No. 1, University Road, Department of Public Health College of Medicine,
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Office: +886-6-2353535 ext.5964
fax: +886-6-2359033
Email: mayeesha@gs.ncku.edu.tw

Background
PhD, Institution of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University
BA, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University

Work Experiences
Assistant Research Fellow, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for Health Policy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Editor-in-chief for South Asia Watch
Editor and co-author of “South Asia – Personal Accounts of 7 Taiwanese Pioneers”

Brief Biography
Global health has been the focus of my research. I have investigated the impact of poverty eradication programs on the poor’s health seeking behavior in Bangladesh, assessed the policy of community health workers in South Africa, observed the practice of traditional medicine in rural India, and at the same time continued to follow the progress of UN Sustainable Development Goals. My previous experiences involved with NGOs, international campaigning and traditional Chinese medicine. Interdisciplinary collaboration greatly broadens the scope of my research. The health agenda of the disadvantaged in every society needs to be addressed. I invite those who are concerned about a shared, sustainable future to join my lab to identify challenges and opportunities with solid and rigorous research.

Expertise
Poverty eradication and development research
Global Health
NGO campaigning
Health services research
Health policy
Qualitative research

Courses Instructed
Contemporary Global Health Discourse and Analysis
Perspectives and Practices of Global Health

Award
2016 Scholarship for Overseas Postdoctoral Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
2015 Best doctoral paper, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

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