Deborah McFarland

Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Deborah McFarland

Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Institution:

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Title:

Professor

Countries of Focus:

Georgia, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, United States

Languages:

N/A

NTD Focus Areas:

Dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease), Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), Leishmaniasis, Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis), Onchocerciasis (river blindness), Trachoma

Methods of Expertise:

Case Studies, Community-Based Survey/Household Survey, Economic Evaluation

About:

McFarland is a professor of global health focusing on economics and financing of infectious disease, particularly NTDs. She holds multiple teaching awards and is keen to mentor and encourage next generations of practitioners, policy makers, and researchers.

Expertise: Health care financing; economic evaluation; health systems strengthening

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