Yesim Tozan

Dr. Yesim Tozan is a Clinical Associate Professor at New York University’s College of Global Public Health. Situated at the intersection of public health and social science, Dr. Tozan’s research focuses on priority-setting in global health. Dr. Tozan uses decision science and systems science methodologies to generate the evidence base necessary to guide public health decision-making, particularly in resource-limited settings. She leads studies to collect economic data alongside population-based epidemiological studies and clinical trials, and has performed fieldwork in a range of countries in East and West Africa and Southeast Asia. A major area in her work is evaluating the impact, costs and cost-effectiveness of current and future public health interventions, especially those aimed at the prediction, prevention and control of vector borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. Another area is the analysis of the economic impact of ill health, primarily due to infectious but with an expanding focus on non-communicable diseases and mental health. In June 2016, Dr. Tozan completed a work package on “Health Economics and Evidence Informed Policy-Making” in a five-year research project on dengue prevention and surveillance with field sites in Sri Lanka and Thailand, funded by the European Commission (http://www.denguetools.net/). Previously, she served as a Senior Task Force Associate for the UN Millennium Project’s Task Force on HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis and Access to Essential Medicines.