Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch

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Current position

Associate Professor, Epidemiologist, Head of research, Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark (2004- )

 

Past positions

• Consultant to: World Bank, WHO/TDR, Danida (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark) National School Health Programme (Zambia), US-AID (USA), Wellcome Trust/Oxford, University (UK), Khon Kaen University (Thailand)
• Former member of the “Lymphatic Filariasis Task Force Committee, Tanzania” (Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania)
• Former member of the “Steering Committee for Implementation of National Lymphatic Filariasis Control Programme in Tanzania” (Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania
• Assistant Professor, UCPH, Denmark (2001-2004)
• PhD student, UCPH, Denmark (1991-1994)

 

Academic qualifications

• Cand. scient., thesis with main focus on infectious disease epidemiology/transmission of infectious diseases, UCPH, Denmark (1990)
• PhD, epidemiology, interventions, implementation research, mass drug administration, UCPH, Denmark (1995)

 

Scientific qualifications

• Epidemiologist, Senior researcher
• Head of research, Global Health Section, UCPH, Denmark
• More than 100 peer-reviewed health science publications; appear as first or last author in half of all publications (h-index: 34; i10 index: 71)

 

Main research topics

Infectious and chronic disease epidemiology, health systems, implementation research, complex interventions, maternal and newborn child health, social media and health. 

 

Specific research topics

Maternal health, child mortality, health system research, type-2 diabetes, mental health, depressions, drug administration, reproductive health, interactions between health providers and population groups, exposure to gender violence during pregnancy, living with non-communicable chronic diseases.

 

Ongoing major research projects

• Enabling best possible childbirth care in Tanzania (from 2019). A project financed by Danida/Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark. Role: Principal investigator, project responsible
• Living with diabetes in Vietnam (from 2018). A project financed by Danida/Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark. Role: Responsible for work package 2 (how people with diabetes use informal support in their daily life and disease management)
• Access to Health Services for Key Populations in Tanzania (from 2017). A project financed by Danida/Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark. Role: Heading Danish research group. Responsible for epidemiological assessment of how people in Dar es Salaam who inject drugs make use of health care, including HIV preventive measures