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Kaung Suu Lwin
World Health Organization
Academic titleMBBS, MBA, MHSc, Ph.D.
InterestsHealth Policy and Systems, Social Determinants of Health, Maternal and Child Health, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Environmental Epidemiology
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Education
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- 2019-2022
- Doctor of Philosophy in Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- 2017-2019
- Master of Health Science, Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- 2013-2015
- Master of Business Administration, University of The Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, Thailand
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- 2005-2010
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Medicine (1), Yangon, Myanmar
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Career
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- 2022-present
- Technical officer (Young Professional), World Health Organization, Science Division, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Geneva, Switzerland
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- 2022-present
- Adjunct Researcher, The University of Tokyo, Department of Global Health Policy, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2018-2021
- Visiting Researcher, National Cancer Center, Center for Public Health Science, Division of Prevention, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2012-2016
- Products cum Applications Leader, Sea Lion Co, Ltd, Yangon, Myanmar
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- 2010-2012
- Service Provider cum Trainer, UNFPA, Myanmar
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- Ghaznavi C, Eguchi A, Lwin KS, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Rauniyar SK, Horiuchi S, Hashizume M, Nomura S. Estimating global changes in routine childhood vaccination coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–2021. Vaccine. 2023 Jun 23;41(28):4151-4157.
- Lwin KS, Tobías A, Chua PLC, Yuan L, Thawonmas R, Ith S, Htay ZW, Yu LS, Yamasaki L, Roqué M, Querol X, Fussell JC, Nadeau KC, Stafoggia M, Saliba NA, Ng CFS, Hashizume M. Effects of desert dust and sandstorms on human health: a scoping review. GeoHealth. 2023 Mar 1;7(3):e2022GH000728.
- Tanaka S, Yoneoka D, Ishizuka A, Adachi M, Hayabuchi H, Nishimura T, Takemi Y, Uneyama H, Nakamura H, Lwin KS, Shibuya K, Nomura S. Modelling of salt intake reduction by incorporation of umami substances into Japanese foods: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2023 Mar 19;23(1):516.
- Prommas P, Lwin KS, Chen YC, Hyakutake M, Ghaznavi C, Sakamoto H, Miyata H, Nomura S. The impact of social isolation from COVID-19-related public health measures on cognitive function and mental health among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ageing Research Reviews. 2023 Mar;85:101839.
- Lwin KS, Nomura S, Swe KT, Gilmour S, Alam MA, Hashizume M. Attributable risk of household solid fuel use and second-hand smoke associated with under-5 mortality in 46 low- and lower-middle-income countries, 2010-2020. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2022 May 11;243:113986.
- Lwin KS, Ghaznavi C, Win KL, Gilmour S, Hashizume M, Nomura S. Myanmar's coup risks a flood of vaccine-preventable disease. J Glob Health. 2022 Sep 3;12:03060.
- Nomura S, Tanaka S, Eguchi A, Kawashima T, Nakamura H, Lwin KS, Yamasaki L, Yoneoka D, Tanoe Y, Adachi M, Hayabuchi H, Koganemaru S, Nishimura T, Sigel B, Uneyama H, Shibuya K. Salt intake reduction using umami substance-incorporated food: a secondary analysis of NHANES 2017-2018 data. Public Health Nutrition. 2022: 1-25.
- Nakamura H, Kawashima T, Yamasaki L, Lwin KS, Eguchi A, Hayabuchi H, Tanoe Y, Tanaka S, Yoneoka D, Ghaznavi C, Uneyama H, Shibuya K, Nomura S. Reducing salt intake with umami: A secondary analysis of data in the UK national diet and nutrition survey. Food Science & Nutrition. 2022; 00:1-11.
- Han SM, Lwin KS, Swe KT, Gilmour S, Nomura S. Military coup during COVID-19 pandemic and health crisis in Myanmar. BMJ Global Health. 2021 Apr;6(4):e005801.
- Lwin KS, Nomura S, Yoneoka D, Ueda P, Abe SK, Shibuya K. Associations between parental socioeconomic position and health-seeking behaviour for diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection among under-5 children in Myanmar: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2020; 10(3): e032039.