Maxine Whittaker

Professor

Maxine Whittaker

Professor

Institution:

WHO CC VBD and NTDs

Title:

Professor

Countries of Focus:

Mekong Sub-Region, Papua New Guinea

Languages:

English

NTD Focus Areas:

Dengue and severe dengue, Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis), Scabies and other Ectoparasitoses, Soil-transmitted helminthiases

Methods of Expertise:

Case Studies, Community Mapping, Community-Based Survey/Household Survey, Focus Group Discussion, In-depth Interviews, Mixed Methods Research, Narrative Interviews, Oral histories/life stories, Problem Tree, Seasonal Calendar, Semi-structured Interviews, Timeline, Transect Walk, Vignette

About:

Maxine Whittaker research interests are in fields of operational and health services research and medical anthropology, with a primary focus on One Health, NTDs, community engagement, health seeking behaviour and quality of care. She has a special interest in the issue of scaling-up pilot programmes into policy and practice, and as a founding member of Expandnet has contributed to a body of work published by WHO on this topic.

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