Professor Shereen Hussein is Professor of Health and Social Care Policy at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. With a background in statistics, computer science, and medical demography, she holds an MSc from LSHTM and a PhD from the London School of Economics. Professor Hussein is a leading international expert in ageing, long-term care, health and social care workforce systems, and migration.
She currently directs the LSHTM Centre for Care Policy and Research and is the founder of the MENARAH Network, which advances ageing and health policy across the Middle East and North Africa. Her research has shaped national and international policy, with advisory roles to the WHO, UN, World Bank, and OECD. Professor Hussein has led pivotal studies on the COVID-19 impact on care homes and migrant care workers. She is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Population Health Metrics and author of over 150 peer-reviewed publications.
