Elias Rejoice Maynard Phiri

Position

PhD Candidate, Board Member: Global Health Research School

Affiliation

Research groups

Short info

I am a medical doctor and implementation scientist with growing expertise in health economics and policy. My particular interests are in decision science, pharmacoeconomics, and market access. My work sits at the intersection of research, policy and practice.
Research

Currently, I am studying the acceptability, preferences and feasibility of monoclonal antibodies for post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) in under-five children in three sub-Saharan Africa countries. This involves a  comparative qualitative assessment of mAbs against the available PDMC options (pills and vaccines); a choice experiment for preferences and willingness to pay; and a health system assessment of feasibility of implementation.