I am a global health researcher and lecturer in public health. I have a multidisciplinary background with qualifications in biological sciences, public health and biomedical ethics. My work involves conducting qualitative and mixed methods research in global/international health with a specific focus on LMICs in Asia and Africa.
I have also worked as a program officer and international health consultant on several projects with different institutions and international agencies. These include-
- UNITAID funded HIV Self-Testing in Africa (HIV-STAR)
- DFID funded project on Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa (COUNTDOWN)
- Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation funded project on Gendered Effects on Household Surveys on Maternal and Child Health in India.
I also worked as technical support and advisor to DFID, providing helpdesk and consultancy support on their three thematic areas of Health, Nutrition and Education principally for their Low and Middle Income (LMICs) priority countries. My other work has involved working with UNFAO on new genetic technologies in food and agriculture, UNESCO on biomedical ethics education in Asia, UNESCO on environmental ethics and universalism. I also worked with COMEST on climate change and ethical challenges.
I am also involved in teaching and training programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. In my various capacities at different institutions in the UK and globally, I have taught on a range of subjects including research methods in international health, gender and equity in tropical medicine, international governance of biomedicine, and ethical issues in bio-medicine and healthcare to undergraduates and post-graduate students. I am also one of the facilitators for teaching on Advanced Residential Course on Neglected Tropical Diseases at WHO coordinating centre for NTDs in Africa.
Some examples of my research include:
- EU- Funded Antimicrobial Resistance in Asia.
- EU- Maternal Health in India (EU-MATIND) focusing on demand side financing of maternal health programs in India.
- Wellcome Trust funded Laboratory Capacity Strengthening for Anti-Microbial Resistance in Ghana, Nigeria and Nepal.
- ESRC funded Nutritional Genomics project exploring developments and interlinkages between environment, nutrition and genomics; and governance and ethical issues.
- EU-Legal, Ethical and Management of Life Sciences (EU-LEMLIFE) program with ASEAN countries involving development of international post-graduate program in biomedical ethics.
- British Academy and ESRC funded project on Genomic Databases in India, Japan and China exploring ELSI issues in population based biobanks and genomic databases.
- Daiwa Foundation funded project on public engagement in population genomics in the UK and Japan.
- Sasakawa Foundation funded project on developing biomedical ethics curriculum in higher education in 10 countries in Asia.