Caroline Bulstra

Caroline Bulstra is a Researcher at the Department of Public Health within Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam. She completed her doctoral thesis in 2023 titled 'The last decade of HIV? Reaching sustainable HIV control through improved epidemiological understanding and health systems innovations.' Her research focuses on HIV/AIDS epidemiology, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and global health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. Key areas include malaria's impact on childhood anemia, soil-transmitted helminth prevalence modeling, and public health interventions for infectious diseases. She employs advanced epidemiological methodologies and collaborates internationally on health systems innovation.

Her work emphasizes translating research into actionable public health strategies, particularly in resource-limited settings. Notable contributions include analyzing HIV prevalence among marginalized groups and evaluating immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants.