Staff

Dr Edina Sinanovic  – Senior Researcher / Senior Lecturer

Dr Edina Sinanovic received her BSc in Economics from the University of Zagreb (Croatia), a Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from the Maastricht School of Management (the Netherlands), a Masters in Health Economics from the University of Cape Town (South Africa), and a PhD in Health Economics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK). She has been working at the Health Economics Unit since 1997. She has led and conducted economic evaluations in the areas of TB, TB/HIV, cervical cancer and family planning.

Research interests: economic evaluation, especially in relation to tuberculosis control and TB/HIV integration,   public-private partnerships in health systems, and more recently economic considerations in vaccination.

Current research projects: Cost-effectiveness of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of tuberculosis; economic analysis of an increased access to TB and HIV services.

Current teaching: Masters, Post-graduate Diploma in Health Economics, PhD

Publications

Journal articles

2011

CREDÉ, S., SINANOVIC, E., ADNAMS, C., LONDON, L. (2011) The utilization of health care services by children with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in the Western Cape, South Africa. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 115: 175-182.

JIT, M., DEMARTEAU, N., ELBASHA, E., GINSBERG, G., KIM, J., PRADITSITTHIKORN, N., SINANOVIC, E., HUTUBESSY, R. (2011) Human papillomavirus vaccine introduction in low and middle income countries: guidance on the use of cost-effectiveness models.  BMC Medicine 9:54.

MANN, G.H., THOMSON, R., JIN, C., PHIRI, M., VATER, M.C., SINANOVIC, E., SQUIRE, S.B. (2011) The role of health economics in implementation research for health systems strengthening (State of the Art).  International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 15(6): 715-721.

2010

SINANOVIC, E., KUMARANAYAKE, L. (2010) The motivations for participation in public-private partnerships for the provision of tuberculosis treatment in South Africa. Global Public Health 5(5):  479-492, First published on 27 May 2009 (iFirst).

2009

HARRIES, J., MOODLEY, J., BARONE, M. A., MALL, S. & SINANOVIC, E. (2009) Preparing for HPV vaccination in South Africa: Key challenges and opinions. Vaccine, 27, 38-44.

SINANOVIC, E., MOODLEY, J., BARONE, M., MALL, S., CLEARY, S. M. & HARRIES, J. (2009) The potential cost-effectiveness of adding a human papillomavirus vaccine to the cervical cancer screening programme in South Africa. Vaccine, 27, 6196–6202.

2006

HAUSLER, H., SINANOVIC, E., KUMARANAYAKE, L., NAIDOO, P., SCHOEMAN, H., KARPAKIS, B. & GODFREY-FAUSSETT, P. (2006) Costs of measures to control TB/HIV in public primary care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 84, 528-536.

SINANOVIC, E. & KUMARANAYAKE, L. (2006) Financing and cost-effectiveness analysis of public-private partnerships: provision of tuberculosis treatment in South Africa. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 4.

SINANOVIC, E. & KUMARANAYAKE, L. (2006) Quality of tuberculosis care provided in different models of public-private partnerships in South Africa. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 10, 795-801.

SINANOVIC, E. & KUMARANAYAKE, L. (2006) Sharing the burden of TB/HIV? Costs and financing of public private partnerships for tuberculosis treatment in South Africa. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 11, 1466-1474.

2005

SINANOVIC, E., MBATSHA, S., STEPHEN, C., WRIGHT, J. & REHNBERG, C. (2005) Water and sanitation policies for improving health in South Africa: overcoming the institutional legacy of apartheid. Water Policy, 7, 627-642.

2004

DALVIE, M. A., SINANOVIC, E., LONDON, L., CAIRNCROSS, E., SOLOMON, A. & ADAM, H. (2004) Cost analysis of ELISA, solid phase extraction and solid phase micro-extraction for monitoring pesticides in water. Environmental Research, 98, 143-150.

MILLS, A., PALMER, N., GILSON, L., MCINTYRE, D., SCHNEIDER, H., SINANOVIC, E. & WADEE, H. (2004) The performance of different models of primary care provision in Southern Africa. Social Science and Medicine, 59, 931-943.

2003

SINANOVIC, E., FLOYD, K., DUDLEY, L., AZEVEDO, V., GRANT, R. & MAHER, D. (2003) Cost and cost-effectiveness of community based care for tuberculosis patients in Cape Town, South Africa. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 7, S56-S62.

