I am a social epidemiologist and health policy expert, internationally recognised for my work on addressing health inequities, strengthening health systems and improving the governance of organisations working in global health.

In additional to a long-term programme of work in Pakistan, over the past 18 years I have led studies in China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kenya and Cambodia.

After a first degree in Natural Sciences at Cambridge, and a Masters in Control Infectious Diseases from LSHTM, I worked as healthcare strategy consultant for five years. I then completed a PhD at LSHTM on gender differences in access to TB care in Pakistan, which is where I was working from 2007 – 2014. From 2014 – 2017 I was based in Singapore holding a dual position with the National University of Singapore. I returned to London in 2018, and continue to spend time based in Pakistan.

I also work on addressing issues of governance and equitable practices in global health. I was an elected staff member on LSHTM’s governing Council from July 2020 to July 2023, and I was on the team overseeing the Independent Review to address discrimination and advance anti-racism and equality at LSHTM in 2021. I am a founding member of the volunteer run LSHTM-Decolonising Global Health group.

Other positions I hold include:

Associate Fellow at the Chatham House Centre on Universal Health

Visiting Faculty at the Aga Khan University, Pakistan

Member of the Lancet’s International Racial Equity Advisory Board

Editorial board member of the Health Policy and Planning and PLOS Global Public Health journals