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Anthony Costello | |
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 Costello in 2016 | |
| Born | 20 February 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge Middlesex Hospital |
| Known for | Improving the health of newborn infants and mothers in developing countries |
| Awards | James Spence Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatrics |
| Institutions | University College London World Health Organization |
| Doctoral students | Joy Lawn[1] |
| Website | anthonycostello |
Anthony Costello (born 20 February 1953) is a British paediatrician. Until 2015 Costello was Professor of International Child Health and Director of the Institute for Global Health at the University College London. Costello is most notable for his work on improving survival among mothers and their newborn infants in poor populations of developing countries. From 2015 to 2018 he was director of maternal, child and adolescent health at the World Health Organization in Geneva.
- ^ Lawn, Joy Elizabeth (2009). 4 million neonatal deaths : an analysis of available cause-of-death data and systematic country estimates with a focus on 'birth asphyxia'. ucl.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University College London. OCLC 829958629. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.564767.
