Head of the Health Policy and Systems Programme and a medical doctor with over ten years of experience within the National Health Service. She holds a Master's degree in Public Health and Development and is currently pursuing a PhD in International Health with a specialization in Health Policy. She is a researcher at the National Institute of Health, with extensive experience in clinical intervention trials, operational research, implementation research, socio-behavioural studies, and impact evaluations of health programmes. Her expertise also includes the assessment of healthcare service quality and health facility readiness.