Karin Källander
Affiliated to Research | Docent
E-mail: karin.kallander@ki.se
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Alfvén, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
Dr. Karin Källander is a seasoned public health leader with over two decades of diverse expertise in health systems strengthening, digital health transformation, research, and child health program management. Her career spans seven years in a low-income country, nine years with a prominent international NGO, and six years with the United Nations (UNICEF), providing her with a deep understanding of the complex dynamics within the health sector and enabling her to adeptly navigate policy-making arenas and donor landscapes.
Currently, as a Senior Health Specialist at UNICEF, Dr. Källander leads the Implementation Research team. Previously, she served as the global Chief of Digital Health & Information Systems Unit at UNICEF, where she spearheaded numerous digital health initiatives to support women and child health programs, including immunization. As a visionary leader, she has set global agendas and co-founded the COVID-19 Digital Health Centre of Excellence with the WHO during the pandemic.
Her track record includes multi-million-dollar research projects, strategic partnerships, and tangible impact in infectious disease control and community-based care. Dr. Källander holds a PhD in Medical Science (International Health) from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and an MSc in Molecular Biology (Pharmacology) from Lund University, Sweden. Her expertise lies in health systems strengthening, innovations and digital health, child health epidemiology, and paediatric healthcare management.
Research
- Karin has extensive experience in operational research, design-,
implementation-, management- and evaluation of programmes, health systems
strengthening, health workforce development, assessment of quality of care,
health policy development, behaviour change and community-based care.
*Current projects include: *
* TRAction - Universal versus conditional three-day follow-up visits for
children with unclassified fever at community level in Ethiopia [1]
* The Acute Repiratory Infection Diagnostic Aids (ARIDA) project [2], which
evaluates community health workers' use of automated respiratory rate
counting aids on children under five in Ethiopia.
*Previous projects include:*
* Pneumonia diagnstics [3]
* Integrated Community Case Management of Common Childhood Diseases:
Mozambique and Uganda - the inSCALE project [4]
* Consequences of pneumococcal vaccination on child morbidity, serotype
replacement and resistance pattern - comparative studies in Sweden
and Uganda
She has received grants from, among others, the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, Sida/SAREC, KI Public International Health
Network (KIPIH), and the Strategic Research Program in Epidemiology.
[1] http://www.malariaconsortium.org/what-we-do/projects/50/translating-research-into-action
[2] http://www.malariaconsortium.org/resources/publications/902/field-trials-of-acute-respiratory-infection-diagnostic-aids
[3] http://www.malariaconsortium.org/projects/pneumonia-diagnostics
[4] http://www.malariaconsortium.org/inscale/
Articles
- Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2025;27:e73053Dwivedi V; Dyson M; Kallander K; Boussery G
- Article: VACCINES. 2025;13(10):1040Oyugi B; Kallander K; Shahabuddin ASM
- Article: LANCET DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;5(9):e627-e631Hellden D; Tesfaye S; Gachen C; Lindstrand A; Kaellander K
- Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;3(7):e0001800Pfurtscheller T; Baker K; Habte T; Lasmi K; Matata L; Mucunguzi A; Nicholson J; Nuwa A; Petzold M; Gonzalez MP; Sebsibe A; Alfven T; Kallander K
