Dr Duyen Nguyen

Contribution to WP 4 & 5
Queen's University Belfast
Duyen Nguyen is a researcher fellow with public health background spanning from her undergraduate studies to the current postdoctoral work. Her research focuses on non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention policies and their associated risk factors—smoking, alcohol consumption, and obesity—with a particular emphasis on cancer sciences. Her work integrates biostatistics and health economics, drawing on administrative data, large-scale surveys, and longitudinal datasets to generate evidence that informs public health policy and practice.
She has over eight years of experience in diverse settings across Vietnam, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. And her research has contributed to several national-level health initiatives in Vietnam, including the development of tobacco and sugar tax policies, the creation of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) guidelines for the Ministry of Health, and national strategies for breast cancer screening and treatment. She has also worked as an independent consultant for global health organizations such as World Bank, UNICEF, The UNION, HealthBridge Canada, etc