Ms Diana Ama Afrifa
About me
A health economist and global health professional with a background in physiotherapy and over a decade of experience in clinical care, research, and health innovation. Her work focuses on advancing evidence-based solutions that improve maternal and neonatal outcomes, particularly in low-resource settings. She is passionate about translating health economics and policy insights into strategies that make care more accessible, equitable, and impactful.
A health economist and global health professional with a background in physiotherapy and over a decade of international experience spanning clinical care, research, health innovation, and systems strengthening. A Swedish Institute Scholar and reference member of the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Health (CESH), Sweden, she is dedicated to advancing evidence-based solutions that improve birth outcomes for women and children, particularly in low-resource settings.
Driven by a passion for maternal and child health, Diana integrates health economics, policy analysis, and management to translate evidence into strategies that make healthcare more accessible, equitable, and effective across diverse contexts. She is especially interested in using data-driven approaches, economic evaluation, and cross-sector collaboration to generate sustainable impact. Her overarching goal is to turn innovation into real-world change, ensuring that mothers and newborns everywhere have access to safe, high-quality care.
Degrees:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-024-21137-w