- Article: PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;2(6):e0000235Soremekun S; Kallander K; Lingam R; Branco A-CC; Batura N; Strachan DL; Muiambo A; Salomao N; Condoane J; Benhane F; Kasteng F; Vassall A; Hill Z; ten Asbroe G; Meek S; Tibenderana J; Kirkwood B
- Article: PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;2(6):e0000217Kallander K; Soremekun S; Strachan DL; Hill Z; Kasteng F; Kertho E; Nanyonjo A; Ten Asbroek G; Nakirunda M; Lumumba P; Ayebale G; Bagorogoza B; Vassall A; Meek S; Tibenderana J; Lingam R; Kirkwood B
- Article: OXF OPEN DIGIT HEALTH. 2023;1:oqad018Mehl GL; Seneviratne MG; Berg ML; Bidani S; Distler RL; Gorgens M; Kallander KE; Labrique AB; Landry MS; Leitner C; Lubell-Doughtie PB; Marcelo AB; Matias Y; Nelson J; Nguyen V; Nsengimana JP; Orton M; Otzoy Garcia DR; Oyaole DR; Ratanaprayul N; Roth S; Schaefer MP; Settle D; Tang J; Tien-Wahser B; Wanyee S; Hersch F
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT. 2023;12:7385-11Rawat A; Ameha A; Karlstrom J; Taddesse L; Negeri EL; Detjen A; Gandrup-Marino K; Mataruse N; Kallander K; Tariku A
- Journal article: OXFORD OPEN DIGITAL HEALTH. 2023;1:oqad006Evans L; Evans J; Pagliari C; Källander K
- Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2022;21(1):239Batura N; Kasteng F; Condoane J; Bagorogosa B; Castel-Branco AC; Kertho E; Kallander K; Soremekun S; Lingam R; Vassall A
- Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2022;11(5):e34013Evans L; Evans J; Pagliari C; Kallander K
- Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2021;8(11):996Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Kalyango JN; Ndeezi G; Rujumba J; Owokuhaisa J; Stalsby Lundborg C; Alfven T; Obua C; Kallander K
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(10):e0257851Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Ndeezi G; Kallander K; Obua C; Migisha R; Nkeramahame J; Lundborg CS; Kalyango JN; Alfven T
- Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2021;38:101040Baker K; Petzold M; Mucunguzi A; Wharton-Smith A; Dantzer E; Habte T; Matata L; Nanyumba D; Okwir M; Posada M; Sebsibe A; Nicholson J; Marasciulo M; Izadnegahdar R; Alfven T; Kallander K
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(15):7742Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Alfven T; Obua C; Kallander K; Migisha R; Lundborg CS; Ndeezi G; Kalyango JN
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(5):1620-1632Baker K; Ward C; Maurel A; de Cola MA; Smith H; Getachew D; Habte T; McWhorter C; LaBarre P; Karlstrom J; Ameha A; Tariku A; Black J; Bassat Q; Kallander K
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2021;14(1):1961398Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Kalyango JN; Kallander K; Sundararajan R; Owokuhaisa J; Rujumba J; Obua C; Alfven T; Ndeezi G
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2020;13(1):1775368Counihan H; Baba E; Oresanya O; Adesoro O; Hamzat Y; Marks S; Ward C; Gimba P; Qazi SA; Kallander K
- Article: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2020;10(2):021201Clarence C; Shiras T; Zhu J; Boggs MK; Faltas N; Wadsworth A; Bradley SE; Sadruddin S; Wazny K; Goodman C; Awor P; Bhutta ZA; Kallander K; Hamer DH
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(8):e038932Funk T; Kallander K; Abebe A; Alfven T; Alvesson HM
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All other publications
- Review: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2025;103(2):110-125hvan Kessel R; Seghers L-E; Anderson M; Schutte NM; Monti G; Haig M; Schmidt J; Wharton G; Roman-Urrestarazu A; Larrain B; Sapanel Y; Stüwe L; Bourbonneux A; Yoon J; Lee M; Paccoud I; Borga L; Ndili N; Sutherland E; Görgens M; Weicken E; Coder M; de Fatima Marin H; Val E; Profili MC; Kosinska M; Browne CE; Marcelo A; Agarwal S; Mrazek MF; Eskandar H; Chestnov R; Smelyanskaya M; Källander K; Buttigieg S; Ramesh K; Holly L; Rys A; Azzopardi-Muscat N; de Barros J; Quintana Y; Spina A; Hyder AA; Labrique A; Kamel Boulos MN; Chen W; Agrawal A; Cho J; Klucken J; Prainsack B; Balicer R; Kickbusch I; Novillo-Ortiz D; Mossialos E
