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Luisa Arroyave is a Postdoctoral Researcher at ISGlobal in Anna Roca’s group. She is a health information systems professional and epidemiologist with experience in data management, quantitative analysis, and health inequalities research. Her expertise includes the analysis of large population-based surveys and observational studies from multiple countries, with a strong interest in applying epidemiological methods to address health disparities and improve public health decision-making.

She holds a degree in Health Information Systems and a Master’s degree in Epidemiology from the University of Antioquia, Colombia, and a PhD in Epidemiology from the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, where she conducted her doctoral training at the International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH). She subsequently completed postdoctoral fellowships at ICEH and at the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Canada.

Her research focuses on infectious diseases, maternal and child health, immunization, neonatal mortality, women’s empowerment, health equity, and global health. Throughout her career, she has collaborated on projects for the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, AlignMNH, Countdown 2030, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

At ISGlobal, her work focuses on epidemiological research on infectious diseases, immunization, and health equity, with a particular interest in vulnerable populations. Her activities include contributing to the design and implementation of research projects, the analysis of large-scale health datasets, and the generation of evidence to support public health policies and interventions.

Líneas de investigación

• Infectious diseases and risk factors in underserved populations
• Health equity
• Maternal and child health
• Computational tools for research data management

Principales publicaciones

• Arroyave L, Saad GE, Victora CG, Barros AJD. A new content-qualified antenatal care coverage indicator: Development and validation of a score using national health surveys in low- and middle-income countries. J Glob Health. 2021 Jan 30; 11:04008. doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.04008. PMID: 33692892; PMCID: PMC7916319.
• Arroyave L, Saad GE, Victora CG, Barros AJD. Inequalities in antenatal care coverage and quality: an analysis from 63 low and middle-income countries using the ANCq content-qualified coverage indicator. Int J Equity Health. 2021 Apr 17;20(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01440-3. PMID: 33865396; PMCID: PMC8052706
• Arroyave, Luisa, Neves, Paulo A and Wehrmeister, Fernando C. and Boerma, Ties and Barros, Aluisio, A Novel Maternal and Newborn Health Composite Indicator Using National Health Surveys from Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Validation and Association with Infant Mortality
• Lawn JE, Amouzou A, Kinney M, Mady GRM, Cocoman O, Kwesiga D, Arroyave L, Barros AJD, Gupta G, Salim N, Requejo J, Langlois EV, Hug L, You D, Ahmed T, Bolaji O, Shiffman J, Bhutta Z, Blencowe H, Black RE. Every Newborn: progress over the last decade and pivots to prevent millions of stillbirths and newborn deaths. The Lancet. Submitted.
• Arroyave L, Keynan Y, Sanchez D, López L, Marin D, Posada M, Rueda ZV. Guards in Prisons: A Risk Group for Latent Tuberculosis Infection. J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Jun;21(3):578-585. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0746-1. PMID: 29728811.