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Dr. Marwa Farag is an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in health policy, health economics, and program evaluation. Her research focuses on social determinants of health inequities, economic evaluation of healthcare interventions, and barriers to healthcare access. She teaches courses such as Program Planning and Evaluation, Health Policy and Politics, and Canada Health Systems.
Recent grants include roles as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on projects addressing hepatitis-C care in Indigenous communities, food insecurity among Syrian refugees, and global food security initiatives. Her work emphasizes equity-focused policy solutions and evidence-based interventions.
Dr. Farag's research explores socioeconomic inequities in maternal healthcare, economic impacts of health policies, and mental health service accessibility. Her publications analyze topics ranging from sleep-related falls in older adults to youth violence risk factors. She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to address complex public health challenges through data-driven approaches.
- Grants:
- SHRF Grant (2016-2018): Mobile Hepatitis-C care in First Nations communities ($40,000)
- SSHRC Grant (2017-2020): Food insecurity among Syrian refugees ($189,815)
- Queen Elizabeth Scholarship (2017-2020): Global food security initiative ($449,200)
- Key Research Themes: Health equity, healthcare policy, economic evaluation, global health disparities
