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Noreen Dadirai Mdege is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Health Sciences, University of York. Her research focuses on tobacco and alcohol use, medication adherence, and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), particularly among HIV-positive and TB patients. She employs mixed-methods research, including intervention development, implementation science, and health economics.
- PhD (University of York)
- MPH (University of Leeds)
- BPharm (University of Zimbabwe)
Her work spans addiction studies, public health interventions, and policy evaluation, with a strong emphasis on LMIC contexts. Key projects include MCLASS II (Bangladesh), PROLIFE (South Africa), and tobacco control initiatives in Zimbabwe and Uganda.
- 2017: NCI-CRUK Knowledge Integration Sandpit travel award
- 2014: Reviewer of the Year (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology)
- 2013: Top Reviewer (Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy)
She contributes to global tobacco control through systematic reviews, cluster randomized trials, and collaborations with institutions like the African Institute for Development and Policy (AFIDEP). Her recent publications address shisha smoking in Nigeria, smoke-free laws in Ethiopia, and cost-effectiveness of cancer screening in South Africa.
