Zaira MARKOVIČ
Visiting Student
Zaira MARKOVIČ is currently pursuing Master’s degree in Healthcare Policy, Innovation, and Management at Maastricht University. She has come to MUW to work on her Master’s thesis, which focuses on the relationship between cardiovascular diseases and their key risk factors.
Her thesis will examine the association between CVDs and the components of the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8. Using data from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), she will explore these relationships among adults aged 45 and older in Austria and Slovakia.
Prior to her Master’s she completed her Bachelor’s degree in European Public Health at Maastricht University. During her studies, she also participated in the Honours Programme, where she worked on a project focused on a 3D-printed microscope.