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Professor Ernestina Coast

Professor of Health and International Development
Department of International Development

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Ernestina Coast is Professor of Health and International Development, co-chair of the LSE’s Global Health Initiative, co-Deputy Head of Department for Research and Programme Co-Director for the MSc in Health & International Development.

Her research examines the intersection of sexual and reproductive health, gender, and development. Professor Coast’s recent work focuses abortion related care, including self-managed abortion. She has worked with feminist collectives and has consulted for multilateral organisations including the WHO.

Professor Coast has supervised more than 20 PhD students working on health-related topics but is not currently accepting applications from prospective PhD students. She is the Programme Co-Director for the MSc in Health & International Development.

Expertise

Sexual; Reproductive; Health; Abortion;Contraception;Female genital cutting / mutilation;Gender; international development; data; HIV/AIDS