Books and chapters in books

2007

STEVENS, M., SINANOVIC, E. & REGENSBERG, L. (2007) HIV, STI and TB in the private sector. South African Health Review. Durban, Health Systems Trust.

Reports, policy documents and working papers

2010

KENDAL, R. (2010) Tall order – injection of funds is key to protecting SA’s young girls. Big Issue. (Edina’s work was cited in the October 2010 issue- download article)

SINANOVIC, E., MOODLEY, J., BARONE, M., MALL, S., CLEARY, S. & HARRIES, J. (2010) Preventing cervical cancer in South Africa Would adding the HPV vaccine to the screening programme be cost-effective? HEU Policy Brief. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

SINANOVIC, E. (2010) the cost of scaling up the integrated cervical cancer prevention programmes in South Africa. Final report prepared for PATH. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

2007

SINANOVIC, E., HARRIES, J., MOODLEY, J., MALL, S., DARIES, V. & BARONNE, M. (2007) Cost-effectiveness of adding an HPV vaccine to the exiting cervical cancer screening programme: report on methods and findings. Final report prepared for EngenderHealth. New York. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

2006

THIEDE, M., MUTYAMBIZI, V. & SINANOVIC, E. (2006) The Economic Impact of CVD in South Africa: Initial Findings. Final report prepared for The Initiative for Cardiovascular Health Research in the Developing Countries (IC Health). Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

2005

SINANOVIC, E. (2005) Scaling up different public-private partnership models of tuberculosis intervention in South Africa. Research report prepared for the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

2004

THIEDE, M., SINANOVIC, E. & MATSHEKE, T. (2004) Compensating the victims: Economic evaluation of direct and indirect costs. Report prepared for Macassar – AECI fire disaster medical claimants project. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

2003

SINANOVIC, E., HAUSLER, H., NAIDOO, P. & KUMARANAYAKE, L. (2003) Cost analysis of the South African ProTEST project: Central District. Research report prepared for the South African Department of Health as part of the WHO/UNAIDS sponsored “ProTEST Initiative”. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

2002

SINANOVIC, E. (2002) A summary of the existing guidelines for the economic evaluation of new medical technologies. Paper prepared for Groote Schuur Hospital. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

2001

SINANOVIC, E., PALMER, N. & TAOLE, K. (2001) Primary health care contracting study: Eastern Cape GP group practices (Final Report). Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

SINANOVIC, E., WADEE, H., TAOLE, K., PALMER, N., GILSON, L., SCHNEIDER, H. & MILLS, A. (2001) Primary health care contracting study: Public sector facilities (final report). Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

2000

KIRIGIA, J., SINANOVIC, E. & GOVENDER, V. (2000) Economic Evaluation: Teaching Materials. Cape Town & Geneva, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town in collaboration with the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease (TDR), World Health Organization.

SINANOVIC, E. (2000) Cost-effectiveness of highly specialised services: a review of literature. Paper prepared for the South African National Department of Health. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

SINANOVIC, E., FLOYD, K., DUDLEY, L., AZEVEDO, V. & GRANT, R. (2000) Cost and cost-effectiveness of community-based and clinic-based supervision of tuberculosis treatment in Cape Town, South Africa. Research report prepared for the South African Department of Health as part of the WHO sponsored “Community TB Care in Africa Project”. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

SINANOVIC, E. & PALMER, N. (2000) Primary health care contracting study: Eastern Cape district surgeons (Final Report). Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

1999

PALMER, N., SINANOVIC, E. & MCINTYRE, D. (1999) Primary health care contracting study. Phase 1: Western Cape district surgeons (Report on methods and findings). Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

PALMER, N., SINANOVIC, E. & MCINTYRE, D. (1999) Primary health care contracting study: Western Cape district surgeons (Final report). Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

1998

SINANOVIC, E. (1998) Leasing out public facilities/services to the private sector. Research report prepared for the South African National Department of Health. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

1997

SINANOVIC, E. (1997) Cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of couple year of protection provision by community-based distribution of contraceptive services in selected areas in Khayelitsha. Research report prepared for the Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.

1996

SINANOVIC, E. (1996) Privatisation in South Africa: a cost-benefit analysis. The Budget Project Discussion Paper Series. Cape Town, School of Economics, University of Cape Town.

Contact

Email: Edina.Sinanovic@uct.ac.za, Tel: 27 21 406 6575

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