Qian Long

Dr Long had medical and international health training in China and the Netherland. She completed doctoral degree in the University of Helsinki, Finland and had postdoctoral training in Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University and Duke Kunshan University. Her research interest and experience centres on health equity in relation to health systems development with a focus on health financing and health services organization and delivery. She has worked in the area of maternal and child health, tuberculosis control and non-communicable diseases management. Prior to joining Duke Kunshan University, she was technical officer working in the Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, based in Geneva for over two years.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Global Health at Duke Kunshan University · 2022 - Present DKU Faculty

Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) for the Master of Science in Global Health (MScGH) Program at Duke Kunshan University · 2024 - Present DKU Faculty

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Health in the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) · 2022 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications

Patient delay, diagnosis delay, and treatment outcomes among migrant patients with tuberculosis in Shanghai, China, 2018-2020: a mixed-methods study.

Journal Article BMJ Open · October 26, 2024 OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine patient delay, diagnosis delay and treatment performance among patients with tuberculosis (TB) in Shanghai, China in 2018-2020 focusing on disparities between migrant and local patients with TB. DESIGN: Mixed-method ... Full text Link to item Cite

The co-management of tuberculosis-diabetes co-morbidities in Indonesia under the National Tuberculosis Control Program: results from a cross-sectional study from 2017 to 2019.

Journal Article BMC Public Health · April 8, 2022 BACKGROUND: Indonesia suffers from a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes (DM). The government initiated national TB-DM co-management activities under the National TB Control Program in 2017. This study investigates the detection and treatment out ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes in caesarean section rates in China during the period of transition from the one-child to two-child policy era: cross-sectional National Household Health Services Surveys.

Journal Article BMJ open · April 2022 ObjectivesSince 2009, China has introduced policies, principally targeting health professionals, to reduce caesarean section (CS) overuse. In 2016, China endorsed a universal two-child policy. Advanced maternal age and previous CS may indicate cha ... Full text Cite

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Education, Training & Certifications

University of Helsinki (Finland) · 2012 Ph.D.