- Editorial: REVISTA PANAMERICANA DE SALUD PUBLICA-PAN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;48:1da Silva JB; Garcia-Saisó S; Marti M; Regalia F; Saavedra J; Kallander K; Labrique A; Ibarraran P; Nelson J; Dmytraczenko T; Gorgens M; Fitzgerald J; Bascolo E; Secci F; Cafagna G; Nicholson E; Luna D; Haddad AE; D'Agostino M
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022Soremekun S; Källander K; Lingam R; Branco A-CC; Batura N; Strachan D; Muiambo A; Salomao N; Condoane J; Benhane F; Kasteng F; Vassall A; Hill Z; Asbroek GT; Meek S; Tibenderana J; Kirkwood B
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2021Evans L; Evans J; Pagliari C; Källander K
- Letter: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;2(1):112Jackson D; Shahabuddin ASM; Sharkey AB; Källander K; Muñiz M; Mwamba R; Nyankesha E; Scherpbier RW; Hasman A; Balarajan Y; Albright K; Idele P; Peterson SS
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2021Källander KE; Soremekun S; Strachan DL; Hill Z; Kasteng F; Kertho E; Nanyonjo A; Asbroek GT; Vassall A; Ayebale G; Lumumba P; Nakirunda M; Bagorogoza B; Meek S; Tibenderana J; Lingam R; Kirkwood B
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Jackson DJ; Shahabuddin A; Sharkey A; Kallander K; Muniz M; Mwamba R; Nyankesha E; Scherpbier R; Hasman A; Balarajan Y; Albright K; Adele P; Peterson SS
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Mwanga-Amumpaire J; Kalyango JN; Källander K; Sundararajan R; Owokuhaisa J; Obua C; Alfvén T; Ndeezi G
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019Kateete D; Asiimwe BB; Mayanja R; Mujuni B; Bwanga F; Najjuka CF; Källander K; Rutebemberwa E
- Letter: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2019;16:15Baker K; Alfven T; Kallander K
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019Kateete D; Asiimwe BB; Mayanja R; Mujuni B; Bwanga F; Najjuka CF; Källander K; Rutebemberwa E
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2019Ward C; Baker K; Marks S; Getachew D; Habte T; McWhorter C; Labarre P; Howard-Brand J; Miller NP; Tarekegn H; Deribessa SJ; Petzold M; Kallander K
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019Kateete D; Asiimwe BB; Mayanja R; Mujuni B; Bwanga F; Najjuka CF; Källander K; Rutebemberwa E
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019Kateete D; Asiimwe BB; Mayanja R; Mujuni B; Bwanga F; Najjuka CF; Källander K; Rutebemberwa E
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019Kateete D; Asiimwe BB; Mayanja R; Mujuni B; Bwanga F; Najjuka CF; Källander K; Rutebemberwa E
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2019Baker K; Maurel A; Ward C; Getachew D; Habte T; McWhorter C; LaBarre P; Karlström J; Petzold M; Källander K
- Corrigendum: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2019;8(3):e13755Baker K; Akasiima M; Wharton-Smith A; Habte T; Matata L; Nanyumba D; Okwir M; Sebsibe A; Marasciulo M; Petzold M; Kallander K
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2019Baker K; Akasiima M; Wharton-Smith A; Habte T; Matata L; Nanyumba D; Okwir M; Sebsibe A; Marasciulo M; Petzold M; Källander K
- Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FHDTHelldén D; Källander K; Peterson S; Alfvén T
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2019Baker K; Alfvén T; Mucunguzi A; Wharton-Smith A; Dantzer E; Habte T; Matata L; Nanyumba D; Okwir M; Posada M; Sebsibe A; Nicholson J; Marasciulo M; Izadnegahdar R; Petzold M; Källander K
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2012 - 31 December 2014
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Supervision
Supervision to doctoral degree