Treat TB

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine welcomes Ivor Langley as the Operational Research Analyst on the PROVE-IT LPA study. As part of the collaborative TREAT TB Research Programme, Mr Langley will apply operational research (OR) methods (such as simulation modelling and forecasting) to model and predict optimal placement of new technologies (diagnostics and treatment) and packages of technologies, in developing country health systems, to promote access by the poor to health services. He will identify and develop strategies for managing bottlenecks in systems, assess potential for scale up and assess relative benefits with regard to the new technologies. Working within a multidisciplinary team primarily with data generated through the Programme and other sources, he will provide comprehensive information to policy makers on the appropriate most effective technologies and approaches by using analytical skills in logistic and strategic supply chain management.

Ivor graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1978 with a Masters Degree in Operational Research following his Bachelors Degree in Mathematics. He worked in Operational Research and related statistical modelling in manufacturing, retailing, and as a consultant for over 14 years, before following a successful general management career as a director for the UK companies Littlewoods Shop Direct and Home Retail Group Card Services. Ivor worked for over nine years for Lanner, the company that specialises in the process simulation software WITNESS which he will use for his work on the TREAT TB programme. In recent years, Ivor has also been involved in using his management and training skills in educational projects in Tanzania and at a health project in the DR Congo.