Dr. Ties Boerma

Professor

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Biography

Ties Boerma is a professor in the College of Community and Global Health at the University of Manitoba and holds the Canada Research Chair in Population and Global Health at the Institute for Global Public Health. With 35 years of experience in global public health, Dr. Boerma has worked at national and district levels in Africa and led health programs including Demographic Health Surveys. He has also served as an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and held senior leadership roles at the World Health Organization (WHO), directing WHO’s work on health statistics and information for 14 years. His research focuses on measuring and monitoring progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to health, including universal health coverage. He is involved in longitudinal research and demographic surveillance studies in northwest Tanzania, generating evidence to strengthen reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programs in low and middle-income countries, while also assessing mortality caused by armed conflict and disasters.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Professor in the College of Community and Global Health with a focus on global health initiatives.

Senior Leader

2006-01-01 — 2020-01-01

World Health Organization • Geneva, Switzerland

Directed WHO’s work on health statistics, information, and evidence.

Associate Professor

1997-01-01 — 2000-01-01

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Taught epidemiology and conducted research in public health.

Requirements for University of Manitoba

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree in nursing or equivalent Professional registration as RN or RPN Research Methods course (min grade C+) Introductory Statistics course (min grade C+)
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Education, Administration, or Clinical.