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Wim Van Damme is affiliated with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp in Belgium. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Modeling and Simulation, Economics and Econometrics, and Finance.

The scientist has contributed to various topics within the global health and epidemiological research arenas. Their main research topics include:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Wim Van Damme has published notable papers, including:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic: diverse contexts; different epidemics-how and why?, 2020, BMJ Global Health
  • COVID-19: Does the infectious inoculum dose-response relationship contribute to understanding heterogeneity in disease severity and transmission dynamics?, 2020, Medical Hypotheses

Other frequently cited papers associated with their co-authors are:

  • Interim Results of a Phase 1-2a Trial of Ad26.COV2.S Covid-19 Vaccine, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Safety and immunogenicity of the Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 vaccine candidate: interim results of a phase 1/2a, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons towards a more effective response to public health emergencies, 2022, Globalization and Health

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of colleagues, including:

  • Edwin Wouters
  • Por Ir
  • Josefien van Olmen
  • Remco van de Pas
  • Alexandre Délamou

Van Damme's publications appear commonly in specific venues, highlighting their research dissemination preferences. These venues include:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • BMJ Global Health
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • BMJ Open
  • International Journal of Integrated Care

Best Publications

  • Addressing access barriers to health services: an analytical framework for selecting appropriate interventions in low-income Asian countries

    Bart Jacobs;Por Ir;Maryam Bigdeli;Peter Leslie Annear

  • Community health extension program of Ethiopia, 2003–2018: successes and challenges toward universal coverage for primary healthcare services

    Yibeltal Assefa;Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw;Peter S. Hill;Belaynew Wassie Taye

  • Access to medicines from a health system perspective

    Maryam Bigdeli;Bart Jacobs;Goran Tomson;Richard Laing

  • Out-of-pocket health expenditure and debt in poor households: evidence from Cambodia.

    Wim Van Damme;Luc Van Leemput;Ir Por;Wim Hardeman

  • Task shifting: the answer to the human resources crisis in Africa?

    Uta Lehmann;Wim Van Damme;Francoise Barten;David Sanders

  • Scaling up access to antiretroviral treatment in southern Africa: who will do the job?

    Katharina Kober;Wim Van Damme

  • The 'diagonal' approach to Global Fund financing: a cure for the broader malaise of health systems?

    Gorik Ooms;Wim Van Damme;Brook K Baker;Paul Zeitz

  • Community health workers for ART in sub-Saharan Africa: learning from experience--capitalizing on new opportunities.

    Katharina Hermann;Wim Van Damme;George W Pariyo;Erik Schouten

  • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the health-related Millennium Development Goals: time for a public health approach

    Erik J Schouten;Andreas Jahn;Dalitso Midiani;Simon D Makombe

  • Rapid expansion of the health workforce in response to the HIV epidemic.

    Badara Samb;Francesca Celletti;Joan Holloway;Wim Van Damme

  • Scaling-up antiretroviral treatment in Southern African countries with human resource shortage: How will health systems adapt?

    Wim Van Damme;Katharina Kober;Guy Kegels

  • When staff is underpaid: dealing with the individual coping strategies of health personnel

    Wim Van Lerberghe;Claudia Conceicao;Wim Van Damme;Wim Van Damme;Paulo Ferrinho

  • Access to health care for all? User fees plus a Health Equity Fund in Sotnikum, Cambodia.

    Wim Hardeman;Wim Van Damme;Maurits Van Pelt;Ir Por

  • Using targeted vouchers and health equity funds to improve access to skilled birth attendants for poor women: a case study in three rural health districts in Cambodia.

    Por Ir;Por Ir;Dirk Horemans;Narin Souk;Wim Van Damme

  • The real challenges for scaling up ART in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Wim Van Damme;Katharina Kober;Marie Laga

  • Impact of community-based support services on antiretroviral treatment programme delivery and outcomes in resource-limited countries: a synthetic review

    Edwin Wouters;Edwin Wouters;Wim Van Damme;Dingie van Rensburg;Caroline Masquillier

  • Indian community health insurance schemes provide partial protection against catastrophic health expenditure

    Narayanan Devadasan;Bart Criel;Wim Van Damme;Kent Ranson

  • The COVID-19 pandemic: diverse contexts; different epidemics-how and why?

    Wim Van Damme;Ritwik Dahake;Alexandre Delamou;Brecht Ingelbeen

  • Health systems frameworks in their political context: framing divergent agendas

    Josefien van Olmen;Bruno Marchal;Wim Van Damme;Guy Kegels

  • Successes and challenges of the millennium development goals in Ethiopia: lessons for the sustainable development goals.

    Yibeltal Assefa;Wim Van Damme;Owain D Williams;Peter S Hill

  • Access to artemisinin combination therapy for malaria in remote areas of Cambodia.

    Shunmay Yeung;Shunmay Yeung;Wim Van Damme;Doung Socheat;Nicholas J White

Frequent Co-Authors

Bart Criel
Bart Criel Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
David Sanders
David Sanders University of the Western Cape
Charles F. Gilks
Charles F. Gilks University of Queensland
Helmut Kloos
Helmut Kloos University of California, San Francisco
Rifat Atun
Rifat Atun Harvard University
Bruno Marchal
Bruno Marchal Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Marie Laga
Marie Laga Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Gerald Bloom
Gerald Bloom Institute of Development Studies
Robert Colebunders
Robert Colebunders University of Antwerp
Tanya Doherty
Tanya Doherty South African Medical Research Council

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