Physician · epidemiologist · global health strategist

Dr Banda Khalifa

Strategic judgment for institutions working at the edge of science, policy, and public trust.

MD · MPH · MBA

Selected institutional experience

Advisory · research · implementation

World Health Organization
United Nations
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
IVACInternational Vaccine Access Center
Gates Foundation
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

About

Evidence into action.

I am a physician, epidemiologist, and global health strategist focused on translating evidence into action.

My work spans global health security, vaccine strategy, real world evidence, and health systems strengthening across academic, public sector, and international settings.

With training in medicine, epidemiology, and business, I help institutions strengthen preparedness, improve decisions, and build more responsive systems.

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Core expertise

Five operating modes.

Work that connects science, systems, institutions, and public trust.

01Disease intelligence

Infectious disease epidemiology

Rigorous methods clarify risk, burden, surveillance needs, and response priorities.

02Institutional readiness

Global health security

Surveillance, coordination, risk communication, and institutional resilience prepared for real pressure.

03Response systems

Emergency preparedness and response

Practical response architecture, clear decision rights, and trusted public communication.

04Policy into delivery

Vaccine policy and health systems

Evidence, access, and delivery systems translated into usable policy choices.

05Evidence made clear

Scientific and executive communication

Technical evidence translated for leaders, institutions, researchers, and public audiences.

Dr Banda Khalifa participating in a technical advisory meeting
Medicine, evidence, policy, and communication in one frame.

A field tested arc

Service to strategy.

01

Physician first.

Clinical training keeps the work close to patients, frontline teams, and decisions made under pressure.

02

Evidence builder.

Research spans epidemiology, vaccine policy, evidence synthesis, and decision relevant public health questions.

03

Health security advisor.

Regional advisory work supports preparedness, surveillance, response coordination, and risk communication.

04

Public communicator and mentor.

Speaking, writing, podcasting, and mentorship make technical questions clear and useful.

Research and advisory work

Research to decision.

Current work across Infectious Disease surveillance, Health Security, Pharmacoepidemiology & Vaccine Policy, and Health Systems.

Dr Banda Khalifa in an executive advisory meeting
Executive advisory

Cross sector judgment for public health strategy.

Advisory and leadership work across preparedness, vaccine implementation, public health operations, and health systems strategy.

Research focus

Infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance

Protocol, data, ethics, and field site work connected to multi country surveillance and regional response.

Publication focus

Preparedness indices and pandemic performance

Research testing whether widely used indices predict vaccine rollout and pandemic response performance.

47

African Member States within WHO regional advisory scope.

10+

Years across medicine, epidemiology, policy, and implementation.

Science, policy, and execution

Preparedness is a decision system.

Work built for pressure, coordination, and public trust.

Public scholarship

Ideas made public.

Meridian Letters and The Scholars Table connect public health, institutions, careers, and responsible technology.

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Let us build stronger systems.

Available for speaking, advisory work, research collaboration, strategic partnerships, and selected consulting opportunities.