iannarone, Marissa, Phillips, Bryan, Lofgren, Katherine T., Sandar, Logan, Dorrington, Rob E., Rakovac, Ivo, Jacobs, Troy A., Liang, Xiaofeng, Zhou, Maigeng, Zhu, Jun, Yang, Gonghuan, Wang, Yanping, Liu, Shiwei, Li, Yichong, Ozgoren, Ayse Abbasoglu, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abubakar, Ibrahim, Achoki, Tom, Adelekan, Ademola, Ademi, Zanfina, Alemu, Zewdie Aderaw, Allen, Peter J. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2014). Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 384 (9947), 957-979. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60497-9
2013
Other Outputs
Measurement of cause of death in Papua New Guinea populations using a locally developed verbal autopsy instrument: 1970-2001
Gouda, Hebe, Lehmann, Deborah and Riley, Ian (2013). Measurement of cause of death in Papua New Guinea populations using a locally developed verbal autopsy instrument: 1970-2001. Working Paper. 36. School of Population Health, Health Information systems Knowledge Hub.
2013
Other Outputs
Strengthening health information systems for preventing and controlling non-communicable diseases in the Pacific Region
Gouda, Hebe N., Hodge, Nicola, Aumua, Audrey, Gilks, Charles, Rampatige, Rasika, Lopez, Alan D., Mikkelsen, Lene, Carla AbouZahr, Carla AbouZahr,, Beaglehole, Robert, Bonita, Ruth, Percival, Teuila, Swinburn, Boyd, Bell, Colin, Benson, Amanda, Durand, A. Mark, Hoy, Damian, Neal, Bruce, Roberts, Graham and Waqanivalu, Temo (2013). Strengthening health information systems for preventing and controlling non-communicable diseases in the Pacific Region. Working Paper Series. 33. School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
2013
Conference Publication
Mortality and cause of death in four sites across Papua New Guinea
Maraga, S., Gouda, H. N., Rarau, P., Poka, H., Phuanukoonnon, S., Riley, I, and Siba, P. (2013). Mortality and cause of death in four sites across Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Medical Society Annual Symposium, Lae, Morobe Province, PNG, 02 - 06 September 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
There is more than one way to evaluate public health: economics, the QALY and the value of health
Gouda, Hebe and Powles, John (2013). There is more than one way to evaluate public health: economics, the QALY and the value of health. iHEA 2013: 9th World Congress on Health Economics: Celebrating Health Economics, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 7-10 July, 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
A survey of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors in five sites across Papua New Guinea (The PNG NCD Survey): Study description and methodology
Rarau, P., Vengiau, G., Pulford, J., Gouda, H. N., Phuanukoonnon, S., Kevau, I., Riley, I., Marks, G., Umezaki, M., Morita, A., Bullen, C. and Scragg, R. (2013). A survey of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors in five sites across Papua New Guinea (The PNG NCD Survey): Study description and methodology. Papua New Guinea Medical Society Annual Symposium, Lae, Morobe Province, PNG, 02 - 06 September 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Measurement of cause of death in Papua New Guinea Populations 1970-2003 with a short verbal autopsy instrument
Riley, Ian, Gouda, H. N. and Lehmann, D. (2013). Measurement of cause of death in Papua New Guinea Populations 1970-2003 with a short verbal autopsy instrument. Second Global Congress on Verbal Autopsy, Rhodes, Greece, 14-16 October, 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Mortality in transition: causes of death in three sites in Papua New Guinea during 2011 and 2012
Gouda, H. N., Maraga, S., Rarau, P., Phuanukoonnon, S., Siba, P., Stewart, A. L., Serina, P., Ohno, S., Lorenzo, R., Murray, C. J. L., Lopez, A. D. and Riley, I. (2013). Mortality in transition: causes of death in three sites in Papua New Guinea during 2011 and 2012. Second Global Congress on Verbal Autopsy, Rhodes, Greece, 14-16 October, 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Ethical and social issues affecting the implementation of verbal autopsy interviews in Papua New Guinea
Gouda, Hebe N., Maraga, S., Kelly, A., Wilson, L., Riley, I. and Riley, Ian D. (2013). Ethical and social issues affecting the implementation of verbal autopsy interviews in Papua New Guinea. Second Global Congress on Verbal Autopsy, Rhodes, Greece, 14-16 October, 2013.
2012
Journal Article
The burden of trachoma in South Sudan: Assessing the health losses from a condition of graded severity
Gouda, Hebe, Powles, John, Barendregt, Jan, Emerson, Paul and Ngondi, Jeremiah (2012). The burden of trachoma in South Sudan: Assessing the health losses from a condition of graded severity. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6 (3) e1538, e1538.1-e1538.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001538
2012
Conference Publication
Development of an essential physical activity assessment tool for Papua New Guinea
Wawaga, E., Parapi, I., Hezari, P., Vengiau, G., Umezaki, M., Morita, A., Gouda, H., Phuanukoonnon, S. and Siba, P. (2012). Development of an essential physical activity assessment tool for Papua New Guinea. 48th Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, September 2012.
2012
Journal Article
Why choice of metric matters in public health analyses: a case study of the attribution of credit for the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in the US and other populations
Gouda, Hebe N., Critchley, Julia, Powles, John and Capewell, Simon (2012). Why choice of metric matters in public health analyses: a case study of the attribution of credit for the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in the US and other populations. Bmc Public Health, 12 (1) 88, 88-1-88-8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-88
2012
Conference Publication
The partnership in health demographic surveillance system in Papua New Guinea: results and conclusions from the first year
Gouda, H. N., Phuanukoonnon, S., Brown, P., Kakazo, M., Maraga, S., Namosha, S., Riley, I. and Siba, P. (2012). The partnership in health demographic surveillance system in Papua New Guinea: results and conclusions from the first year. 48th Annual Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, September 2012.
2011
Journal Article
Socio-demographic factors associated with maternal healthcare utilization in Wosera, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Maraga, S., Namosha, E., Gouda, H.N., Vallely, L. and Phuanukoonnon, S. (2011). Socio-demographic factors associated with maternal healthcare utilization in Wosera, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, 54 (3-4), 154-163.
2011
Journal Article
Why my disease is important: metrics of disease occurrence used in the introductory sections of papers in three leading medical journals in 1993 and 2003
Gouda, Hebe N. and Powles, John W. (2011). Why my disease is important: metrics of disease occurrence used in the introductory sections of papers in three leading medical journals in 1993 and 2003. Population Health Metrics, 9 (14) 14, 1-5. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-9-14
2010
Journal Article
The association between the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 (PPARG2) Pro12Ala gene variant and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a HuGE review and meta-analysis.
Gouda, H. N., Sagoo, G. S., Harding, A. H., Yates, J., Sandhu, M. S. and Higgins, J. P. (2010). The association between the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 (PPARG2) Pro12Ala gene variant and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a HuGE review and meta-analysis.. American Journal of Epidemiology, 171 (6), 645-655. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp450
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
How governance/management practices of organizations influence their performance in delivery of health services (access,quality,equity) in a contracting out model?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yibeltal Alemu
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Southeast Asian Contexts: Using Demographic and Health Surveys to Monitor and Explore Patterns of Care
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Microfinance Initiatives and Women in Sri Lanka: Linking health and development
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Methodological approaches to impact evaluation of integrated HIV programs and services: quasi-experimental methods and multilevel models applied to two case studies in Peru
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Baker
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Regulating for-profit private health care providers in the context of universal health coverage: A case study from Mongolia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Baker
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The right to health's intersection with the formulation, and finalisation, of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals
Associate Advisor
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