Paul Garner

Professor of International Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Health, UK

Specialist in Research Synthesis. For the last 15 years, has been instrumental in bringing research synthesis to tropical diseases, mainly through the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group. Currently Director of a large Consortium committed to preparing and updating systematic reviews relevant to middle and low income countries, and using this research to promote evidence-based health policy and practice.

Work experience includes UK NHS; Papua New Guinea as a District Medical Officer, then epidemiologist at the PNG Institute of Medical Research; researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine from 1988, then moved to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 1994.