Pakwanja Desiree Twea is an economist and a PhD candidate at the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting. With experience in public service, she has developed a passion for generating evidence to inform policy and closing the gap between research and policy.

Pakwanja's research interests lie in health economics, policy analysis, and priority setting. Pakwanja's research focuses on generating evidence to inform priority setting for surgical interventions and advocating for prioritising cost-effective surgical interventions in health benefit packages. Her research aims to improve access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries.

Errata

• Twea, Pakwanja Desiree; Watkins, David; Norheim, Ole Frithjof et al. (2024). Correction: The economic costs of orthopaedic services: a health system cost analysis of tertiary hospitals in a low-income country (Health Economics Review, (2024), 14, 1, (13), 10.1186/s13561-024-00485-8). (external link)

Academic lecture

• Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Aasen, Marianne; sivertsen, lisa et al. (2024). "New biotechnology to end malaria: a priority for Norwegian aid?" - Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board and BCEPS Centre of Excellence. (external link)

Popular scientific lecture

• Emanuel, Ezekiel; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Kiros, Mizan et al. (2024). "Principles for priority setting under resource scarcity" - Keynote and Panel Debate - Centre of Excellence DCP4 and Rationing Lab Workstreams . (external link)

Academic article

• Twea, Pakwanja Desiree; Watkins, David; Norheim, Ole Frithjof et al. (2024). The economic costs of orthopaedic services: a health system cost analysis of tertiary hospitals in a low-income country. (external link)
• Ahmed, Sali; Cao, Yanjia; Wang, Zicheng et al. (2024). Service readiness for the management of non-communicable diseases in publicly financed facilities in Malawi: Findings from the 2019 Harmonised Health Facility Assessment census survey. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.