Dr. Ana B. Amaya is Module Organiser at LSHTM for the Global Health Policy distance learning programme. She is also Associate Professor at Pace University, and Associate Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS). She sits on the Executive Board of Health Systems Global and Editorial Board of the Public Health Challenges journal. A specialist on global health policy and multi-level governance for health, her research has entailed understanding the impact of new global health institutions and issues on the health systems of low- and middle- income countries. Most recently, this has involved examining regional organizations in the Global South. Other areas of expertise include: the politics of global health; health diplomacy; and the sustainability of development aid for health.

Dr. Amaya has worked for several international organizations and universities, among these the UNU-CRIS; Overseas Development Institute (ODI); UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER); Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); LSHTM; and the University of South Florida. In addition, she conducted research for the HIV/AIDS Department at the World Health Organization and Committee for Development Policy (CDP-DESA) at the United Nations Headquarters.