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Stefan Swartling Peterson

Stefan Swartling Peterson

Professor
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Alfvén, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a Public Health Physician and Professor of Global Transformation fo Health. My formative work has been in East Africa over the last 20 years working on healht systems and implementation science in the fiels of child survival, perinatal quality of care and capacity development. I served as the Global Chief of the Health for UNICEF 2016-20, based in New York. From 1 January 2021 I am Professor of Global Transformation for Health at KI, with side affiliation to Makerere University, Uganda. 

    Education
    University Medical Degree, Uppsala University
    Master of Public Health, Harvard University
    PhD, Uppsala University
    Postdoc, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and Makerere University

    Academic honours, awards and prizes
    Alumnus of the year, Uppsala University, 2012
    Honorary Member, Västgöta Nation, 2015

Research

  • Stefan Swartling Peterson has a keen interest in implementation science and is occupied with the question how the world’s children can have optimal health and development now, but also a livable future, by addressing the social, commercial, and political determinants of health.

Articles

  • Article: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2024;25:101589
    Balaj M; Sjoqvist H; van der Velde L; Allebeck PA; Shaaban AN; Peterson SS; Eikemo TA; Agardh EE
  • Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2024;23(SUPPL 1):650
    Peterson SS
  • Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;2(5):e0000425
    Guwatudde D; Delobelle P; Absetz P; Van JO; Mayega RW; Kasujja FX; De Man J; Hassen M; Kiracho EE; Kiguli J; Puoane T; Ostenson C-G; Peterson S; Daivadanam M
  • Article: GLOBAL HEALTH-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2021;9(2):365-378
    Waiswa P; Wanduru P; Okuga M; Kajjo D; Kwesiga D; Kalungi J; Nambuya H; Mulowooza J; Tagoola A; Peterson S
  • Article: HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS. 2021;4(2):e284
    Bagonza A; Kitutu FE; Peterson S; MÃ¥rtensson A; Mutto M; Awor P; Mukanga D; Wamani H
  • Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2021;6(6):e006084
    Waiswa P; Mpanga F; Bagenda D; Kananura RM; O'Connell T; Henriksson DK; Diaz T; Ayebare F; Katahoire AR; Ssegujja E; Mbonye A; Peterson SS
  • Article: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2021;11:05010
    Ashish KC; Peterson SS; Gurung R; Skalkidou A; Gautam J; Malla H; Paudel P; Bhattarai K; Joshi N; Tinkari BS; Adhikari S; Shrestha D; Ghimire B; Sharma S; Khanal L; Shrestha S; Graham WJ; Kinney M
  • Article: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2021;11:06003
    Shahabuddin A; Sharkey A; Khalid F; Rasanathan K; Hasman A; Tran N; Durrani A; Ongwae K; Duncan R; Ahmed KA; Farrukh S; Rutter P; Jackson D; Hafeez A; Peterson SS; Ghaffar A
  • Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PEDIATRICS. 2021;64(2):46-48
    Choe YJ; Aurang Zeb Durrani B; Swartling Peterson S
  • Article: GLOBAL HEALTH-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2020;8(4):858-862
    Graham HR; Bagayana SM; Bakare AA; Olayo BO; Peterson SS; Duke T; Falade AG
  • Article: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2020;98(12):886-893
    Kraef PC; Wood B; von Philipsborn P; Singh S; Peterson SS; Kallestrup P
  • Article: GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH. 2020;16(1):106
    Bagonza A; Peterson S; MÃ¥rtensson A; Mutto M; Awor P; Kitutu F; Gibson L; Wamani H
  • Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2020;20(1):497
    Mubiri P; Kajjo D; Okuga M; Marchant T; Peterson S; Waiswa P; Hanson C
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;49(4):1082-1082g
    Kajungu D; Hirose A; Rutebemberwa E; Pariyo GW; Peterson S; Guwatudde D; Galiwango E; Tusubira V; Kaija J; Nareeba T; Hanson C
  • Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2020;19(1):270
    Bagonza A; Wamani H; Peterson S; MÃ¥rtensson A; Mutto M; Musoke D; Kitutu FE; Mukanga D; Gibson L; Awor P
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS. 2020;122(2):582-621
    Bengtsson N; Savje F; Peterson SS
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY AND PRACTICE. 2020;13:55
    Bagonza A; Peterson S; MÃ¥rtensson A; Wamani H; Awor P; Mutto M; Musoke D; Gibson L; Kitutu FE
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(12):e0243948
    Namaganda LH; Almeida R; Kajungu D; Wabwire-Mangen F; Peterson S; Andrews C; Eliasson AC; Kakooza-Mwesige A; Forssberg H
  • Article: APPETITE. 2019;143:104409
    Kiguli J; Alvesson HM; Mayega RW; Kasujja FX; Muyingo A; Kirunda B; Kiracho EE; Nalwadda CK; Naggayi G; Peterson S; van Olmen J; Daivadanam M
  • Article: HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS. 2019;17(1):57
    Henriksson DK; Peterson SS; Waiswa P; Fredriksson M
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All other publications

