Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 22 151 0652
- joby.george@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Qualifications
- BSc(Nursing), MHA, PhD
- Research summary
- Primary health care, health system research, population health, health equity, and migrant health
Research
Current research is titled: Analysing the Primary Health Care Experience of South Asians to Inform the Co-design of a Culturally Safe Primary Care Template for Cardio-Metabolic Conditions. This is supported by a two-year research grant from Lottery Health Research.
Joby’s past research bridges evidence, policy, and practice, spanning primary care, population health management, and health systems strengthening. His work has focused on enhancing equity, improving healthcare quality, building frontline workforce capacity, and translating research evidence to improve health outcomes in developing countries. He has led and evaluated large-scale health and nutrition programmes across Asia and Africa on behalf of leading international development agencies.
Publications
George, J. (2024). Health sector governance and healthcare quality in low-income and middle-income countries (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/38685 Awarded Doctoral Degree
George, J. (2023, November). Governance factors influencing the quality of maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh: A qualitative study. Verbal presentation at the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 15th Annual Conference: Aotearoa New Zealand's Contribution to Global Health: Global Citizen versus Good Neighbour? Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
George, J. (2023, November). Success factors in the effective governance of healthcare quality in LMICs: A qualitative study. Verbal presentation at the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 15th Annual Conference: Aotearoa New Zealand's Contribution to Global Health: Global Citizen versus Good Neighbour? Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
George, J., Jack, S., Gauld, R., Colbourn, T., & Stokes, T. (2023). Impact of health system governance on healthcare quality in low-income and middle-income countries: A scoping review. BMJ Open, 13, e073669. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073669 Journal - Research Article
Lattof, S. R., Maliqi, B., Yaqub, N., Asiedu, E. K., Ukaire, B., Ojo, O., … George, J. (2023). Engaging the private sector to deliver quality maternal and newborn health services for universal health coverage: Lessons from policy dialogues [Practice]. BMJ Global Health, 8(Suppl. 5), e008939. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008939 Journal - Research Other