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Urban Health, One Health approaches, Health systems, Digital health technologies,
Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, Nigeria, Uganda, United Kingdom

Biography

Dr. Bassey Ebenso is an Associate Professor at the University of Leeds.

His work on developing guidelines and toolkits for reducing health-related stigma has contributed to national and international policy changes leading to wide-scale consideration and implementation of stigma-reduction interventions in many parts of the world.
His most recent work involve: i) understanding how health systems can be strengthened through the implementation of a bundle of digital health innovations, and ii) designing & implementing methodologies for evaluating applied healthcare interventions in low and middle-income countries.
Bassey's research interests include Realist evaluation, health systems strengthening, digital health, maternal health, Non-communicable diseases, Health-related Stigma.

Activities

Employment (1)

University of Leeds: Leeds, Leeds, GB

2013-07-01 to present | Lecturer in International Public Health (Leeds Institute of Health Sciences)
Employment
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Bassey Ebenso

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Leeds: Leeds, Leeds, GB

2008-09-15 to 2012-06-12 | PhD (School of Sociology and Social Policy)
Education
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Bassey Ebenso

University of Leeds: Leeds, Leeds, GB

2004-09-21 to 2005-09-07 | MPH (Leeds Institute of Health Sciences)
Education
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Bassey Ebenso

University of Calabar: Calabar, Cross River, NG

1985 to 1991 | MBBCh (College of Medical Sciences)
Education
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Professional activities (2)

University of Leeds School of Medicine: Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB

2022-08-01 to 2026-07-31 | Research Co-Director: CHORUS Research Programme Consortium (Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development)
Invited position
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Bassey Ebenso

Horizon Institute, University Of Leeds: Leeds, GB

2023-10-31 | University Recognition as an Horizon Institute Mentor, supporting a global academy of mentees to overcome challenges in order to make a positive difference in the world (Horizon Institute Mentoring Programme )
Distinction
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Funding (12)

One Health approaches to support agroecological transformation of peri-urban farming in Europe and Africa

2022-07 to 2026-06 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
Part of GRANT_NUMBER:

101059232

Source: Self-asserted source
Bassey Ebenso

Understanding factors that shape compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures in Nigeria

2021-05 to 2021-10 | Grant
Agence Française de Développement and Expertise France (Paris, FR)
Source: Self-asserted source
Bassey Ebenso

Research Capacity Strengthening of country teams in relational community engagement in Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia.

2020-09 to 2021-12 | Contract
World Health Organization (Geneva, CH)
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Bassey Ebenso

PARTNERSHIPS FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2020-05-31 to 2022-02-28 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/T024402/1
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Bassey Ebenso via DimensionsWizard

Community-led Responsive and Effective urban Health Systems

2020-02 to 2026-01 | Grant
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: GB (London, GB)
Part of GRANT_NUMBER: 301132
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Bassey Ebenso

Extending reach of digital technologies to advance palliative cancer care delivery in low- and middle-income settings

Understanding data and information needs for palliative cancer care to target mobile phone-based intervention development in Uganda and Zimbabwe

2018-10-11 to 2020-09-29 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: MR/S014535/1
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Bassey Ebenso via DimensionsWizard

Patient and Clinician led early phase intervention development of smart nappies using embedded immune-sensor technology to detect urinary tract infection

2018-10 to 2019-06 | Grant
University of Leeds (Leeds, GB)
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Bassey Ebenso

Evaluation of the Evidence-Informed Decision-making Network in Malawi using policy analysis and prospective case study

2017-09 to 2020-08 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
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Bassey Ebenso

Impact of using digital technology to extend basic health services to rural areas of in Nigeria

2017-03 to 2019-02 | Grant
United Kingdom Space Agency (London, GB)
Part of GRANT_NUMBER:

IPPC1-30

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Bassey Ebenso

Socially Inclusive Cities

2017-01-02 to 2018-11-30 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: ES/P007384/1
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Bassey Ebenso via DimensionsWizard

Building Capacity of Civil Society Organizations to Challenge and Address Injustices and Discrimination faced by Disabled People in India

2016-01 to 2019-12 | Grant
Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid (Brussels, BE)
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Bassey Ebenso

Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Evaluation and program planning. (1)
Review activity for International health. (1)