Examining the use of infectious disease modelling in outbreak response

Infectious disease modelling has been brought to the forefront of national public health decision making during the Covid-19 pandemic. While the field is highly technically developed, transformation of insights from infectious disease modelling into policy in a clear, timely, and relevant manner is oftentimes less thoroughly considered than its academic and technical counterparts. This PhD examines the use and utility of modelling in different country settings in three recent outbreaks. The first two research chapters are primarily technical modelling chapters while the third is a unique qualitative study assessing the role of modelling in Covid-19 policy. Overall, the thesis aims to assess current practices on the use and translation of outbreak modelling for policy, from first- and second-hand experience, and introduce preliminary guidelines for future best practice.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

Doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Cambridge

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Hadley, Liza

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Restif, Olivier

• communication
• COVID-19
• infectious diseases
• Meningitis
• modelling
• outbreak
• policy
• vaccine

Licence

• https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstreams/e8d92c60-71e4-49ea-b564-e075ab60e81a/download
• https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Language dc:language

eng

DOI dc:identifier.doi

https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.122683

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.repository.cam.ac.uk:1810/391623