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My name is Yohannes Kinfu. I am a statistical demographer and economist by training.
In a career spanning over 15 years of post-doctoral experience, I had the pleasure and privilege of working for various institutions in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.
I held academic positions at the Australian National University, Qatar University, the University of Queensland, and Addis Ababa University, and worked for the WHO in Geneva, Switzerland.
I have also served as Head of the Urbanization and Wellbeing Research Program and Leader of the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (NUHDSS) at the African Population and Health Research Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
Currently, I work for the Faculty of Health, University of Canberra. I also hold positions at the Department of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington, and Morduch Children Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia.
My research interests are in health care economics, health system analytics, and the statistical and mathematical modelling of disease patterns, risk factors, and population dynamics in a global context. My work has been published widely in major medical and public health journals. For the past two years (2020 & 2021), I have been listed among Australia’s leading researchers in the Health and Medicine discipline.
I have attracted over $4 million for my research from various sources, including the Australian Research Council, the Australian Heart Foundation, and the Gates Foundation.
Currently, I serve in the WHO Reference Group on Health Statistics task force. I am also a member of the Scientific Council for the Global Burden of Disease Study at the Institute of Health Metrics, USA.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Honorary Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
3 Oct 2018 → …
Affiliate Associate Professor, University of Washington
3 Oct 2018 → …
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Health economics Panel
Brown, L., Gong, X., GOSS, J., GOSS, J., Kinfu, Y., Li, J., Miranti, R. & Mohanty, I.
22/07/15 → 22/07/18
Project: Other
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Service availability and readiness assessment - Data analysis and report writing LAO PDR
3/02/15 → 30/06/15
Project: Other
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Panel agreement for the Services of Program Review and Evaluation
Davey, R., Aulich, C., Aulich, C., Berry, H., Berry, H., Blood, W., Blood, W., Brown, L., Edwards, M., Evans, M., Gibson, D., Gong, X., GOSS, J., GOSS, J., Hogan, A., Jamieson, M., Kinfu, Y., Miranti, R., Pamphilon, B., Parker, R., Prosser, B., Tanton, R., UPTON, D. & Vidyattama, Y.
15/12/14 → 14/12/17
Project: Other
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Collaboration and Exchange Award - Visit to Department of Public Health, University of Oxford
Kinfu, Y., Goldacre, M. & Scarborough, P.
15/06/14 → 17/10/14
Project: Other
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Children's longitudinal bodyweight in Australia: Influence of migrant mothers' long-term residency, attachment to, and level of childhood overweight in country-of-birth
Hartono, S., Cochrane, T., Niyonsenga, T. & Kinfu, Y., May 2022, In: Health and Place. 75, p. 1-9 9 p., 102791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COVID-19 pandemic in the African continent: Forecasts of cumulative cases, new infections, and mortality
Achoki, T., Alam, U., Were, L., Gebremedhin, T., Senkubuge, F., Lesego, A., Liu, S., Wamai, R. & Kinfu, Y., 2022, BMJ Publishing Group, p. 1-19, 19 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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A longitudinal analysis of the effect of maternal region-of-birth on transitions in children's bodyweight status from early childhood to late adolescence in Australia: A population-based cohort study
Hartono, S., Cochrane, T., Niyonsenga, T. & Kinfu, Y., Dec 2021, In: Preventive Medicine. 153, p. 1-9 9 p., 106832.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death
Alene, K. A., Gelaw, Y. A., Fetene, D. M., Koye, DI. N., Melaku, Y. A., Gesesew, H., Birhanu, M. M., Adane, A. A., Muluneh, M. D., Dachew, B. A., Abrha, S., Aregay, A., Ayele, A. A., Bezabhe, W. M., Gebremariam, K. T., Gebremedhin, T., Gebremedhin, A. T., Gebremichael, L., Geleto, A. B., Kassahun, H. T. & 10 others, , 18 Feb 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 2, p. 1-11 11 p., e044606.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficiency and productivity of health systems in prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in China, 2008–2015
Chai, P., Wan, Q. & Kinfu, Y., Mar 2021, In: European Journal of Health Economics. 22, 2, p. 267-279 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)