Professor, Social Medicine at Karolinska Institutet
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Knut Lönnroth is a professor of Social Medicine at Karolinska Institutet. Professor Lönnroth worked for 14 years for the Global TB Programme at the World Health Organization. The past 25 years he has conducted extensive epidemiological, health systems and social science research with a major focus on tuberculosis. Presently, his research focuses mainly on social interventions for improved tuberculosis care and prevention. He coordinates the health and social protection action research and knowledge sharing network (SPARKS). Also Professor Lönnroth’s affiliation (2017-2018) with GHD steams from the shared interest in researching the role of social protection on health. Professor Lönnroth is a widely acknowledged scientist who have won numerous awards. See a more detailed profile with research interests through Karolinska Institutet.