Fleur Hierink

PhD candidate GeoHealth, University of Geneva @unige_ise @ISG_UNIGE.
Passionate about using geospatial data to optimise health service delivery.

[Communications Medicine @CommsMedicine]

💡 NEW RESEARCH @CommsMedicine - Hierink et al. conduct a geospatial analysis of accessibility and availability to implement the primary healthcare roadmap in Ethiopia | @FleurHierink @NicolasRay7 @ISG_UNIGE @UNIGEnews @unige_ise @unige_en @UNICEFEthiopia
https://t.co/hvsyuJyNIj

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

https://t.co/mHZ0Y9YqID

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

🌍 🏥 Our latest study assesses PHC access in Ethiopia amid OHEP reforms
🔍 Findings show low access (65% lack health center access within 1-hour), long referral times, and low health-worker density
⭐️ Recommendations include: Upgrade facilities and enhance outreach strategies

[NVTG @_NVTG]

With workshops by @Ammer_B @CorinneHinlopen @GeorgeDownward @seyeabimbola @ebereillustrate @ashisbrahma @KPrettykoiwah @FleurHierink and many others (28 workshops in total!)

[Pete Macharia @Pete_M_M]

Improving access to maternity hospitals: a key issue when resources are lacking by @FleurHierink et al

• Assessing and monitoring how pregnant women can quickly access EmONC maternity facilities is key to reducing the maternal mortality rate.

• Better availability of geographic data is needed to help countries calculate the new global indicator providing information on the proportion of women with access to the nearest EmONC maternity unit within two hours.

• Improving the availability of these services should not be done without improving their quality and geographical accessibility.

https://t.co/WoAQ4dymsz

[Nicolas Ray @NicolasRay7]

Our latest paper evaluates the challenges in eliciting expert knowledge on modes and speeds of transport for patient seeking care. Insights from travel scenario workshops in 14 countries help improve accessibility models.
https://t.co/PmtRwpJpf4
@unige_ise @ISG_UNIGE @UNIGEnews

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

New paper out!

[Frontiers - Public Health @FrontPubHealth]

New Research: Travel scenario workshops for geographical accessibility modeling of health services: A transdisciplinary evaluation study: Introduction

Limited geographical access to quality Emergency Obstetric and Newborn… https://t.co/4ECTBwSayg #PublicHealth #HealthForAll

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

New paper led by Lotte Molenaar explores challenges in capturing health seeking behavior (population's modes & speed of transport) for geographic accessibility models. We share insights from workshops in 14 countries to improve travel scenario workshops!

https://t.co/d4mnedxjZw

[Pete Macharia @Pete_M_M]

#Geospatial analysis for improved understanding of health inequalities, open for submission in @CommsMedicine

We are intrested in research using spatial methods to map coverage, disease, drivers of health, vulnerability, healthcare access, etc
Please RT

https://t.co/pQe6voZIe4

[Nicolas Ray @NicolasRay7]

New paper out in @CommsMedicine ! We explored the effects of using various gridded population datasets on measures of geographic accessibility to health care.
Effects on pop coverage can be large (>70%) !
https://t.co/ZoXulouCVq
@unige_ise @ISG_UNIGE @UNIGEnews

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

@lixingguang @CommsMedicine @Pete_M_M @NicolasRay7 @nickoliphant @AndyTatem @PauleOuma @marc_a_levy You can read about all our results here: https://t.co/BTvA1Q0yNj

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

New @CommsMedicine paper!

Gridded population data are essential for knowing where people lack access to healthcare. Differences between data products impact these estimates. Coverage differences can exceed 70%. These results are crucial to anyone relying on population data.

[Communications Medicine @CommsMedicine]

💡 NEW RESEARCH! Hierink et al. determine the impact of using different gridded population datasets on measures of geographic accessibility to healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa

https://t.co/BUtuBH1TbJ

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

Last Friday, I successfully defended my doctoral thesis in the Global Health program at the University of Geneva. The thesis applies, evaluates, and reviews geographical accessibility models in different settings in LMICs. A scientific body of work with a practical implication.

[Nicolas Ray @NicolasRay7]

New paper! Lead by @nickoliphant % of pop within 30 min walk to the nearest CHW increased from 16.1% to 80.4% between 2000-2015 in Sierra Leone. Optimised CHW networks more efficiently deployed than existing networks by 22.4%–71.9%.
https://t.co/QG8UU3wlNP
@unige_ise @ISG_UNIGE

[Pete Macharia @Pete_M_M]

Optimising scale and deployment of community health workers in Sierra Leone: a #geospatial analysis led by @nickoliphant et al in @GlobalHealthBMJ

Analysis to support @mohs_sl & stakeholders plan, invest and retarget CHWs

An exemplar for SSA countries

https://t.co/IpN1laOYjU

[David Patterson @dpattersonroma]

Useful insights from Dr Alexandra Phelan @alexandraphelan on lessons for the #pandemictreaty from climate law. @WHO https://t.co/0H01rVu4vg

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

It was an honour to speak at the EGCH symposium on Planetary health and Global Child Health!

[Sharna (also on Bluesky)🎗 @HeadSmartFellow]

Wow, what an incredible presentation from @FleurHierink a health geographer on using geo-spatial data to model accessibility to health services post cyclone in Mozambique!

Unfortunately something that will be needed more & more with this #climatecrisis

[Fleur Hierink @FleurHierink]

@HeadSmartFellow Thank you @HeadSmartFellow! :)

[WorldPopProject @WorldPopProject]

New pre-print lead by @FleurHierink examining how differences between gridded population data impact measures of geographic access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa: https://t.co/1gFRBpsjnu