Thomas Hone

Thomas Hone is an Assistant Professor in Global Health Systems Research at the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. His research focuses on health systems in middle-income countries, utilizing quantitative and quasi-experimental methods to analyze health system functioning, performance, and impacts on health outcomes and inequalities.

• Principal investigator for MRC/ESRC/Wellcome/FCDO-funded project on urban violence and health systems in Rio de Janeiro's favelas
• Co-leads NIHR projects on health financing fragmentation and Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
• Collaborates with institutions in Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa

His work addresses racial/ethnic health disparities, impacts of macroeconomic fluctuations on health, and primary healthcare reforms. He teaches the BSc Global Health and MPH programs and supervises PhD students examining health system performance in middle-income countries.

• Contributed to WHO research brief on primary health care and racial discrimination
• Focus on vulnerable populations and lower-income groups in health systems analysis

Education:

• BSc in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
• MSc in Public Health (MPH), Imperial College London
• PhD in Public Health, Imperial College London

Affiliations:

• Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit
• Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde (IEPS)