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Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström

PhD

Associate Professor in Health Economics

Research qualifications: Docent
0000-0001-8723-8131

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E-mail
anni-maria.pulkki-brannstrom@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 65 29

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Affiliation
Associate professor at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health
Location
5B, Målpunkt P, Försörjningsvägen 7 B, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå

I work at the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine. My research focuses on the quantitative evaluation of the cost-effectiveness and equity impacts of multisectoral public health interventions.

I am part of the Salut Child Health Promotion Programme research group with project funding from FORTE. I also lead a knowledge translation project KAMSO developing decision support for social inclusion interventions funded by the private foundation Idéer för livet. I supervise PhD students working on the evaluation of interventions and health reforms.

I have a long-term collaboration with UCL in London where I worked 2009-2015 and am currently member of the virtual UCL Centre for Global Health Economics.

Member of UmU Medical Faculty's Strategic Board for Research and the Internationalisation Group.

Faricimab versus bevacizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: cost analysis based on real-world data from the Swedish Macula Registry
Acta Ophthalmologica, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 103, (1) : 99-108
Abdalla, Souad; Westborg, Inger; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.
Humanitarian–development nexus approach to health systems strengthening in Sudan: a policy analysis
Frontiers in Public Health, Frontiers Media S.A. 2025, Vol. 13
Aweesha, Huzeifa; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.
Effect of a multicomponent school-based intervention with parental involvement on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking initiation: equity impact analysis of the TOPAS study
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2025, Vol. 79, (3) : 227-232
Beeres, Dorien; Galanti, Maria Rosaria; Nilsson, Maria; et al.
KAMSO – ett hälsoekonomiskt kalkylverktyg när evidens saknas
Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, Stiftelsen Socialmedicinsk tidskrift 2025, Vol. 102, (2) : 157-169
Löfgren, Curt; Hjelte, Jan; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
Sudan's health sector partnership: from confined progression to openness and hope to uncertain demise
Development Policy Review, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 42, (2)
Aweesha, Huzeifa; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.
Child–adult contract for prevention of tobacco use: "as-treated" analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial (the TOPAS study) at 3-year follow-up
Prevention Science, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 25 : 175-192
Beeres, Dorien Tecla; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Nilsson, Maria; et al.
Intersectional inequalities in child social-emotional health: a case for proportionate universalism
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 34, (Suppl 3)
Rosenberg, A.; Ivarsson, A.; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.
Health-related quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus measured with the Bahasa Indonesia version of EQ-5D in primary care settings in Indonesia
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2023, Vol. 56, (5) : 467-474
Prabowo, Muhammad Husen; Febrinasari, Ratih Puspita; Pamungkasari, Eti Poncorini; et al.
Health and economic outcomes of a universal early intervention for parents and children from birth to age five: evaluation of the Salut Programme using a natural experiment
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 21, (1)
Sampaio, Filipa; Häggström, Jenny; Ssegonja, Richard; et al.
Social inequalities in social-emotional problems among preschool children: a population-based study in Sweden
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 16, (1)
Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.
Multifaceted determinants of social-emotional problems in preschool children in Sweden: An ecological systems theory approach
SSM - Population Health, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 21
Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Vogt, Thomas; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.
Evaluation of the Swedish school-based program "tobacco-free DUO" in a cluster randomized controlled trial (TOPAS study). Results at 2-year follow-up
Preventive Medicine, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 155
Beeres, Dorien; Arnö, Elin; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.
Topas - tobakspreventivt arbete i skolan. Slutrapport: en utvärdering av det ANDT-förebyggande programmet Tobaksfri duo
Umeå universitet & Karolinska institutet 2022
Nilsson, Maria; Galanti, Rosaria; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria
