Mark Jit

Chair and Professor of the Department of Global and Environmental Health

Professional overview

Mark Jit is the inaugural chair and a professor in the Department of Global and Environmental Health. He was formerly head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics and co-director of the Global Health Economics Centre (GHECO) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He holds honorary appointments at LSHTM as well as the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Dr. Jit’s research focuses on epidemiological and economic modeling of vaccines to support evidence-based public health decision making. He has published papers covering a range of vaccine-preventable or potentially vaccine-preventable diseases including COVID-19, measles, HPV, pneumococcus, rotavirus, influenza, Group B Streptococcus, dengue, EV71 and RSV as well as methodological papers advancing the ways vaccines are evaluated. This work has influenced many of the major changes to immunization policy in countries around the world. Dr. Jit has served on a number of expert advisory committees in the UK as well as for international organizations such as the World Health Organization. He also organises or contributes to academic and professional courses on vaccine modeling, economics and decision science around the world.

Dr. Jit received his BSc and PhD in Mathematics from University College London, specializing in mathematical biology, and a Master of Public Health degree from King’s College London.

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Education

BSc, Mathematics, University College London

PhD, Mathematics, University College London

MPH, Public Health, King's College London

Honors and awards

Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (20222023)

Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2023)

Training Fund Award, Health Protection Agency (2007)

Andrew Rosen Prize, University College London (1999)

Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Award (1998)

Departmental Research Studentship, University College London (1998)

Student Union Commendation, University College London (1997)

Fillon Prize, University College London (1996)

Pathfinder Award, University College London (1995)

Publications

Publications

Estimating global and regional between-country inequality in routine childhood vaccine coverage in 195 countries and territories from 2019 to 2021 : a longitudinal study

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Estimating national-level measles case–fatality ratios in low-income and middle-income countries : an updated systematic review and modelling study

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Estimating the cost-effectiveness of maternal vaccination and monoclonal antibodies for respiratory syncytial virus in Kenya and South Africa

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Estimating the global impact of rotavirus vaccines on child mortality

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Global impact and cost-effectiveness of one-dose versus two-dose human papillomavirus vaccination schedules : a comparative modelling analysis

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Global impact and cost-effectiveness of one-dose versus two-dose human papillomavirus vaccination schedules: a comparative modelling analysis

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Health and economic impact of delaying large-scale HPV vaccination and screening implementation on cervical cancer in China : a modelling study

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Health effects of routine measles vaccination and supplementary immunisation activities in 14 high-burden countries : a Dynamic Measles Immunization Calculation Engine (DynaMICE) modelling study

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Health-related quality of life and economic burden of childhood pneumonia in China : a multiregion study

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Immunogenicity and seroefficacy of 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines : a systematic review and network meta-analysis of individual participant data

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Impact and cost-effectiveness of measles vaccination through microarray patches in 70 low-income and middle-income countries: mathematical modelling and early-stage economic evaluation

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Influenza vaccine uptake among children and older adults in China : a secondary analysis of a quasi-experimental study

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Is there a role for RDTs as we live with COVID-19? An assessment of different strategies

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Maternal immunisation against Group B Streptococcus : A global analysis of health impact and cost-effectiveness

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Maximising the cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus testing for cervical screening in the context of routine HPV vaccination in Hong Kong : abridged secondary publication

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Maximizing the cost-effectiveness of cervical screening in the context of routine HPV vaccination by optimizing screening strategies with respect to vaccine uptake : a modeling analysis

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Optimal allocation strategies for HPV vaccination introduction and expansion in China accommodated to different supply and dose schedule scenarios : A modelling study

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Pay-it-forward influenza vaccination among older adults and children : A cost-effectiveness analysis in China

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Pay-it-forward influenza vaccination among older adults and children: A cost-effectiveness analysis in China

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Placing a value on increased flexible vaccine manufacturing capacity for future pandemics

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Population-Level Risk Factors Related to Measles Case Fatality : A Conceptual Framework Based on Expert Consultation and Literature Review

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Potential benefit of extended dose schedules of human papillomavirus vaccination in the context of scarce resources and COVID-19 disruptions in low-income and middle-income countries : a mathematical modelling analysis

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Potential health and economic impact of paediatric vaccination using next-generation influenza vaccines in Kenya : a modelling study

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Potential population-level effectiveness of one-dose HPV vaccination in low-income and middle-income countries : a mathematical modelling analysis

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Protocol for an OpenSAFELY cohort study collecting patient-reported outcome measures using the TPP Airmid smartphone application and linked big data to quantify the health and economic costs of long COVID (OpenPROMPT)

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