Meenakshi Sharma

Meenakshi Sharma is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Health, part of the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen's University Belfast. Her research focuses on epidemiology, public health, and infectious diseases, with a particular emphasis on post-COVID-19 outcomes and healthcare economics.

• Expertise: UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being (SDG 3).
• Key Collaborations: PHOSP-COVID Study Collaborative Group and international healthcare institutions.

Her work explores topics such as cost-effectiveness of pandemic interventions, long-term health impacts of hospitalization for COVID-19, and disruptions to breast cancer patient pathways during the pandemic. She has contributed to high-impact journals like the International Journal of Epidemiology and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Her recent articles highlight interdisciplinary approaches to understanding pandemic-related healthcare challenges and optimizing resource allocation in public health systems.