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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2010
Book Chapter
East/West differences in health in Europe: rates, expectancies and DALYs
Powles, J. and Gouda, H. N. (2010). East/West differences in health in Europe: rates, expectancies and DALYs. Handbook of disease burdens and quality of life measures. (pp. 505-516) edited by Victor R. Preedy and Ronald R. Watson. New York, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_30
2010
Conference Publication
Measuring global health and global health inequalities
Gouda, Hebe (2010). Measuring global health and global health inequalities. Health and Welfare Group Annual Symposium, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 16 June 2010.
2009
Journal Article
What will happen if we do nothing to control trachoma: health expectancies for blinding trachoma in southern Sudan.
Ngondi, J. M., Matthews, F. E., Reacher, M. H., King, J., Brayne, C., Gouda, H. and Emerson, P. M. (2009). What will happen if we do nothing to control trachoma: health expectancies for blinding trachoma in southern Sudan.. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 3 (3), e396.1-e396.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000396
2009
Conference Publication
Choosing metrics in public health assessments: attributing credit for the recent coronary heart disease mortality decline in the US
Gouda, H., Critchley, J. A., Powles, J. and Capewell, S. (2009). Choosing metrics in public health assessments: attributing credit for the recent coronary heart disease mortality decline in the US. Society for Social Medicine 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 9 -11 September 2009. London, United Kingdom: B M J Group. doi: 10.1136/jech.2009.096719d
2007
Conference Publication
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, H. N. and Powles, J. (2007). 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. SSM/IEA Joint Meeting 07: The Joint Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine (SSM) & the International Epidemiological Association (IEA) 2013 (European Federation), Cork, Ireland, 12-14 September, 2007.
2007
Other Outputs
Applied Social Sciences for Public Health (ASSPH): higher degree training for implementation research on tropical diseases
Gouda, Hebe, Fox-Rushby, Julia, Heald, Suzette, Helman, Cecil, Parker, Melissa, Pokhrel, Subhash, Skelly, Chris, Reidpath, Daniel D. and Allotey, Pascale (2007). Applied Social Sciences for Public Health (ASSPH): higher degree training for implementation research on tropical diseases. Geneva, Switzerland: Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization.
2006
Book Chapter
Violence and displacement: some challenges for public health
Allotey, Pascale, Reidpath, Daniel D.., Alvarez-Castillo, Fatima and Gouda, Hebe (2006). Violence and displacement: some challenges for public health. Combating disease and promoting health. (pp. 105-109) edited by Stephen Matlin. London, United Kingdom: Pro-Brook Publishing.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
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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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