Marina Karanikolos

Research Fellow

Biography

Marina is a member of the Observatory’s London hub and is based at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.  

Her work focuses on health systems performance assessment (HSPA), and using population health and health systems data to support health policy making. She also edits Health System Reviews (HiTs), Country Health Profiles within the State of Health in the EU programme, Financial Protection Country Reviews for WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Strengthening as well as covers health system and policy developments in selected European countries. Marina supports the Observatory’s knowledge brokering activities through contributing to peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs and other reports as well as disseminating materials in conferences, seminars/webinars and expert meetings.  

Marina is an honorary Assistant Professor in LSHTM’s Centre for Global Chronic Conditions. She completed her PhD in Public Health in Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam.  

Recent publications

1. Thomas S, Sagan A, Larkin J, Cylus J, Figueras J, Karanikolos M (2020). Strengthening health systems resilience: key concepts and strategies. Copenhagen, World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. Policy Brief 36.

2. Karanikolos M, Nolte E. Interpreting health systems performance indicators: more complex than it looks? Lancet Public Health, 2018.

3. McKee M, Karanikolos M, Nolte E. Evaluating health care systems. In: Kawachi I, Lang I, Ricciardi W. Oxford handbook of public health practice, 4th edition. Oxford University Press, 2020.

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