Public Health Archives - Atlantic Fellows For Health Equity

Fellows with Interest or Expertise in: Public Health

Jose A. Plascencia

Policy Data & Epidemiological Analyst

New York, New York

United States

Dr. Jose Alberto Plascencia Jimenez is a medical doctor from Guadalajara, Jalisco with experience leading the scientific response to the HIV prevention strategy in Jalisco, Mexico.

He received his medical degree from Universidad de Guadalajara, and furthered his knowledge at Hospital Civil de Guadalajara's HIV Unit, learning about health disparities and the profound impact of social and structural injustices...

Clinical Advisor for Healthcare Inequalities Improvement & Consultant in Infectious Diseases

London

United Kingdom

Dr. Aoife Molloy is Senior Clinical Advisor for Healthcare Inequalities Improvement and a doctor in infectious diseases and general medicine. She works in national policy and in hospitals focusing on narrowing the gap in healthcare inequalities. She’s associate editor and social media lead at BMJ Leader, and is passionate about medical justice and equality in healthcare access, outcomes, and experience...

Policy Analyst

New Delhi

India

Jasmine Maringmei is a tribal youth belonging to the Rongmei Naga community from Manipur, Northeast India. She is a Policy Analyst currently working as a Health Systems and Policy Research Specialist at International Aids Vaccine Initiative under the Exemplars in Global Health Network which seeks to enhance better decisions in global health by understanding positive outliers, thereby informing policy and practice...

Division Chief

Taguig City

Philippines

Dr. Jan Aura Laurelle Llevado is the Chief of the Cancer Control and Mental Health Divisions in the Department of Health. She leads the Secretariat of the National Integrated Cancer Control Council and the Philippine Council for Mental Health.

Her career in public health started when she served as a doctor to the Barrio in a far-flung island municipality in the Philippines...

Health Policy Analyst

Los Angeles, California

United States

Gladys Arias is a Principal for Health Equity Policy Analysis and Legislative Support at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Cancer Society's nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate. In this role she works to advance public policy that will advance health equity across the cancer care continuum...

Non-profit Leader

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

Melikte Paulos Weldetensaye is the founder and executive director of ZuZu for health and education, a non-profit organization based in Ethiopia, which aims to provide free mental health resources and promote inclusive education. In this role, she designs various projects and teaching manuals that promote mental health for women and youth, as well as audio educational materials for blind and visually impaired students...

Public Health Epidemiology Researcher

Alberta

Canada

Dr. Nonsikelelo Mathe is a public health scientist and healthcare entrepreneur whose research focuses on understanding the relationships between lifestyle and risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes. Dr Mathe has worked with different populations globally, including adults in the UK, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya, Indigenous Canadians and women who previously had gestational diabetes in pregnancy...

Psychiatrist

Lagos

Nigeria

Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri, popularly referred as the "Celebrity Shrink" is a multiple award-winning mental health physician, advocate and coach who is passionate about people’s mental wellness and provides workable tools to ensure that. Maymunah is a leading voice in Nigeria on mental health and wellness and has almost 20 years of experience as a practicing physician...

Human Rights Advocate

Vacoas-Phoenix

Mauritius

Shatyam Issur is a human rights advocate whose career focuses on harm reduction, social and mental well-being, and HIV prevention and treatment for key populations, including people who use/inject drugs, sex workers, LGBTQIA+ community, and people living with HIV. Currently, Shatyam is the director of the Collectif Urgence Toxida, a local NGO that provides harm reduction services to people who use drugs...

Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Bahir Dar

Ethiopia

Belaynew Adugna is a lecturer and pioneer of the undergraduate physiotherapy program at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. He is the owner of Bahir Dar Physiotherapy Specialty Clinic — the only private physiotherapy clinic in the region — and the founder of One Love Day Service Center, a non-profit therapeutic center for profoundly disabled children...