Göran Tomson
Göran Tomson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1947[1] |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Karolinska Institutet |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation (SIGHT) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and foundational work leading to the establishment of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, now hosted at the WHO |
| Awards | Distinguished Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Global Health, Health Systems Research |
| Institutions | Karolinska Institutet |
| Thesis | (1990) |
Göran Tomson is a Swedish physician, academic and health policy and systems researcher.[2] He is known for his contributions to field-building of health policy systems research through initial consultations and advocacy at the Lejondal Meeting in Stockholm and accompanying reports and proposals that led to the establishment of the Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research at the WHO.[3] He is also a professor at the Karolinska Institutet[4] and holds the position of Counselor for the UN Agenda 2030 at the president’s office at Karolinska Institutet.[5] In 2022, he was recognised as a distinguished fellow at the George Institute for Global Health.[2]
His research on universal health coverage and other health systems issues has focused on many countries, including China, Kenya, Lao PDR, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia.[6] He has been involved in setting up impactful consortia and global health research networks that have made contributions to health policy and systems research,[7][8] access to medicines and antimicrobial resistance. He also teaches health policy and systems research at Karolinska Institutet.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Brommels, Mats; Abrahamsson, Mats; Tomson, Göran; Ovretveit, John; Tishelman, Carol; Andreen Sachs, Magna; Rehnberg, Clas; Sandahl, Christer; Edenius, Mats (2007). "Innovation Implementation System for Better Health" (PDF). Unpublished research proposal. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ a b "Meet Göran Tomson, Distinguished Fellow | The George Institute for Global Health". www.georgeinstitute.org. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Bennett, Sara; Frenk, Julio; Mills, Anne (2018-05-23). "The evolution of the field of Health Policy and Systems Research and outstanding challenges". Health Research Policy and Systems. 16 (1): 43. doi:10.1186/s12961-018-0317-x. ISSN 1478-4505. PMC 5966862. PMID 29792204.
- ^ a b "Göran Tomson | Karolinska Institutet". ki.se. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Biomedicine (MSc), Tetiana Poliakova- (2018-12-28). "Göran Tomson, Senior Professor - #HumansOfKI". Student blogs. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Bigdeli, Maryam; Laing, Richard; Tomson, Göran; Babar, Zaheer-Ud-Din (2015). "Medicines and universal health coverage: challenges and opportunities". Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice. 8 (1): 8. doi:10.1186/s40545-015-0028-4. ISSN 2052-3211. PMC 4350289. PMID 25825675.
- ^ "What is next for health policy and systems research?". ahpsr.who.int. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Ghaffar, Abdul; Gilson, Lucy; Tomson, Göran; Viergever, Rik; Røttingen, John-Arne (2016-04-01). "Where is the policy in health policy and systems research agenda?". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 94 (4): 306–308. doi:10.2471/BLT.15.156281. ISSN 1564-0604. PMC 4794300. PMID 27034524.