Alessandra Ferrario

Biographic Data

ID3931003
NAMEAlessandra Ferrario
GIVEN NAMESAlessandra
FAMILY NAMEFerrario
SIGNATUREFERRARIO A
AFFILIATIONSLondon School of Economics and Political Science
ORCID0000-0002-1572-3581
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Public perceptions of mortality studies in conflict-affected areas of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

    Open AccessEsra Abdallah Abdalwahed Mahgoub, Ali Alshalah et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2026

    BACKGROUND: Mortality surveys in conflict-affected settings are essential for documenting the human cost of armed conflict, guiding the humanitarian response, and promoting accountability. The success of such studies relies on the participation of the affected populations. Yet, we know little about how the public in conflict-affected countries perceives such studies, their willingness to participate, or the barriers they face to participate. This…

  • Measuring conflict related mortality in ten countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (2004–2024)

    Open AccessEsra Abdallah Abdalwahed Mahgoub, Alessandra Ferrario et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Armed conflict is an important contributor to the global burden of disease through direct and indirect morbidity and mortality. Yet, reliable, up-to-date, and broadly accepted estimates of the human toll are scarce. We conducted a scoping review to map methods used to estimate conflict-related deaths in ten countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region using publicly available data sources. We searched three bibliomedical and scientific datab…

  • Challenges in diabetes mellitus type 2 management in Nepal

    Open AccessBishal Gyawali, Alessandra Ferrario et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2016

    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Diabetes has become an increasingly prevalent and severe public health problem in Nepal. The Nepalese health system is struggling to deliver comprehensive, quality treatment and services for diabetes at all levels of health care. This study aims to review evidence on the prevalence, cost and treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 and its complications in Nepal and to critically assess the challenges to be addressed to co…

  • Progress in increasing affordability of medicines for non-communicable diseases since the introduction of mandatory health insurance in the Republic of Moldova

    Open AccessAlessandra Ferrario, Elena Chitan et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2016References: 15

    BACKGROUND: To assess progress in improving affordability of medicines since the introduction of mandatory health insurance in the Republic of Moldova. METHOD: Using data from national health insurance, we estimate affordability of partially reimbursed medicines for the treatment of non-communicable diseases, and analyse which factors contributed to changes in affordability. RESULTS: Affordability of subsidized medicines improved over time. In 20…

  • Dealing with uncertainty and high prices of new medicines

    Open AccessAlessandra Ferrario, Panos KanavosARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 3References: 20

  • Diabetes in Algeria and challenges for health policy

    Open AccessLarbi Lamri, Erofile Gripiotis et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2014

  • The economic burden of diabetes in India

    Open AccessC A K Yesudian, Charles AK Yesudian et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2014

    BACKGROUND: Diabetes and its complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is on the rise. This calls for an assessment of the economic burden of the disease. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a critical review of the literature on cost of illness studies of diabetes and its complications in India. METHODS: A comprehensive literature review addressing the study objective was conducted. An extractio…

  • Challenges in diabetes management in Indonesia

    Open AccessPradana Soewondo, Alessandra Ferrario et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2013

    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The expanding diabetes epidemic worldwide could have potentially devastating effects on the development of healthcare systems and economies in emerging countries, both in terms of direct health care costs and loss of working time and disability. This study aims to review evidence on the burden, expenditure, complications, treatment, and outcomes of diabetes in Indonesia and its implications on the current health system …

  • Epidemiology, management, complications and costs associated with type 2 diabetes in Brazil

    Open AccessAndréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Panos Kanavos et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2013

    BACKGROUND: With an estimated 74% of all deaths attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in 2010, NCDs have become a major health priority in Brazil. The objective of the study was to conduct a comprehensive literature review on diabetes in Brazil; specifically: the epidemiology of type 2 diabetes, the availability of national and regional sources of data (particularly in terms of direct and indirect costs) and health policies for the man…

  • Diabetes management in Thailand

    Open AccessChaicharn Deerochanawong, Alessandra FerrarioARTICLEGlobalization and Health2013

    Management of diabetes represents an enormous challenge for health systems at every level of development. The latter are tested for their ability to continuously deliver high quality care to patients from the day they are diagnosed throughout their life. In this study, we review the status of diabetes management in Thailand and try to identify the key challenges the country needs to address to reduce the current (and future) medical and economic …