Tigist Astale is a research officer at the International Institute for Primary Health Care-Ethiopia. She provides technical and scientific support to the research initiatives of the Institute, and synthesize the evidence required for the formulation and implementation of PHC programs. She also oversees research projects that are funded by the Institute.
Tigist has an extensive background working in research projects with a focus on community health problems. As a strong believer in the power of scientific evidence for program improvement, she is continually engaged in writing, distributing, and publishing research findings for public use.
Dr. Svea Closser is a medical anthropologist who is Associate Professor in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research, funded by organizations including the National Science Foundation, the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, focuses on the social relations shaping Primary Health Care, particularly the experiences of Community Health Workers. She is author of academic books published by Vanderbilt University Press and numerous academic articles in journals including the American Journal of Public Health, Social Science and Medicine, and BMJ Global Health. Dr. Closser is also a committed educator and coauthor of two textbook-readers on medical anthropology and global health.
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