Dr Helena Herrera
Biography
Helena graduated with a Combined Science degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Seville (Spain), in 1997. She then completed a PgCert Education before registering as a pharmacist in 1998. She then worked as a pharmacy manager while undertaking a number of post-graduate courses, including an MSc in Clinical Pharmacy and PgC in Pharmacy Management.
In 2006, she joined the University of Portsmouth to be Course Leader for the Foundation Degree in Medicines Management, and subsequently, the MSc in Pharmacy Practice. She then gained additional qualifications, including a PhD and PgC in Research Methods.
Currently, Helena is Director of Postgraduate Research and teaches across a number of healthcare courses topics related to research methods, clinical practice and professional ethics. She continues to working in practice as a community pharmacist.
Research interests
Key interests relate to public health, in particular to health proteccion and environmental determinants of health and how these affect key populations
Research outputs
2026
Gendered pathways to missed and zero-dose polio vaccination in children: a narrative review of women’s autonomy, household decision-making, structural barriers, and health system responsiveness in Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sudan
Musuka, G., Iradukunda, P. G., Mhango, M., Mano, O., Madziva, R., Herrera, H., Mataruse, N., Dzinamarira, T.
1 Aug 2026, In: Vaccines. 14, 8, 23p., 652
Research output: Article
The burden and risk factors of NCDs in Zimbabwe: evidence from the Zimbabwe population based HIV impact assessment 2020 survey
Mapingure, M., Dzinamarira, T., Chingombe, I., Moyo, E., Mpofu, A., Mugurungi, O., Herrera, H., Madziva, R., Musuka, G.
30 Jun 2026, In: BMC Public Health
Research output: Article
The social distribution of digital health literacy in UK adults
Machuca Vargas, C. A., Turkistani, S., Herrera, H.
26 Jun 2026, In: Journal of Public Health, 6p.
Research output: Article
2025
Gender-associated factors on the occurrence and prevalence of zero-dose children in sub-Saharan Africa: a critical literature review
Musuka, G. N., Moyo, E., Iradukunda, P. G., Pierre, G., Herrera, H., Madziva, R., Dhliwayo, T., Mutata, C., Mataruse, N., Mano, O., Mbunge, E., Dzinamarira, T.
6 Oct 2025, In: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 10, 10, 16p., 286
Research output: Article
Paternal factors affecting under-five immunization status in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Musuka, G., Moyo, E., Mano, O., Madziva, R., Pierre, G., Iradukunda, P. G., Sayem, A. S. M., Dhliwayo, T., Herrera, H., Mutata, C., Dzinamarira, T.
3 Oct 2025, In: Vaccine. 64, 11p., 127695
Research output: Article
2024
Occupational health risks and HIV prevention programming for informal extractive miners in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review of interventions, challenges, and lessons learned
Dzinamarira, T., Moyo, E., Cuadros, D., Herrera, H., Mano, O., Munyonho, F., Mhango, M., Musuka, G. N.
11 Dec 2024, In: Merits. 4, 4, p. 475-489, 15p.
Research output: Article
Condomless anal intercourse among HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Zimbabwe
Mapingure, M. P., Chingombe, I., Cuadros, D., Murewanhema, G., Moyo, B., Samba, C., Mpofu, A., Mugurungi, O., Herrera, H., Musuka, G. N.
30 Sep 2024, In: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine. 25, 1, 6p., a1583
Research output: Article
Rural-urban disparities and socioeconomic determinants of caesarean delivery rates in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2019 National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
Musuka, G. N., Murewanhema, G., Herrera, H., Mbunge, E., Birri-Makota, R., Dzinamarira, T., Cuadros, D., Chingombe, I., Moyo, E., Mpofu, A., Mapingure, M. P.
1 Jul 2024, In: South African Medical Journal. 114, 7, 4p., e1882
Research output: Article
Using machine learning models to plan HIV services: emerging opportunities in designs, implementation and evaluation
Dzinamarira, T., Mbunge, E., Chingombe, I., Cuadros, D., Moyo, E., Chitungo, I., Murewanhema, G., Muchemwa, B., Rwibasira, G. N., Mugurungi, O., Herrera, H., Musuka, G.
24 Jun 2024, In: South African Medical Journal. 114, 6b, 6p., e1439
Research output: Article
2023
Redefining HIV care: a path toward sustainability post-UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets
Musuka, G., Moyo, E., Cuadros, D., Herrera, H., Dzinamarira, T.
19 Oct 2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 5p.
Research output: Article