Professor Yoel Lubell
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The economics of tropical diseases
Economics and health are interlinked in many ways, as seen in the vicious cycle between poverty and ill health. Merging data from various research areas within economic models allows a more efficient use of scarce resources. Economic evaluation helps ensure that cost effective interventions are included in policy recommendations.
Research groups
Yoel Lubell
Professor of Global Health
Head of EIRG
I lead the Economics and Implementation Research Group (EIRG) at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok, Thailand. EIRG focuses on the evaluation of diagnostics, treatments and vaccines for malaria and other infectious diseases. These evaluations are pursued using a variety of approaches ranging from economic and epidemiological modelling through laboratory investigations to clinical trials and qualitative research. Our ultimate aim is to provide policy makers with pragmatic and context specific assessments of the impact of new interventions if implemented in routine care. Where relevant we strive to take a broader view of the costs and benefits of new interventions accounting for factors such as their indirect impact on disease transmission and antimicrobial resistance, and how the interventions’ cost-effectiveness varies in different epidemiological and socio-economic settings, and in response to contextual factors such as health seeking behaviour and health workers' compliance with diagnostic test results and treatment guidelines.
Recent publications
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Cost, health impacts and cost effectiveness of iceless refrigeration in India's last-mile vaccine cold chain delivery
Journal article
Plewes K. et al, (2023), Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 117, 310 - 312
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Outpatient antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in Vietnamese primary care settings by the WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch and Reserve) classification: an analysis using routinely collected electronic prescription data
Journal article
Nguyen NV. et al, (2023), The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 30, 100611 - 100611
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Defining the role of host biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of childhood pneumonia – a prospective cohort study
Preprint
Chandna A. et al, (2022)
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External validation and updating of clinical severity scores to guide referral of young children with acute respiratory infections in resource-limited primary care settings
Preprint
Chandna A. et al, (2022)
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Point-of-care prognostication in moderate Covid-19: analytical validation and diagnostic accuracy of a soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) rapid test
Preprint
Chandna A. et al, (2022)