Dr. Aduragbemi Banke Thomas

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas is a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, holding the AXA Future Research Fellowship. His research primarily focuses on mapping the geographical coverage of critical maternal health services in megacity Lagos, Nigeria. He explores strategies to optimize cost-effectiveness, geographical access, and the quality of maternal, newborn, and reproductive health care in sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, he has contributed to several Health Policy modules, including Health Systems Policies in Developing Countries, Financing Health Care, and Health Care Economic Evaluation during executive studies. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society for Public Health, and serves as an honorary lecturer at the University of Liverpool. Banke-Thomas earned his medical degree from Lagos State University, completed postgraduate training as part of the Erasmus Mundus Europubhealth program, and finished a PhD at the University of Liverpool/Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, pioneering the application of social return on investment to assess maternal health interventions.

Research Interests

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
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Specialization Notes

Standard English requirement applies to most programs in Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, and Media.