The Role of Academic Global Health: Reckoning with Our Past, Present, and Future

Tammam Aloudat is a medical doctor who has worked in multiple humanitarian and global health organizations over the last 20 years. Active on health equity and reform in humanitarianism and global health, Tammam’s MSF experience started in 2012 as the Head of Public Health Department for OCA, Deputy Medical Director for OCG, and then Deputy Executive Director for MSF Access Campaign until 2021.

Tammam did assignments for the International Red Cross in Iraq, Tsunami, Haiti, Zimbabwe, and Libya/Tunisia, among others, and for MSF in Turkey/Syria, Yemen, and Niger.

He is a prolific writer and lecturer, and has recently published various pieces on Decolonising Humanitarianism and Humanitarian Aid.

Dr. Dorina Onoya serves as Principal Researcher of Epidemiology at the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office. She initially joined HERO in August 2014 as a Senior Researcher and has 22 years of experience in Public Health research including infectious disease Epidemiology and behavioural and health system development and evaluation intervention research. She holds a B.SC (Honours) degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Witwatersrand (WITS), an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Cape Town, a PhD in Public Health from Maastricht University and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology.

Prof Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD, FCAHS is a Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health at McGill University, Montreal. He is the Associate Director of the McGill International TB Centre. He is Editor-In-Chief of PLOS Global Public Health.

Madhu Pai did his medical training and community medicine residency in Vellore, India. He completed his PhD in epidemiology at UC Berkeley, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the UCSF.

Madhu serves on the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for TB in the South-East Asia Region, and the WHO Advisory group on Tuberculosis Diagnostics and Laboratory. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of FIND, Geneva. He serves as the Chair of the Public-Private Mix (PPM) Working Group of the Stop TB Partnership. He serves on the editorial boards of Lancet Infectious Diseases, PLoS Medicine, and BMJ Global Health, among others. He is Editor-In-Chief of PLOS Global Public Health.

Madhu’s research is mainly focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, especially in high-burden countries like India and South Africa. His research is supported by grant funding from the Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He has more than 400 publications. He is recipient of the Union Scientific Prize, Chanchlani Global Health Research Award, Haile T. Debas Prize, and David Johnston Faculty & Staff Award. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Dr. Lakati is a seasoned epidemiologist and public health expert with more than 20 years of distinguished performance. She is the pioneer and current Director, Research and Community Extension at Amref International University, affiliate of Amref health Africa. She has led design and implementation of research and evaluations in multiple countries across Africa.  She has taught in private and public Universities in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. She has served in various expert committees including World Health Organization committee that reviewed safe water guidelines in 2005. At Amref International University, she has served in several capacities including acting Vice-Chancellor, founding Dean, School of Public Health, and Graduate School. She is a dynamic, strategic leader and mentor of many young scholars. Her academic qualifications include PhD in Epidemiology and a Master of Applied Epidemiology. She is passionate about education, public health nutrition, community health and the impact of climate change on health.