Background

Debra joined the Burnet to work on HIV, TB and malaria applications for the Optima Consortium for Decision Science. After completing her medical degree in the Netherlands, she completed her Master of Public Health at Imperial College London with a focus on global health and health economics. Her latest position as a consultant for the WHO’s Global Malaria Programme involved identifying methods to include cost-effectiveness and value for money in the evaluation of new preventive measures for malaria.

Positions

• 2017-2018: Consultant to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Malaria Programme (GMP)
• 2016: Medical Doctor at Eurocross, the Netherlands
• 2010-2013: Anatomy teacher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Qualifications

• 2017: Master of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK
• 2015: Master of Science in Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• 2011: Bachelor of Science in Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Projects (1)

Current (1)

• Decision science using Optima
  Research and applications across disease areas to improve allocative efficiency.

Publications (1)

2018 (1)

• Malaria innovations: pursuing value in an evolving market.
  Debra Ten Brink, Mohamed Gad, Francis Ruiz
  Lancet Glob Health. 2018 Feb; 6(2):e138-e139

News Articles (1)

2019 (1)

• Burnet at Midsumma