Ingrid Zuleta

Staff

Ingrid Zuleta started her career as a medical doctor in the public health system of Colombia and Argentina. After this, she specialised in Global Health.

Over the past two years she has gained expertise in quantitative and qualitative research on performance of community health workers in India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Mozambique. Furthermore, Ingrid coordinates the monitoring and evaluation of different health projects in fragile states such as South Sudan, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Publications

Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Zambia

Midline Report

The overall objective of this midline study was to gain insight into the factors influencing child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Petauke district, in the eastern province of Zambia. The study explored different pathways of change, thereby testing the YES I DO theory of change and unravelling why and how the YES I DO intervention strategies did or did not contribute towards improved outcomes, related to the five strategic goals of the programme. This study is a follow-up of the baseline study conducted in 2016.

Authors

J. Anitha Menon , T. Kusanthan , Ingrid Zuleta , Maryse C. Kok

Year of Publication

2018

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Strengthening the health workforce to implement public health interventions in the South-Eastern European Health Network: lessons learned from a technical meeting

Through the WHO European Region’s Health 2020 policy framework, countries agreed to work together on policy priorities for public health such as strengthening people-centred public health systems and public health capacity. Alongside the Health 2020 strategy, the seventh of the 10 essential public health operations devised by the WHO Regional Office for Europe focuses on assuring a sufficient and competent public health workforce.

Authors

Ingrid Zuleta, M. Dieleman, P. Zwanikken

Year of Publication

2017

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Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Zambia

YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young women about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children. Funded by the sexual and reproductive health and rights policy framework of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the alliance is a partnership between Plan Nederland, Rutgers, Amref Flying Doctors, Choice for Youth and Sexuality and the Royal Tropical Institute. Led by Plan, the alliance members have committed to a five-year programme to be implemented between 2016 and 2020 in seven countries: Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan and Zambia

Authors

Dr J. Anitha Menon , Dr Sidney O.C. Mwaba , Dr T. Kusanthan , Ingrid Zuleta , Dr Maryse C. Kok

Year of Publication

2016

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