Dotse-Gborgbortsi
Lecturer in Geographies of Health
Department of Geography, University College London
I study where people can reach good health care, and who gets left behind.
About
I am a spatial epidemiologist with over 15 years in public health intelligence and research. I use maps, travel-time models and routine health data to find gaps in access to care, especially for mothers and children.
- Lecturer in Geographies of Health at UCL’s Department of Geography.
- Visiting Senior Research Fellow with WorldPop, University of Southampton.
- Public Health Officer with the Ghana Health Service, then monitoring and evaluation lead at Good Neighbors Ghana.
- Regions
- Ghana, Nigeria and the UK
- Recognition
- ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2022, runner-up for Early Career Impact
Research themes
Access to care travel time
How far people live from care, and how distance and quality shape whether they use it.
Maternal and child health EmONC
Where women give birth, who misses care, and how to bring quality services closer.
Climate and health flooding
How floods and other climate shocks disrupt health services and health outcomes.
Routine health data DHIMS
Turning data that health systems already collect into evidence for planning.