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Su and Her Mentee Examine Healthcare Inequality for NCDs in Malawi Using a Hierarchical Geospatial Modelling Approach

Posted: 11/26/2025 (CSDE Research)

CSDE Affiliate Yanfang Su (Global Health) and her mentee, Dr. Sali Ahmed, recently published an article titled, “Examining healthcare inequality for non-communicable diseases in Malawi: a hierarchical geospatial modelling approach in BMJ Heath & Care Informatics. Su and coauthors developed a novel hierarchical geospatial framework to assess population coverage and accessibility of non-communicable diseases (NCD) services in Malawi using the 2019 Malawi Harmonized Health Facility Assessment Survey. They then identified underserved areas.  At least 24% of the population were not covered for any NCD conditions. Additionally, only 11.9% of the population lived in regions of high or very high accessibility to primary health clinics.  Su and the team have a series of papers on assessing population coverage of NCD services. Another example:

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