Coordinators
The ARCH team includes a number of coordinators based around the world
Our coordinators are passionate about research, and improving the research uptake landscape in their settings. Critical to their role is designing and setting up a range of initiatives that strengthen the research uptake culture. Giving an insight into their backgrounds and roles, please get to know our Coordinators better by reading their bios below
Africa
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Ken Awuondo
TGHN Africa Regional Coordinator
Mr. Ken Awuondo is Biomedical Scientist who has worked as Laboratory Manager for different Research organizations in Africa. He has vast experience working in Clinical Trial projects for over 30 years. He is currently the African Regional Manager for The Global Health Network (TGHN), based in Mombasa, Kenya. He coordinates the activities for TGHN with collaborating partners and networks based in Africa. Ken is familiar with Medical Research landscape in Africa, including challenges for Research uptake. He previously worked with various research organizations including the consortium of Ebola Vaccine Project in Sierra Leone (West Africa); Collaboration Programme between Kenya Medical Research Institute and Wellcome Trust; International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI); United States Army Medical Research Unit (USAMRI) Kenya; Ministry of Health, Kenya. Ken has also worked in various countries in Africa under Short Term Technical Assistance (STTA), where he facilitated Laboratory Technical Training, Malaria Microscopy and Quality Management System to prepare Sites for Clinical Trials as well as Laboratory Accreditation.
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LAC
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Flávia Bueno
Coordinator of the Fiocruz Hub, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
Flávia graduated in Psychology, and is also a Public Health Specialist, holding a Master's degree in Public Health (sub-specialty Public Policies and Health) with a dissertation in international cooperation in HIV/AIDS and borders. Flávia participated in the 2013 class of the Edmundo Granda Ugalde International Health Leaders Program of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), and worked as the Information and Knowledge Management Lead at the South American Institute of Government in Health of the Union of South American Nations (ISAGS/UNASUR). Flávia holds a PhD in Global Health and Sustainability at the Faculty of Public Health of the University of São Paulo (FSP/USP), and currently coordinates the Fiocruz Hub at The Global Health Network, as well as an active member of the executive team of the Zika Social Sciences Network and the Social Impacts of the Epidemic axis of the Covid-19 Fiocruz Observatory.
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Asia
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Dr Aliya Naheed
Head, Initiative for Non Communicable Diseases, Health System and Population Studies Division, icddr,b
Medical doctor and public health researcher with extensive training in epidemiology, public health, behavioral intervention, health system and policy research. Strong background in disease surveillance, laboratory based research, randomised control trial, experimental designs, case control study, longitudinal cohort, large scale nationwide surveys, qualitative study and economic evaluations. Current research interests primarily focus on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases through strengthening the local health systems.
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