Dr Leila Ghalichi

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Department of Applied Health Sciences

Contact details

Address
Murray Learning Centre
College of Medicine and Health
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Senior Researcher at Global Health Unit. Currently working on “Equitable Access to Quality Health Care for Injured People in Four Low or Middle Income Countries”.

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Qualifications

MD, PhD in Epidemiology

Biography

Leila is a physician with a PhD in Epidemiology. Her research spans global health, psychosocial health, and communicable diseases. She is experienced in qualitative and quantitative research methods and evidence synthesis.

Research

Research interests:

  • Injury care
  • Psychosocial Health
  • Public Health

 Current projects:

Equitable Access to Quality Health Care for Injured People in Four Low or Middle Income Countries: Equi-injury

Publications

Recent publications

Article

D’Ambruoso, L, Ignatowicz, A, Tshabalala, N, Berhe, DF, Wajid Ali, Z, Sarfo-Antwi, F, Atiq, H, Chaand, ZB, Rahim, KA, MacQuene, T, Chideya, Y, Agbeko, AE, Kwame Amofa, E, Twizeyimana, E, Mugisha, N, Nzasabimana, P, Umwali, G, Ndangurura, D, Nzungize, L, Alayande, BT, Amberbir, A, Ghalichi, L, Belli, A, Palacios, A, Whitaker, J, Nepomuscene, NJ, Dramani, A, Mustafa, M, Bagahirwa, I, Nodo, O, Alberts, K, Tabiri, S, Bellua Sam, N, Bekele, A, Byiringiro, JC, Razzak, J, Chu, K & Davies, J 2026, ''A race against time': a Photovoice study on priorities for quality of injury care with patients, health workers, and policymakers in four low and middle-income countries', BMJ Global Health.

Equi-Injury Group & Ghalichi, L 2026, 'Delays in seeking and reaching care for injured patients in four low-income and middle-income countries: a cohort study', BMJ Global Health, vol. 11, no. 3, e021659. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021659

Whitaker, J, Ghalichi, L, Amberbir, A, Ignatowicz, A, MacQuene, T, Berhe, DF, Wajidali, Z, Sithole, D, Agbeko, AE, Twizeyimana, E, Munyura, NO, Rahim, KA, Gudugbe, S, Alhassan, PDA, Navsaria, P, D’Ambruoso, L, Razzak, J, Chu, K & Davies, J 2026, 'Evaluating the implementation of the vignettes-based injury care process assessment tool in low- and middle-income countries settings', BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14424-2

Pournik, O, Ghalichi, L, Ayadi, J, Consoli, A, Gallos, P, Abbasi, SF, Ding, X & Arvanitis, TN 2026, 'From Clinical Decision Support to Equity-Aware Decision Support: A Conceptual Architecture for Digital Health Systems', Studies in health technology and informatics, vol. 338, pp. 497-501. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI260893

Kang, J, Kim, HJ, Kim, MS, GBD 2023 Substance Use Collaborators, Shin, JI & Yon, DK 2026, 'Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study', Nature Medicine, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 527-544. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-04137-0

Ntezimana , JN, Welgama, I, Nuhu, A, Bagahirwa, I, Umuhoza, V, Iradukunda , F, Ghalichi, L, Sheferaw, ED, Davies, JI & Byiringiro, JC 2026, 'Improving Trauma Data Quality in Rwanda: A Prospective Assessment of Registry Completeness and Accuracy', Journal of Clinical Medicine.

The Equi-Injury Group 2026, 'Mortality and disability after hospitalisation for injuries in low- or middle-income countries: a cohort study', Lancet Global Health.

Equi-Injury Group & Rahim, KA 2026, 'Paying the Price: The Intersection of Out-of-Pocket Expenses, and Trauma Mortality in Pakistan', World Journal of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70243

Ignatowicz, A, Equi-Injury Group, Peaston, G, Sithole, D, Ghalichi, L, D’Ambruoso, L, Tshabalala, N, Berhe, DF, Sarfo-Antwi, F, Atiq, H, MacQuene, T, Chideya, Y, Agbeko, AE, Kwame Amofa, E, Twizeyimana, E, Mugisha, N, Munyura, NO, Nzasabimana, P, Umwali, G, Ndangurura, D, Nzungize, L, Alayande, BT, Amberbir, A, Dramani, A, Nodo, O, Belli, A, Palacios, A, Whitaker, J, Bellua Sam, N, Byiringiro, JC, Razzak, J, Bekele, A, Tabir, S, Chu, K & Davies, J 2026, 'Reasons for not seeking formal healthcare after injuries: a qualitative study with injured individuals in four low- and middle-income countries', Global Public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, 2650929. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2026.2650929

GBD 2023 Mental Disorder Collaborators 2026, 'Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023', The Lancet, vol. 407, no. 10543, pp. 2040-2064. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00519-2

Comment/debate

Kang, J, Kim, HJ, Kim, MS, GBD 2023 Substance Use Collaborators, Shin, JI & Yon, DK 2026, 'Author Correction: Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study', Nature Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04513-4

Conference contribution

Pournik, O, Watts, E, Richards, E, Boelaert, K, Sharma, N, Abbasi, SF, Ding, X, Ghalichi, L & Arvanitis, TN 2026, A Hybrid Delphi-Inspired Expert-LLM Workflow for Efficient Evidence Screening in Systematic Reviews. in M Giacomini, J Delgado, TN Arvanitis, E Andrikopoulou, A Benis, G Balestra, R Bellazzi, P Gallos, R Gatta, DR Giacobbe, N Giordano, M Hägglund, L Lindsköld, L Lhotska, S Marceglia, E Parimbelli, L Sacchi, P Soda, L Stoicu-Tivadar, P Veltri & P Vizza (eds), Opening the Personal Gate between Technology and Health Care: Proceedings of MIE 2026. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 336, IOS Press, pp. 670-674, 36th Medical Informatics Europe Conference, MIE 2026, Genoa, Italy, 25/05/26. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI260255

Pournik, O, Abbasi, SF, Ding, X, Mahmoodi, N, Allington, R, Peltonen, LM, Gallos, P, Ghalichi, L & Arvanitis, TN 2026, Large Language Models for Health Knowledge Modelling in Data Interoperability: A Scoping Review of Methods, Standards, and Applications. in M Giacomini, J Delgado, TN Arvanitis, E Andrikopoulou, A Benis, G Balestra, R Bellazzi, P Gallos, R Gatta, DR Giacobbe, N Giordano, M Hägglund, L Lindsköld, L Lhotska, S Marceglia, E Parimbelli, L Sacchi, P Soda, L Stoicu-Tivadar, P Veltri & P Vizza (eds), Opening the Personal Gate between Technology and Health Care: Proceedings of MIE 2026. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 336, IOS Press, pp. 1287-1291, EFMI Medical Informatics Europe 2026, Genova, Italy, 25/05/26. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI260406

Review article

Healey, J, Singh, M, Richards, C, Plachcinski, R, Moss, N, Ghalichi, L, Lee, SI, Hanley, S, Vowles, Z, Crowe, FL, Nirantharakumar, K & Black, M 2026, 'The association of pregnancy complications/risk factors with the development of cancer in women: an umbrella review', BMC medicine, vol. 24, 313. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04844-6

Atiq, H, Rahim, KA, Sheikh, SA, Afzal, B, Wajidali, Z, Chand, ZB, Latif, A, Ignatowicz, A, Ghalichi, L, Chu, K, Razzak, JA & Davies, J 2025, 'Access to quality trauma care after injury in Pakistan: a systematic review and narrative synthesis', British Medical Journal Open, vol. 15, no. 12, e101071. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101071

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