Hampus Holmer

Hampus Holmer

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

  • I work at the intersection of global public health, diplomacy, and science — combining clinical training, academic research and policy experience to drive evidence-based strategies for health systems and global health governance.

    With an MD and PhD in Global Health and Surgery, I have systematically studied global surgery, obstetrics and anaesthesia from health systems data to patient outcomes. As a Fulbright-supported postdoctoral researcher at KI, including previous appointments as Visiting Scholar at Duke University and Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, I have engaged in multidisciplinary research and teaching on global health policy, non-communicable disease implementation, and health systems strengthening.

    In parallel, I have gained leadership experience beyond academia: serving in senior advisory roles in global health diplomacy, shaping policy and funding strategies at the intersection of government, multilateral institutions and research — today combining these experiences as a diplomat and global health strategist.

    I remain affiliated with KI’s Department of Global Public Health and continue contributing to global health research, advocacy and training — guided by a commitment to equitable, sustainable and evidence-driven health for all.

Research

  • *Selected publications*
    Implementation of non-communicable disease policies from 2015 to 2020: a
    geopolitical analysis of 194 countries. [1]
    Allen LN, Wigley S, Holmer H
    /Lancet Glob Health 2021 11;9(11):e1528-e1538/
    Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra
    Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative. [2]
    van Duinen AJ, Westendorp J, Ashley T, Hagander L, Holmer H, Koroma AP,
    Leather AJM, Shrime MG, Wibe A, Bolkan HA
    /PLoS One 2021 ;16(10):e0258532/
    Global surgery, obstetric, and anaesthesia indicator definitions and
    reporting: An Utstein consensus report. [3]
    Davies JI, Gelb AW, Gore-Booth J, Mellin-Olsen J, Martin J, Åkerman C, Ameh
    EA, Biccard BM, Braut GS, Chu KM, Derbew M, Ersdal HL, Guzman JM, Hagander L,
    Haylock-Loor C, Holmer H, Johnson W, Juran S, Kassebaum NJ, Laerdal T,
    Leather AJM, Lipnick MS, Ljungman D, Makasa EMM, Meara JG, Newton MW,
    Østergaard D, Reynolds T, Romanzi LJ, Santhirapala V, Shrime MG, Søreide K,
    Steinholt M, Suzuki E, Varallo JE, Visser GHA, Watters D, Weiser TG
    /PLoS Med 2021 Aug;18(8):e1003749/
    [The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - an important opportunity to
    improve global health]. [4]
    Alfvén T, Ekman AT, Awil H, Holmer H, Mia Ekström A, Preet R, Agardh A,
    Frielingsdorf Lundqvist H
    /Lakartidningen 2020 10;117():/
    Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections: an
    evaluation of the 2-hour proximity indicator in Sierra Leone. [5]
    van Duinen AJ, Adde HA, Fredin O, Holmer H, Hagander L, Koroma AP, Koroma MM,
    Leather AJ, Wibe A, Bolkan HA
    /BMJ Glob Health 2020 12;5(12):/
    Global health beyond geographical boundaries: reflections from global health
    education. [6]
    Herzig van Wees S, Holmer H
    /BMJ Glob Health 2020 05;5(5):/
    The rate and perioperative mortality of caesarean section in Sierra Leone.
    [7]
    Holmer H, Kamara MM, Bolkan HA, van Duinen A, Conteh S, Forna F, Hailu B,
    Hansson SR, Koroma AP, Koroma MM, Liljestrand J, Lonnee H, Sesay S, Hagander
    L
    /BMJ Glob Health 2019 ;4(5):e001605/
    Evaluating the collection, comparability and findings of six global surgery
    indicators. [8]
    Holmer H, Bekele A, Hagander L, Harrison EM, Kamali P, Ng-Kamstra JS, Khan
    MA, Knowlton L, Leather AJM, Marks IH, Meara JG, Shrime MG, Smith M, Søreide
    K, Weiser TG, Davies J
    /Br J Surg 2019 01;106(2):e138-e150/
    Cost-effectiveness of club-foot treatment in low-income and middle-income
    countries by the Ponseti method. [9]
    Grimes CE, Holmer H, Maraka J, Ayana B, Hansen L, Lavy CBD
    /BMJ Glob Health 2016 ;1(1):e000023/
    Mortality of emergency abdominal surgery in high-, middle- and low-income
    countries. [10]
    GlobalSurg Collaborative
    /Br J Surg 2016 Jul;103(8):971-988/
    Global cancer surgery: delivering safe, affordable, and timely cancer
    surgery. [11]
    Sullivan R, Alatise OI, Anderson BO, Audisio R, Autier P, Aggarwal A, Balch
    C, Brennan MF, Dare A, D'Cruz A, Eggermont AM, Fleming K, Gueye SM, Hagander
    L, Herrera CA, Holmer H, Ilbawi AM, Jarnheimer A, Ji JF, Kingham TP, Liberman
    J, Leather AJ, Meara JG, Mukhopadhyay S, Murthy SS, Omar S, Parham GP,
    Pramesh CS, Riviello R, Rodin D, Santini L, Shrikhande SV, Shrime M, Thomas
    R, Tsunoda AT, van de Velde C, Veronesi U, Vijaykumar DK, Watters D, Wang S,
    Wu YL, Zeiton M, Purushotham A
    /Lancet Oncol 2015 Sep;16(11):1193-224/
    Global distribution of surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and obstetricians. [12]
    Holmer H, Lantz A, Kunjumen T, Finlayson S, Hoyler M, Siyam A, Montenegro H,
    Kelley ET, Campbell J, Cherian MN, Hagander L
    /Lancet Glob Health 2015 Apr;3 Suppl 2():S9-11/
    The global met need for emergency obstetric care: a systematic review. [13]
    Holmer H, Oyerinde K, Meara JG, Gillies R, Liljestrand J, Hagander L
    /BJOG 2015 Jan;122(2):183-9/
    Global health education in Swedish medical schools. [14]
    Ehn S, Agardh A, Holmer H, Krantz G, Hagander L
    /Scand J Public Health 2015 Nov;43(7):687-93/
    Determining universal processes related to best outcome in emergency
    abdominal surgery: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study.
    [15]
    Bhangu A, Fitzgerald JE, Fergusson S, Khatri C, Holmer H, Søreide K,
    Harrison EM
    /BMJ Open 2014 Oct;4(10):e006239/
    [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34678197
    [2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34653191
    [3] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34415914
    [4] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33051860
    [5] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33355267
    [6] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32381655
    [7] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31565407
    [8] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30570764
    [9] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28588918
    [10] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27145169
    [11] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26427363
    [12] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25926323
    [13] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25546039
    [14] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26142351
    [15] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25354824

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  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2024

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