Staff

Dr Judith Daire – Post-doctoral Fellow

Dr Judith Daire is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Health Economics Unit. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Postgraduate Certificate in midwifery from the University of Malawi (Kamuzu College of Nursing); and a Masters degree in Health Management, Planning and Policy with first class credit from the University of Leeds in the UK.

In 2009, she was awarded a PhD for a thesis titled “Malawi’s Maternal and Child Health Policies: Analysis, lessons and strategies for addressing gaps” from the University of Cape Town. In her final year of study (2009), Judith worked as a consultant for MSF to establish and run a Tuberculosis (TB) Care Centre (24 hour in-patient care facility) in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. She began working for the HEU in April, 2010. Her work experience centres on healthcare services management and reproductive health project management.

Research interests: Health policy, health systems research, health management; reproductive health; and maternal and child health

Current research projects: District health systems strengthening research (District Innovation, Action and Learning for Health Systems Development in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town). This is a participatory research on strengthening district level management and planning processes through innovative approach of reflective practice and action learning  

Current teaching: Judith is involved in teaching the Health Policy and Planning module for the Masters in Public Health Programme.

Publications

Daire, J.M. and Khalil, D.K. (2010) Health System Strengthening, Beyond the MDGs for Maternal and Child Health in Malawi: Lessons from policy analysis. World Medical and Health Policy, 2(1), Article 11.

Daire, J., (2007) Advocating for the improvement of adolescent VCT services in Malawi, Malawi Medical Journal 19 (3) 118-122.

Daire, J., (2007) Personal Views on Brain Drain in Malawi, Malawi Medical Journal Magazine Issue 2.

Banda, H.T.R., Bongololo, G.T., Ng’ombe, J., and Makwinja, I., (2007) Country Health Analysis: Malawi. Online. EQUINET, http://www.equinetafrica.org.

Ng’ombe J. (2006) Safe motherhood is about equity. EQUINET.

Ng’ombe J and Kasiya A. (2006) The extent of inequalities in accessing maternal and neonatal health care at community level in Ntchisi District in Malawi. Malawi Medical Journal, 18 (2) 72-76.

International conference presentations

Title: Malawi’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Policies: Review, Lessons and Strategies For Addressing Gaps. Presented at: The 2008 International Conference “Healthy People For A Healthy World” June 25-27, 2008. Hosted by Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Title: Malawi’s maternal and child health policies: analysis, lessons and strategies for addressing gaps Abstract (Research Proposal). Presented at: Western cape Nursing Research Forum, Division of Nursing and Midwifery in collaboration with Groote Schuur Hospital Nursing Division and Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Friday 22 August 2008

Title: A Review of Malawi’s Maternal and Child Health Policy Process: Strategies for Involving Stakeholders in Policy Development. Presented at: NET2008 CONFERENCE: 19th Annual International Participative Conference, Churchill College: University of Cambridge, CB3 0DS, United Kingdom. Tuesday 2-Thursday 4 September 2008

Title: Malawi’s maternal and child health policies: analysis and strategies for addressing implementation challenges. Presented at: International Conference: Health and the Changing world, November 11-13, 2008. Praboromarajchanokk Institute and Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand

Title: PMTCT in policy context: policy analysis, lessons and strategies for addressing gaps. Presented at: The 5th IAS International Conference on HIV pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, 19-22 July 2009. International Aids Society, Cape Town, South Africa (poster presentation).

Title: Shortage of human resource in the context of Maternal and child health (MCH) policies in Malawi: analysis and retention strategies to ensure an effective workforce. Presented at: Third EQUINET Regional Conference on Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa; Speke Conference Center, Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda. September 23-25, 2009 

Contact

Email: Judith.Daire@uct.ac.za, Tel: 27 21 406 6558/6316

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