Anne Mills facts for kids

Dame Anne Jane Mills was born on January 26, 1951. She is a British expert in health economics. This field looks at how money and resources are used in healthcare.

She is a top leader at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. There, she works as a Provost and Professor of Health Economics and Policy.

Early Life and Education

Anne Mills was born in 1951. She went to Aston Clinton Primary School. Later, she attended Aylesbury High School and Oxford High School. These were both schools just for girls.

She studied history and economics at St Hilda's College, Oxford. In 1973, she earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Arts (BA). This degree later became a Master of Arts (MA).

In 1976, she received a special diploma. This was in Health Service Studies from the University of Leeds. She then continued her studies at the University of London. In 1990, she earned her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. Her PhD research was also in health economics.

Research and Work

Dame Anne Mills' main research focuses on healthcare. She studies how to provide good and fair healthcare. This is especially for countries with lower incomes.

Her work started in the 1980s. She looked at how much it cost to fight malaria in Nepal. She also studied how effective these efforts were.

She is part of the Disease Control Priorities Project. This project aims to improve health in poor countries. Since 2011, she has been a Vice-director at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

In 2006, she became a Foreign Associate of the Institute of Medicine. She was also President of the International Health Economics Association in 2012. In the same year, she joined the Board of Health Systems Global.

Awards and Honours

Dame Anne Mills has received many important awards.

• In 2009, she won the Prince Mahidol Award for Medicine. This award recognized her work in health economics. It also honored her research on health systems in Africa and Asia.
• She was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2009.
• In 2007, she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). This was for her services to medicine.
• In 2015, she received an even higher honor. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG). This was for her work in international health.
• In 2013, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). This is a very high honor for scientists.

Personal Life

Dame Anne Mills is married to Patrick Corran. They have two sons.