Kasim Allel
BSc, MA, MSc
Researcher in Health Economics
Kasim joined the Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) as a researcher in April 2024. He focuses on developing mathematical and health-economic models to study antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission in low- and middle-income countries. His work examines the influence of socioeconomic, environmental, and spatial factors on AMR transmission and its subsequent health and economic impacts. He is keen on integrating transmission modelling into health-economic evaluations to enhance surveillance and intervention strategies applicable to AMR and a broader group of infectious diseases.
Before HERC, Kasim was at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he analysed the heightened burden of AMR in bloodstream infection patients and evaluated interventions to mitigate health and economic impacts in under-resourced settings. He also served as a consultant for the WHO at University College London, working on projects related to tuberculosis spread modelling, rapid testing technologies, and treatment strategies for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Prior to working on completing his PhD in Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Kasim obtained a MSc in Health Economics and Decision Science from University College London, and an MA in Economics and a BSc in Engineering awarded in Chile.
Recent publications
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Access to general health care among people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review of quantitative research.
Journal article
Rodríguez Gatta D. et al, (2024), Lancet Reg Health Am, 32
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Costs-effectiveness and cost components of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions affecting antibiotic resistance outcomes in hospital patients: a systematic literature review.
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Allel K. et al, (2024), BMJ Glob Health, 9
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Causes of death among international travellers in Peru, 2017 to 2021.
Journal article
Allel K. et al, (2024), J Travel Med, 31
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The impact of inpatient bloodstream infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Allel K. et al, (2023), PLoS Med, 20
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Trends and socioeconomic, demographic, and environmental factors associated with antimicrobial resistance: a longitudinal analysis in 39 hospitals in Chile 2008-2017.
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Allel K. et al, (2023), Lancet Reg Health Am, 21