Social inequalities in health care utilization during Ecuadorian healthcare reform (2007–2017): a before-and-after cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Quizhpe, Edy; Teran, Enrique; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.
Copula Models for Addressing Sample Selection in the Evaluation of Public Health Programmes: An Application to the Leeds Let’s Get Active Study
Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer Nature 2021, Vol. 19, (3) : 305-312
Candio, Paolo; Hill, Andrew J.; Poupakis, Stavros; et al.
Cost-effectiveness of Radiofrequency Denervation for Zygapophyseal Joint Pain
Pain Physician, NLM (Medline) 2021, Vol. 24, (8) : E1205-E1218
Hambraeus, Johan; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindholm, Lars
Protocol for the evaluation of cost-effectiveness and health equity impact of a school-based tobacco prevention programme in a cluster randomised controlled trial (the TOPAS study)
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 11, (8)
Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Galanti, Maria R.; Nilsson, Maria
Tobacco-Free Duo Adult-Child Contract for Prevention of Tobacco Use Among Adolescents and Parents: Protocol for a Mixed-Design Evaluation
JMIR Research Protocols, Vol. 9, (10)
Galanti, Maria Rosaria; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Nilsson, Maria
Participatory learning and action cycles with women s groups to prevent neonatal death in low-resource settings: A multi-country comparison of cost-effectiveness and affordability
Health Policy and Planning, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 35, (10) : 1280-1289
Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Batura, Neha; et al.
The equity impact of a universal child health promotion programme
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 74 : 605-611
Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindkvist, Marie; Eurenius, Eva; et al.
Socioeconomic inequalities in women's access to health care: has Ecuadorian health reform been successful?
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 19
Quizhpe, Edy; San Sebastian, Miguel; Teran, Enrique; et al.
"Cheaper and better": Societal cost savings and budget impact of changing from systemic to intralesional pentavalent antimonials as the first-line treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 13, (11)
Eid Rodríguez, Daniel; San Sebastian, Miguel; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria
Incremental cost and health gains of the 2016 WHO antenatal care recommendations for Rwanda: results from expert elicitation
Health Research Policy and Systems, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 17
Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Mogren, Ingrid; et al.
The equity impact of a universal child health promotion programme
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 29, (Suppl 4) : 103-103
Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindkvist, Marie; Eurenius, Eva; et al.
Health-related quality of life determinants among Rwandan women after delivery: does antenatal care utilization matter? A cross-sectional study
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, BioMed Central 2018, Vol. 37
Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Krantz, Gunilla; et al.
Cost of antenatal care for the health sector and for households in Rwanda
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 18
Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Krantz, Gunilla; et al.
Nytt sätt att mäta livskvalitet öppnar för effektivare insatser
Dagens samhälle, (31) : 26-26
Lindholm, Lars; Ivarsson, Anneli; Löfgren, Curt; et al.
Impact on birth weight and child growth of participatory learning and action women’s groups with and without transfers of food or cash during pregnancy: findings of the low birth weight South Asia cluster-randomised controlled trial (LBWSAT) in nepal
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018, Vol. 13, (5)
Saville, Naomi M.; Shrestha, Bhim P.; Style, Sarah; et al.
Health related quality of life determinants for Rwandan women after delivery
European Journal of Public Health, OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2017, Vol. 27, (Suppl_3) : 436-
Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Krantz, G.; et al.
Is the Salut Programme an effective and cost-effective universal health promotion intervention for parents and their children?: a register-based retrospective observational study
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2017, Vol. 7, (9)
Häggström, Jenny; Sampaio, Filipa; Eurenius, Eva; et al.
Effectiveness of the Salut Program: a universal health promotion intervention for parents & children
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2016, Vol. 26, (Suppl 1)253
Feldman, I.; Eurenius, Eva; Haggstrom, J.; et al.
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Salut Programme: a universal health promotion intervention for parents and children-protocol of a register-based retrospective observational study
BMJ Open, Vol. 6, (8)
Feldman, Inna; Eurenius, Eva; Häggström, Jenny; et al.
Socio-economic inequity in HIV testing in Malawi