  • Editorial comment: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2024;17(1):2330758
    Vallin M; Tomson G; Kampmann B; Engebretsen E; Peterson SS; Wanyenze RK; Ottersen OP
  • Editorial comment: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION. 2024;33(5):387-389
    Pastorino R; Pezzullo AM; Osti T; Adany R; Borry P; Barnhoorn F; Fadil E; Kroese M; Metspalu A; Perez-Gomez B; Perola M; Quaggia D; Scollen S; Shabani M; Swartling Peterson S; van El C; Vicente A; Boccia S
  • Editorial comment: NATURE MEDICINE. 2024;30(7):1813-1815
    Peterson SS; Kobusingye O; Mayega R; Orem J; Waiswa P
  • Editorial comment: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2023;16(1):2242196
    Voss M-L; Claeson M; Bremberg S; Peterson SS; Alfven T; Ndeezi G
  • Editorial comment: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33(4):553
    Viberg N; Wanyenze R; Nordenstedt H; Gitahi G; Peterson SS
  • Editorial comment: LANCET. 2023;402(10397):168-170
    Peterson HB; Dube Q; Lawn JE; Haidar J; Bagenal J; Horton R; Lancet Commission on Evidence-Based Implementation
  • Editorial comment: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT. 2022;11(12):3157-3158
    Holmesson S; Marten R; Sundewall J; Peterson SS; Petersson I; Ottersen O-P
  • Review: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2022;44:101289
    Mutahi J; Larsen A; Cuijpers P; Peterson SS; Unutzer J; McKay M; John-Stewart G; Jewell T; Kinuthia J; Gohar F; Lai J; Wamalwa D; Gachuno O; Kumar M
  • Letter: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;2(1):112
    Jackson D; Shahabuddin ASM; Sharkey AB; Källander K; Muñiz M; Mwamba R; Nyankesha E; Scherpbier RW; Hasman A; Balarajan Y; Albright K; Idele P; Peterson SS
  • Editorial comment: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2021;372:n59
    Tomson G; Causevic S; Ottersen OP; Peterson SS; Rashid S; Wanyenze RK; Yamin AE
  • Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2020;10(2):020104
    Rasanathan K; Tran N; Johnson HL; Hafeez A; Peterson S; Ghaffar A
  • Letter: PEDIATRICS. 2020;146(2):e2020005553A
    Nandy R; Griffiths UK; Danielson N; Hickler B; Rodriques B; Stefanet S; Peterson S
  • Editorial comment: LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2020;8(6):e762-e763
    Bassat Q; Watkins K; Peterson S; Bijleveld P; Detjen A; Winn J; Wright S; Kyrillou A; Fanjul G; Casamitjana N; Greenslade L; Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia Steering Commi
  • Corrigendum: LANCET. 2020;395(10237):1612
  • Review: LANCET. 2020;395(10224):605-658
    Clark H; Coll-Seck AM; Banerjee A; Peterson S; Dalglish SL; Ameratunga S; Balabanova D; Bhan MK; Bhutta ZA; Borrazzo J; Claeson M; Doherty T; El-Jardali F; George AS; Gichaga A; Gram L; Hipgrave DB; Kwamie A; Meng Q; Mercer R; Narain S; Nsungwa-Sabiiti J; Olumide AO; Osrin D; Powell-Jackson T; Rasanathan K; Rasul I; Reid P; Requejo J; Rohde SS; Rollins N; Romedenne M; Singh Sachdev H; Saleh R; Shawar YR; Shiffman J; Simon J; Sly PD; Stenberg K; Tomlinson M; Ved RR; Costello A
  • Review: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2020;11:603875
    Rahman M; Ahmed R; Moitra M; Damschroder L; Brownson R; Chorpita B; Idele P; Gohar F; Huang KY; Saxena S; Lai J; Peterson SS; Harper G; McKay M; Amugune B; Esho T; Ronen K; Othieno C; Kumar M
  • Letter: LANCET. 2019;394(10210):1707-1708
    Peterson S; Pearson L; Nandy R; Jackson D; Hipgrave D
  • Editorial comment: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD. 2019;104(Suppl 1):S1-S2
    Banerjee A; Britto PR; Daelmans B; Goh E; Peterson S
  • Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FHDT
    Helldén D; Källander K; Peterson S; Alfvén T
  • Editorial comment: LANCET. 2019;393(10167):109-112
    Coll-Seck A; Clark H; Bahl R; Peterson S; Costello A; Lucas T
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Employments

  • Professor, Department of Global Public Health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2021-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2007

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