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Dr Andrew Clark

Associate Professor

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
LONDON
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

I am an Associate Professor of Health Decision Modelling based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. With over 20 years of experience in research and teaching, my work primarily focuses on health decision modelling for vaccines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Affiliations

Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Centres

Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Centre
Global Health Economics Centre

Teaching

I have over 20 years of teaching experience at LSHTM. I am the Module Organiser of Health Decision Science, an interdisciplinary elective module within the LSHTM Distance Learning Masters Degree programme. I currently supervise 2 Research Degree students. I am the personal tutor for 3 Masters Degree students.

 

Research

My research aims to strengthen the evidence for vaccine decision-making in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). My work is interdisciplinary, integrating disease modelling, health economics, epidemiology, and health technology assessment. I have developed several analytical models to assess the costs and consequences of various vaccines, including those for rotavirus, human papillomavirus (HPV), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The models provide a framework for stakeholder engagement, capacity strengthening, and national ownership of results, and have been used to support national vaccine committee decision-making in over 40 countries. My research has also informed global WHO guidelines e.g. the policy to relax rotavirus vaccine age restrictions in high mortality settings, and the roadmap for prioritising the use of COVID-19 vaccines. My research has provided insights into: (i) the substantial number of people at increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease due to chronic conditions (Clark et al, Lancet Global Health 2020); (ii) the favourable benefit-risk profile of rotavirus vaccines (Clark et al, Lancet Global Health 2019); (iii) variations in the efficacy and duration of protection of live oral rotavirus vaccines (Clark et al, Lancet Infectious Diseases 2019); and, (iv) the substantial delays in the administration of children’s vaccines in LMICs (Clark and Sanderson, Lancet 2009).

Research Area
Child health
Decision analysis
Economic evaluation
Modelling
Vaccines
Mathematical Modelling
Operational research
Capacity development
Disease and Health Conditions
Cervical cancer
Diarrhoeal diseases
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Meningitis
Pandemic diseases
Sepsis
Respiratory diseases
Country
Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Bhutan
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Ecuador
Fiji
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong SAR
India
Indonesia
Iran
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Nepal
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Senegal
South Africa
South Korea
Sudan
Tonga
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Region
East Asia & Pacific (developing only)
Europe & Central Asia (developing only)
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)
Least developed countries: UN classification
Middle East & North Africa (developing only)
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

Selected Publications

Routine childhood immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a benefit-risk analysis of health benefits versus excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
ABBAS, K; PROCTER, SR; VAN ZANDVOORT, K; CLARK, A; FUNK, S; Mengistu, T; Hogan, D; Dansereau, E; JIT, M; FLASCHE, S; LSHTM CMMID COVID-19 Working Group,;
2020
The Lancet Global Health
Global, regional, and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study.
CLARK, A; JIT, M; WARREN-GASH, C; Guthrie, B; Wang, HH X; Mercer, SW; SANDERSON, C; McKee, M; Troeger, C; Ong, KL; CHECCHI, F; PEREL, P; Joseph, S; GIBBS, HP; Banerjee, A; EGGO, RM; Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectiou,;
2020
The Lancet. Global Health
Potential effect of age of BCG vaccination on global paediatric tuberculosis mortality: a modelling study.
Roy, P; Vekemans, J; CLARK, A; SANDERSON, C; HARRIS, RC; WHITE, RG;
2019
The Lancet Global Health
Re-evaluating the potential impact and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in 73 Gavi countries: a modelling study.
Debellut, F; CLARK, A; Pecenka, C; Tate, J; Baral, R; SANDERSON, C; Parashar, U; Kallen, L; Atherly, D;
2019
The Lancet Global Health
Efficacy of live oral rotavirus vaccines by duration of follow-up: a meta-regression of randomised controlled trials.
CLARK, A; VAN ZANDVOORT, K; FLASCHE, S; SANDERSON, C; Bines, J; Tate, J; Parashar, U; JIT, M;
2019
LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Mortality reduction benefits and intussusception risks of rotavirus vaccination in 135 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling analysis of current and alternative schedules.
CLARK, A; Tate, J; Parashar, U; JIT, M; Hasso-Agopsowicz, M; Henschke, N; Lopman, B; VAN ZANDVOORT, K; Pecenka, C; FINE, P; SANDERSON, C;
2017
The Lancet Global Health
Removing the age restrictions for rotavirus vaccination: a benefit-risk modeling analysis.
Patel, MM; CLARK, AD; SANDERSON, CF B; Tate, J; Parashar, UD;
2012
PLoS medicine
Global and regional risk of disabling sequelae from bacterial meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
EDMOND, K; CLARK, A; Korczak, VS; SANDERSON, C; GRIFFITHS, UK; Rudan, I;
2010
The Lancet infectious diseases
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