Aisling Leow
Aisling is a Senior Researcher II at Rethink Priorities focusing on global health and development. Prior to joining RP, she was the Head of Analytics at the Against Malaria Foundation.
Research Articles
An overview of WHO Prequalification: Process, usage, and potential improvements
The primary focus of the report is to provide a review of World Health Organization Prequalification (WHO-PQ). The researchers focused mostly on how it works and how it’s funded, as well as how it came about and how it could be improved for a greater global health impact.
Impact of mosquito nets on fisheries
Context In April 2024, GiveWell commissioned Rethink Priorities to conduct research on mosquito nets. The aim was to briefly evaluate whether some nets that are distributed but not used could…
Better weather forecasting
This report is a “shallow” investigation commissioned by Open Philanthropy. This primary focus of the report is to assess weather forecasting as a potential agricultural intervention in low- and lower-middle income countries and to examine the cost-effectiveness of different interventions.
Road safety: Landscape of the problem and routes to effective policy advocacy
In 2019, there were about 1.2 million deaths due to road injuries—about 90% of which occurred in low- and middle-income countries. In this report, researchers reviewed case studies of key time periods in China and Vietnam to better understand the relative impact of (philanthropically-funded) policy changes versus other factors.
Research in Brief: Larval source management
This report is a broad overview of larval source management, including evidence for effectiveness, room for more funding, and coverage by existing implementers.
Substandard and falsified antimalarials in sub-Saharan Africa
Editorial Note This report is a “shallow” investigation, as described here, and was commissioned by Open Philanthropy and produced by Rethink Priorities from November 2022 to January 2023. We…
Research in Brief: Vitamin A usage in different countries
This summary aims to understand whether and how the “double treatment” parameter in GiveWell’s model on vitamin A supplementation should be updated, and to produce estimates for additional countries of interest.
Better weather forecasting:
Editorial note This report is a “shallow” investigation, as described here, and was commissioned by Open Philanthropy and produced by Rethink Priorities. Open Philanthropy does not necessarily endorse our conclusions.…
Interventions to improve the effectiveness of government procurement
This report was commissioned by Open Philanthropy, and aims to identify promising interventions to tackle government procurement inefficiencies; our research does not consider issues of government corruption. The research team conducted a broad review of interventions, including incubation of new organizations, pooled procurement of health care products, civil society monitoring, and encouraging e-procurement.
Better weather forecasting
Editorial note This report is a “shallow” investigation, as described here, and was commissioned by Open Philanthropy and produced by Rethink Priorities. Open Philanthropy does not necessarily endorse our conclusions.…
Hypertension in low- and middle-income countries
This report explores the burden, interventions, and potential for philanthropic funding related to hypertension—or high blood pressure—a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and other serious health issues.