BSc, MSc

Hana Tomoi is a full-time PhD student at the LSHTM. Her research focuses on understanding HPV vaccination decision-making among adolescent girls in Japan, employing a mixed-methods approach and a sociological lens. She secured a prestigious fellowship through the joint doctoral program with Nagasaki University. In addition to her doctoral studies, Hana serves as a communication advisor for HPV vaccine policy at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.

She has a diverse background in clinical nursing and public/global health policy. When she was in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, she worked tirelessly to enhance women's health and immunization access on an international scale. She also held consultancy roles at the WHO Western Pacific Office and served as a communication advisor at the UNFPA Tokyo Office.

Hana won the Young Scientists Award Winner at EUROGIN 2024, which is the leading International Multidisciplinary Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Congress, for her PhD research on HPV vaccine decision-making. 

Hana holds a BSc in Nursing from Osaka University and an MSc in Public Health from the LSHTM.