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Biographical details
Divya’s work focuses on global health systems, cutting across topics of universal health coverage, health financing, maternal and adolescent health, non-communicable diseases and social determinants of health. She is interested in understanding how gender and socioeconomic factors influence health care needs and access to health services. Her research is primarily based in low and middle-income countries.
She has received research grants from MRC, ESRC, the German International Cooperation Agency (GiZ) and UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund. Divya’s health policy work includes working at the World Health Organization looking at gender and equity in universal health coverage, which resulted in a standalone report and a chapter in WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Global Monitoring Report 2019. Previously she had worked at City, University of London and at the London School of Economics.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Heidelberg University
Award Date: 10 Sept 2012
External positions
Senior Technical Consultant on UHC, Gender Equity and Human Rights (GER) Team, World Health Organization
Jan 2019 → Dec 2019
Section Editor, Globalization and Health
2012 → …
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Access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Accra, Ghana: An exploratory qualitative study
Berhe, S., Bradley, S., Fenny, A., Aziato, L., Ceesay, H. & Parmar, D., 18 Apr 2024, In: Global Public Health. 19, 1, 2341420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Adjustments in purchasing arrangements to support the COVID-19 health sector response: Evidence from eight middle-income countries
Parmar, D., Mathauer, I., Bloom, D., Dkhimi, F., Abuosi, A. A., Chen, D., Chukwuma, A., de Claro, V., Comsa, R., Domingo, A. F., Doroshenko, O., Gong, E., Goroshko, A., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Lylozian, H., Nkangu, M., Onwujekwe, O., Obikeze, O., Pattnaik, A. & Rivillas, J. C. & 4 others, , 1 Mar 2024, In: Health policy and planning. 39, 2, p. 213-223 11 p., czad121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A qualitative study examining the health system’s response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
Stone, H., Bailey, E., Wurie, H., Leather, A., Davis, J., Bolkan, H., Sevalie, S., Youkee, D. & Parmar, D., 2 Feb 2024, In: PLoS One. 19, 2 February, e0294391.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
A step closer towards achieving universal health coverage: the role of gender in enrolment in health insurance in India
Ziegler, S., Srivastava, S., Parmar, D., Basu, S., Jain, N. & De Allegri, M., 26 Jan 2024, In: BMC Health Services Research. 24, 1, 141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Mechanisms for Integrating Real Data into Search Game Simulations: An Application to Winter Health Service Pressures and Preventative Policies
Chapman, M., G-Medhin, A., Daneshi, K., Bramwell, T., Durbaba, S., Curcin, V., Parmar, D., Boulding, H., Becares, L., Morgan, C., Molokhia, M., McBurney, P., Harding, S., Wolfe, I., Ashworth, M. & Poston, L., 2024, AMIA Summits on Translational Science Proceedings 2024.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Open Access
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PRISMA: Multimorbidity and social inequalities among Indigenous communities in Brazil
Parmar, D. (Primary Investigator)
30/06/2024 → 29/12/2025
Project: Research
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Improving kidney failure risk calculations in ethnically diverse populations
Molokhia, M. (Primary Investigator), Ayis, S. (Co-Investigator), Boulding, H. (Co-Investigator), Bramham, K. (Co-Investigator), Lim, K. K. (Co-Investigator), Parmar, D. (Co-Investigator) & Steinhofel, K. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/05/2024 → 31/10/2025
Project: Research
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IMPACT: Implementation of a multisectoral programme to improve Indigenous adolescent mental health in Brazil and Dominica
Harding, S. (Primary Investigator), Dazzan, P. (Co-Investigator), Murdoch, J. (Co-Investigator) & Parmar, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/07/2023 → 30/06/2026
Project: Research
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Using AI to understand how preventative interventions can improve the health of children in the UK and reduce winter pressures on the NHS
Chapman, M. (Primary Investigator), Ashworth, M. (Co-Investigator), Becares, L. (Co-Investigator), Boulding, H. (Co-Investigator), Curcin, V. (Co-Investigator), Harding, S. (Co-Investigator), Molokhia, M. (Co-Investigator), Morgan, C. (Co-Investigator), Parmar, D. (Co-Investigator), Poston, L. (Co-Investigator) & Wolfe, I. (Co-Investigator)
HDR UK Health Data Research UK
1/01/2023 → 30/09/2023
Project: Research