Manuela Straneo
Postdoctoral Researcher
E-mail: manuela.straneo@ki.se
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Hanson, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am a medical doctor with a Master in Public Health and a PhD and around 15 years’
experience in humanitarian work in sub-Saharan Africa as a clinician,
technical assistant and researcher. My main focus has been on how health
systems can work for the most disadvantaged in low-income settings,
particularly women and children.
I am now studying how poorer women use childbirth services in rural
sub-Saharan Africa, and how health services can best contribute to serving
all women. In the past I participated and coordinated in research projects on
quality and coverage of maternal/newborn care in Tanzania, Uganda, as part of
development interventions. I have a specific interest in primary health care.
Additional research experience in high income country contexts.
Main areas of experience are in maternal/new-born, pediatric, HIV, TB and
refugee health.
PhD Vrije University, NL
Master in Public Health, LSHTM, UK
Specialization in Oncology, Milan State University, IT
Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Milan State University, IT
Bachelor of Science Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology,
London University, UK
Articles
- Article: BJOG: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2024;131(11):1465-1474
- Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;103(3):590-601
- Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2024;9(1):e013029
- Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;2(8):e0000345
- Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2021;36(9):1428-1440
- Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2017;32(10):1354-1360
- Article: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES. 2016;16(2):420-428
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(5):e0127827
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(9):e0139460
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e113995
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2000;18(10):2116-2125
All other publications
- Corrigendum: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;3(5):e0001976
- Conference publication: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2021;26:240
- Letter: THE LANCET. 2017;389(10070):698
- Corrigendum: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(6):e0130859
Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
- Research assistant, Global Public Health, Karolinska Institute, 2023-2024