Kyu Kyu Than
Senior Technical Coordinator, Myanmar Program
International Development
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
Dr Than is a medical doctor with a double masters degree in tropical diseases and social science research. A career teacher and researcher she specialises in maternal and child health, and young people’s health, research with emphasis on poor and vulnerable populations. A three-time winner of the Best Paper award for Health Systems Research by the Ministry of Health in Myanmar, she has also been involved in more than 20 research projects as a principal investigator and has published more than 15 research articles.
Research Interest
Her main interest is to help poor and vulnerable populations through evidence-based policy research.
Publications
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Barriers, Facilitators and Priorities for Implementation of WHO Maternal and Perinatal Health Guidelines in Four Lower-Income Countries: A GREAT Network Research Activity. Vogel JP, Moore JE, Timmings C, Khan S, Khan DN, Defar A, Hadush A, Minwyelet Terefe M, Teshome L, Ba-Thike K, Than KK, Makuwani A, Mbaruku G, Mrisho M, Mugerwa KY, Puchalski Ritchie LM, Rashid S, Straus SE, Gülmezoglu AM PLoS One. 2016 Nov; 11(11):e0160020
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Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage by community-based auxiliary midwives in hard-to-reach areas of Myanmar: a qualitative inquiry into acceptability and feasibility of task shifting. Than KK, Mohamed Y, Oliver V, Myint T, La T, Beeson JG, Luchters S BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 May; 17(1):146
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Determinants of knowledge of critical danger signs, safe childbirth and immediate newborn care practices among auxiliary midwives: a cross sectional survey in Myanmar. Than KK, Morgan A, Pham MD, Beeson JG, Luchters S BMJ Open. 2017 Jul; 7(6):e017180