Global Health Action, Vol. 9 : 1-15
Kim, Sung Wook; Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; et al.
Protocol of the Low Birth Weight South Asia Trial (LBWSAT), a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing impact on birth weight and infant nutrition of Participatory Learning and Action through women's groups, with and without unconditional transfers of fortified food or cash during pregnancy in Nepal
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, BioMed Central 2016, Vol. 16
Saville, Naomi M; Shrestha, Bhim P; Style, Sarah; et al.
Protocol for the economic evaluation of a community-based intervention to improve growth among children under two in rural India (CARING trial)
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2016, Vol. 6, (11)
Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Sinha, Rajesh; Kumar Ojha, Amit; et al.
Highlighting the evidence gap: how cost-effective are interventions to improve early childhood nutrition and development?
Health Policy and Planning, Oxford University Press 2015, Vol. 30, (6) : 813-821
Batura, Neha; Hill, Zelee; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; et al.
Basic income – healthy outcome? Effects on health of an Indian basic income pilot project: a cluster randomised trial
Journal of Development Effectiveness, Vol. 7, (1) : 111-126
Beck, Simon; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; San Sebastián, Miguel
Cost-effectiveness and affordability of community mobilisation through women's groups and quality improvement in health facilities (MaiKhanda trial) in Malawi
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, BioMed Central (BMC) 2015, Vol. 13
Colbourn, Tim; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Nambiar, Bejoy; et al.
Inequity in costs of seeking sexual and reproductive health services in India and Kenya
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2015, Vol. 14
Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lafort, Yves; et al.
Collecting and analysing cost data for complex public health trials: reflections on practice
Global Health Action, CoAction Publishing 2014, Vol. 7 : 23257-
Batura, Neha; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Agrawal, Priya; et al.
Comparing the cost effectiveness of harm reduction strategies: a case study of the Ukraine
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, Vol. 12
Kim, Sung; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Skordis-Worrall, Jolene
The effect of increased coverage of participatory women's groups on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: A cluster randomized trial
JAMA pediatrics, American Medical Association 2013, Vol. 167, (9) : 816-25
Fottrell, Edward; Azad, Kishwar; Kuddus, Abdul; et al.
Effect of women's groups and volunteer peer counselling on rates of mortality, morbidity, and health behaviours in mothers and children in rural Malawi (MaiMwana): a factorial, cluster-randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 381, (9879) : 1721-35
Lewycka, Sonia; Mwansambo, Charles; Rosato, Mikey; et al.
Women's groups practising participatory learning and action to improve maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The Lancet, Vol. 381, (9879) : 1736-46
Prost, Audrey; Colbourn, Tim; Seward, Nadine; et al.
On the patterns and determinants of the global diffusion of new technologies
Research Policy, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 42, (10) : 1768-1779
Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Stoneman, Paul
Cost and cost effectiveness of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets - a model-based analysis
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, Vol. 10 : 5-
Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Wolff, Claudia; Brännström, Niklas; et al.
Association between clean delivery kit use, clean delivery practices, and neonatal survival: pooled analysis of data from three sites in South Asia
PLoS Medicine, PLoS, Public Library of Science 2012, Vol. 9, (2) : e1001180-
Seward, Nadine; Osrin, David; Li, Leah; et al.
Development and formative evaluation of a visual e-tool to help decision makers navigate the evidence around health financing
JMIR Research Protocols, Vol. 1, (2) : e25-
Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Utley, Martin; et al.
Maternal and neonatal health expenditure in Mumbai slums (India): a cross sectional study
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2011, Vol. 11 : 150-
Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Pace, Noemi; Bapat, Ujwala; et al.
Internal diffusion of new technology
Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Warwick
Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria
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I am course coordinator for the advanced-level course Health Economic Theory (7.5 ECTS) and the doctoral-level course Research Ethics (2 ECTS).

I also teach on Equity and Health (3.5 ECTS) and Advanced Topics in Health Economic Evalution Methods (7.5 ECTS).

Each year I supervise a number of theses by students taking our Master's Programme in Public Health with a Specialization in Health Economics.