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London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Trinidad And Tobago

• Conducted a feasibility study to test a new vector control method, the Sterile Insect Technique, against the mosquitoes of the species Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the Caribbean Islands.• Regional assessment of the facilities and capabilities in technical and human resources with regard to vector surveillance, control, and arbovirus surveillance of all Caribbean Community Member States.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Responsible for the organisation's methodology development, data collection, analysis and evaluation of the role of pharmaceutical companies in antimicrobial stewardship activities, aimed at the needs in low- and middle-income countries.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Conducted a detailed evaluation of pharmaceutical companies' performance in relation to their general access to medicine management and market influence and compliance mechanisms.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Prepared individualized Spectrum data input worksheets for review by countries in high income settings in preparation for next year’s round of HIV estimates supported by UNAIDS

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Assisted in the collation, geo-referencing and alignment of reported insecticide resistance information for the WHO Global database.• Researched and synthesized all data from experimental hut studies with insecticidal bed nets to determine the possibility of establishing non-inferiority between products. This will be used to inform WHOPES guidelines on determining (first-in-class) product classification.• Reviewed, identified gaps and provided input into policy documents including the Framework for National Vector Control Needs Assessment and Global report on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors: 2010-2016• Participant and rapporteur in advisory/stake-holder meetings including Malaria Policy Advisory Group, Vector Control Advisory Group, and Vector Control Technical Expert Group

Muntinlupa City

• Researched barriers and opportunities for integrating novel diagnostic and mapping techniques into the existing malaria surveillance system of the Philippines. This mixed-methods health systems analysis consisted of interviews with local health care and malaria program personnel and a policy document review. • Key achievements: uncovered important bottlenecks in the current malaria surveillance system; these findings are currently used by the ENSURE project to inform their approach. The results were selected for presentation at the 2018 World Malaria Congress in Melbourne, Australia. Under time-constraint, conducted twice the required amount of interviews.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Developed, carried out and analysed a nation-wide survey with over 1160 responses• Developed interview-guidelines, organized and conducted a focus group discussion and 12 semi-structured interviews including with the head of the national breastfeeding board• Key achievements: was awarded the Thesis of Merit Prize for BSc Thesis ‘The influence of personal- and societal norms and ideologies on the breastfeeding practise of Dutch women.’

Leiden

• Assisted a PhD student with his research on biological effects of copper nanoparticles. • Executed an ecotoxicological zebrafish development study; conducted response measurements using microscopic techniques, processed data and further developed skills in data interpretation.

Master Of Science (Msc), Control Of Infectious Diseases

★The aim of the programme is to bridge the disciplines of epidemiology, laboratory sciences and public health and policy for training.

International Honours Programme - Liberal Arts And Sciences, Bsc Of Global Public Health (Minor: Policy Science), Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Dutch tutor; board member film committee.★ LUC is an international Honours College with intensive.

Certificate Of Completion, Sociologie (Sociology)

College program, Associated Study Program for Educational and Cultural Training Modules include: psychology, sociology Certificate.