Maëlenn Guerchet,
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Associate Editor
Term Expiration:
12/31/2024
Affiliation(s):
French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development
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Areas of Interest:
epidemiology, public health, ageing, burden
Biography & Research:
Dr Maëlenn Guerchet is a researcher with a focus on ageing and dementia in sub-Saharan Africa. She has a background in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Her PhD, obtained focused on the assessment, prevalence and risk factors of dementia among older adults living in three-French speaking African countries (Benin, Central African Republic and Congo). Following her PhD, Maëlenn carried out her research in Central Africa, and extended her interest in comparing how the dementia epidemic affects African and other low and middle income countries in a world going through demographic, social and epidemiological transitions.
