‘I have experienced
the challenges of
delivering health care
in resource-poor
countries first-hand.’
Dr KARINA
KIELMANN
SENIOR LECTURER,
INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
I’m a Medical Anthropologist who has been working in
international public health settings for nearly 15 years
– most recently in India and South Africa.
As an anthropologist working on strengthening
health systems with government and non-
governmental organizations, my aims are to
analyse, document, and ensure that local health
workers’ experiences and voices are heard
and adequately taken account of in TB and HIV
programming.
I have experienced the challenges of delivering
health care in resource-poor countries first-hand;
my parents worked in international public health
in diverse settings and I retain vivid impressions
from these formative years. Additionally, excellent
guidance received later from Professors Margaret
Lock and Barbara McPake inspired me to pursue a
critical yet humane path of public health research,
grounded in the subjective experiences of health
providers and communities.
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My work examines how health
systems and health workers
respond to the demands of global
health initiatives in tuberculosis
(TB) and HIV care. Often, clinical
effectiveness of new diagnostic
technologies or treatment
regimens may not translate into
their ‘workability’ in settings
where health workers face severe
shortages of resources, and a
lack of training, supervision, and
adequate incentives.
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