Olsen, Øystein Evjen
Title: MD, MSc HPPF (DLSHTM), BA
Present position:
Managing Medical Director at Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Mbulu district, Manyara Region, Tanzania
and
Senior Research and Capacity Development Advisor, Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory and Primary Health Care Institute, Iringa, Tanzania
Institution where degree(s) were taken:
MD –University of Bergen, Norway (1994)
MSc HPPF (DLSHTM) –London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and London School of Economics (1998)
PhD candidate - Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway
Previous research done in Haydom area (Title of thesis):
- Research related to Barriers to Implementation of Health Policy in Tanzania, focusing on Emergency Obstetric Care in Mbulu and Hanang Districts
- Current research or planned research in Haydom area or related to Haydom:
- A Health Systems Research protocol will be implemented in relation to the ongoing organizational reform process at the hospital.
Contact information:
e-mail: oystein.olsen@cih.uib.no; oeolsen@haydom.co.tz
Postal address: Haydom Lutheran Hospital
P.O. Box 80 Mbulu, Tanzania
Publications:
- Evjen-Olsen B, Olsen ØE, Kvåle G. Achieving progress in maternal and neonatal health through integrated and comprehensive healthcare services – experiences from a programme in northern Tanzania. (submitted manuscript)
- Bridging the equity gap in maternal and child health. Health systems research is needed to improve implementation. Letter. BMJ 2005;331:844 (8 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7520.844
- Oystein E Olsen, Sidney S Ndeki, Ole F Norheim. Human resources for emergency obstetric care in northern Tanzania: distribution of quantity or quality? Human Resources for Health 2005, 3:5 (29 July 2005)
- Oystein Evjen Olsen, Sidney Ndeki, and Ole Frithjof Norheim. Availability, distribution and use of emergency obstetric care in northern Tanzania. Health Policy & Planning. 2005 20(3): 167-175.
- Olsen OE, Ndeki S, Norheim OF. Complicated deliveries, critical care and quality in Emergency Obstetric Care in Northern Tanzania. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Oct;87(1):98-108.
Professional presentations:
Restoring Trust: Rethinking Failed Frameworks for Improved Health Care Provision in Resource Poor Environments. Article presented to the Global Forum 8 conference in Mexico, November 2004.
Work dissemination:
Findings have been incorporated in another EU application (REACT) in which the focus will be on eliciting legitimate priority setting procedures in a district health management context.
The findings also provide important input to my advisor role towards the Ministry of Health in my current position in that the barriers to implementation and best practices described in the PhD form an integral part of the proposed capacity building strategies at the Primary Health Care Institute in Iringa, as well as for Zonal Training Centres in general.