Dr Sethunya Matenge
Sethunya Matenge is a PhD candidate at the Department of Health Services Research and Policy within the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University. Her research focuses on the intersection between gender and governance in health and identifying best practices to promoting women’s participation in formal health leadership and decision-making in low-and middle-income countries. She is particularly interested in gender transformative programming in tackling structural causes of inequality to advance women’s participation.
Between November 2020 to June 2021 Sethunya was on secondment to the Australian Government Department of Health where she was working as an Action Researcher with the COVID-19 Primary Care Response Group. This included undertaking rapid reviews and evidence synthesis to help inform the COVID-19 policy response. Prior to undertaking her PhD, she gained a Master of Public Health from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Medicine from The University of Newcastle, Australia. She has experience working in clinical medicine and public health in diverse contexts including Australia, Botswana and the Solomon Islands.
Type
party
Access Privileges
Medicine & Health Sciences
Title
Dr
Given Name
Sethunya
Surname
Matenge
Uni ID
u6914269
Brief Description
Sethunya Matenge is a PhD candidate at the Department of Health Services Research and Policy within the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University. Her research focuses on the intersection between gender and governance in health and identifying best practices to promoting women’s participation in formal health leadership and decision-making in low-and middle-income countries. She is particularly interested in gender transformative programming in tackling structural causes of inequality to advance women’s participation.
Full Description
Sethunya Matenge is a PhD candidate at the Department of Health Services Research and Policy within the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University. Her research focuses on the intersection between gender and governance in health and identifying best practices to promoting women’s participation in formal health leadership and decision-making in low-and middle-income countries. She is particularly interested in gender transformative programming in tackling structural causes of inequality to advance women’s participation.
Between November 2020 to June 2021 Sethunya was on secondment to the Australian Government Department of Health where she was working as an Action Researcher with the COVID-19 Primary Care Response Group. This included undertaking rapid reviews and evidence synthesis to help inform the COVID-19 policy response. Prior to undertaking her PhD, she gained a Master of Public Health from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Medicine from The University of Newcastle, Australia. She has experience working in clinical medicine and public health in diverse contexts including Australia, Botswana and the Solomon Islands.
Email Address
sethunya.matenge@anu.edu.au
Postal Address
Room 1.16, Building 63A
Department of Health Services Research & Policy
The Australian National University
Website Address
https://nceph.anu.edu.au/people/students/dr-sethunya-matenge
Fields of Research
4203 - Health services and systems;
4206 - Public health;
4404 - Development studies;
440705 - Gender, policy and administration
Socio-Economic Objective
160204 - Management, resources and leadership;
200206 - Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs);
2004 - Public health (excl. specific population health)
Keywords
Health services and systems;
Public health;
Aid donors;
Gender equality;
Women's leadership development;
Low- and middle- income countries;
Scoping review
Status: Published
Published to:
Published to:
- Australian National University
- Australian National Data Service