Experiences

I have had the pleasure and fortune to be engaged in a wide variety of roles. This page showcases some select experiences.

Western Pacific Regional Office,
World Health Organization.
Manila, Philippines.
2014.

2nd Smoke-Free Cities ASEAN Workshop: “Shaping the Future of Smoke-Free Cities in the ASEAN”. Balanga, Philippines.
2014.

Receiving the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from his Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada.
Quebec City, Canada.
2015.

Partners in Health Annual Conference:
Spotlight on Global Health.
Toronto, Canada.
2015.

Technical Consultation on Urban Health in the Western Pacific Region. World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines.
2015.

 First National Multisectoral Workshop on Combatting Antimicrobrial Resistance in Lao PDR. Vientiane, Lao PDR.
2016.

Cities of the Future Symposium, University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada.
2017.

Evidence for Decision-Making in the Global South Plenary Panel, PEGASUS Global Health Conference. Toronto, Canada.
2018.

Summer Mortality Institute, University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada.
2018.

Forum on Innovations and Actions Against Noncommunicable Diseases, Asian Development Bank. Manila, Philippines.
2018.

Fifth Health Sector Directors of Policy and Planning Meeting for the World Health Organization African Region. Virtual.
2020.

Canadian Conference on Global Health. 
Ottawa, Canada.
2021.

Takemi Program in International Health. 
Harvard University, Boston, USA.
2022.

Dalla Lana School of Public Health Convocation Reception. University of Toronto, Canada.
2022.

National Heads of Units of Diagnostics and Laboratory Services Meeting in the World Health Organization African Region. Kigali, Rwanda.
2022.

Satellite session on how to assess health systems performance, 7th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. Bogota, Colombia.
2022.

Canadian Conference on Global Health.
Toronto, Canada and virtual.
2022.

Multi-Country Consultation on Private Sector Engagement for Universal Health Coverage in the World Health Organization African Region. Virtual.
2022.

Takemi Program in International Health. 
Harvard University, Boston, USA.
2023.

Unpacking the Role of Policy and Politics in Global Health Plenary Panel, Canadian Conference on Global Health, Ottawa, Canada.
2023.

Takemi Program 40th Anniversary Symposium.
Boston, USA.
2023.