Sandra Alba

Professional Activities

  • Designing, conducting and analysing epidemiological surveys to assess the impact of health interventions

Higher Education & Qualifications

  • 2010 – PhD in Epidemiology on access to malaria treatment in rural Tanzania (ACCESS Programme), Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland
  • 2006 – MSc in Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)
  • 2003 – BSc in Applied Statistics, University of Plymouth (UK)

Work Experience

  • 2010 to date – Epidemiologist, ACCESS Programme on understanding and improving access to malaria treatment in rural Tanzania  at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Switzerland)
  • 2006-2010 – Epidemiologist (PhD student), ACCESS Programme on understanding and improving access to malaria treatment in rural Tanzania based at the Ifakara branch of the Ifakara Health Institute (Tanzania) and  the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Switzerland)
  • 2003-2005 – Statistician, EarlyBird Study on childhood diabetes, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth (UK)