Scientist: Helena Legido-Quigley

ESMH Scientist Helena Legido-QuigleyHelena Legido-Quigley is an associate professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and has a joint position with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

She has conducted research on health policy and health systems in Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and currently with a focus on Southeast Asia. Specific areas of expertise include quality of health care, chronic conditions, and migrant and refugee populations. Her latest research focuses on the impact of the financial crisis and austerity measures on health and the future of the global health architecture. Her latest research has been into the effects of austerity on health and the future of global health architecture, and she recently authored a scientific journal article on the resilience of the Spanish health system to the pandemic.

Covid-19 exclusive interviews : Prof Helena Legido-Quigley

Helena Legido-Quigley: “Austerity saps the ability of a health system to respond to COVID-19”

Interview on COVID-19 with Helena Legido-Quigley, Associate Professor of Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and at the National University of Singapore. What role has Spain played in the COVID-19 pandemic? Helena Legido-Quigley: Spain has been slow, but as equally slow as the rest of Europe. The continent lost a ...