Dr Leontine Alkema

Dr. Leontine Alkema’s research focuses on the development of statistical models to assess trends and differentials in reproductive, maternal, and child health outcomes worldwide. She has developed estimation and projection methods for key global indicators, such as the under-five mortality rate, maternal mortality, usage of and unmet need for contraceptive methods, abortion incidence, and total fertility. Dr Alkema collaborates with various United Nations agencies, the World Health Organization, the FP2020 community, and Guttmacher Institute to help make available improved estimation methods, software and resulting model-based estimates to diverse international audiences.