Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Professor, PhD
Postboks 2099, Øster Farimagsgade 5 opg. B, 09-2-14
1014 København K
Øster Farimagsgade 5 opg. B
1353 København K
Research activity per year
Current position
Associate Professor, Epidemiologist, Head of research, Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark (2004- )
Past positions
Academic qualifications
Scientific qualifications
Main research topics
Infectious and chronic disease epidemiology, health systems, implementation research, complex interventions, maternal and newborn child health, social media and health.
Specific research topics
Maternal health, child mortality, health system research, type-2 diabetes, mental health, depressions, drug administration, reproductive health, interactions between health providers and population groups, exposure to gender violence during pregnancy, living with non-communicable chronic diseases.
Ongoing major research projects
Present course responsibilites:
Coordinator of course Strategies of health promotion and disease prevention (MSc Global Health)
Teach demographic methods, epidemiological transition, epidemiological methods, Mass-drug administration at courses at MSc Global Health, Master of Disaster Management and Public Health (all programmes hosted by Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen)
Specific topics
Development of new teaching/learning approaches
Contributions to Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) hosted at Coursera. org with focus on demographic transition, epidemiological transition, inequity in health, lymphatic filariais and mass-drug administration. https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-health-introduction?irclickid=Tm4XmeXeYxyNR43wQ209ISHVUkAVdY2G2XTI0E0&irgwc=1&utm_medium=partners&utm_source=impact&utm_campaign=226800&utm_content=b2c
Development of online roleplays as a tool to analyse online health promotion and dissemination of fake-health science on social media. https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/54189-health-promotion-and-fake-health-science-on-social
No conflict of interest.
Dan Meyrowitsch is an epidemiologist (MSc, PhD), lecturer, and head of research at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
He has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, mentoring, and researching global health with a particular focus on epidemiology, health systems, and health promotion in low- and middle-income countries.
Dan Meyrowitsch has lived and worked in Africa and Asia and has served as a principal investigator, coordinator and project manager in several major research projects funded by, among others, the EU and Danida (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark), as well as acted as a consultant for UN organizations and the World Bank.
In his current research, Dan Meyrowitsch primarily focuses on maternal and newborn health, gestational diabetes, and type-2 diabetes in low- and low-middle income countries. This research includes the development and evaluation of new and innovative intervention models, including co-created training and information dissemination, and informal support for people living with chronic illness.
Roles as principal investigator
Co-applicant and researcher in ongoing projects
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Natassia Rosewood (Other), Jacob Lauge Thomassen (Other), Thomas Ploug (Other), Flemming Konradsen (Other), Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (Other) & Jane Brandt Sørensen (Other)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership in review committee
Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership in review committee
Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership in review committee
17/02/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
24/07/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
26/08/2011
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media