Akim Tafadzwa Lukwa, PhD

Research Assistant

Akim Tafadzwa Lukwa is a Health Economist, who holds a Bachelor’s of Commerce and honors in Economics from Midlands State University in Zimbabwe, and a Master’s in Health Economics from the University of Cape Town. He recently completed his Ph.D. in Public Health-Health with University of Cape Town. He has research outputs on; Economic burden of malaria, maternal, and child health socioeconomic inequalities, and Social determinants of health research.

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2534-3731

Recent publications

Socio-economic inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition among under-five children: evidence from 10 selected sub-Saharan African countries
Alaba OA, Chiwire P, Siya A, Saliu OA, Nhakaniso K, Nzeribe E, Okova D, Lukwa AT

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

(2023)

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085489
Decomposing maternal socioeconomic inequalities in Zimbabwe; leaving no woman behind
Lukwa AT, Siya A, Odunitan-Wayas FA, Alaba O

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

(2022)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04571-9
Can informal savings groups promote food security and social, economic and health transformations, especially among women in urban sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative systematic review
Lukwa AT, Odunitan-Wayas F, Lambert EV, Alaba OA, on behalf of the Savings for Health IDRC Collaborators

Sustainability

(2022)

https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063153

Akim Tafadzwa Lukwa, PhD

Research Assistant

Recent publications

Socio-economic inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition among under-five children: evidence from 10 selected sub-Saharan African countries

Decomposing maternal socioeconomic inequalities in Zimbabwe; leaving no woman behind

Can informal savings groups promote food security and social, economic and health transformations, especially among women in urban sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative systematic review