Editorial Board

Last updated on: September 17, 2024

Editors-in-Chief

Gopal K. Singh, PhD, MS, MSc, DPS*
Office of Health Equity,
Health Resources and Services Administration,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Rockville, United States
Email: GSingh@hrsa.gov

Romuladus E. Azuine, DrPH, MPH, RN*
National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Email: Editorinchief@mchandaids.org

Executive Editor

Hamisu M. Salihu, MD, PhD
Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor
College of Medicine, Texas, United States
Email: hamisu.salihu@gmail.com

Associate Editors

Jihong Liu, ScD
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Arnold School of Public Health,
University of South Carolina,
United States
Email: jliu@mailbox.sc.edu

Mohammad Siahpush, PhD
Emeritus Professor
Department of Health Services Research and Administration
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Gregory Pappas, MD, PhD*
Associate Director,
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
US Food and Drug Administration
Maryland, USA
Email: gregorypappasmdphd@gmail.com

Zubairu Iliyasu, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FMCPH, FWACP
Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
Department of Community Medicine Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital & Bayero University Kano, Nigeria & National Health Research Ethics Committee of Nigeria (NHREC) (Chairman) Department of Planning, Research & Statistics, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria
Email: ziliyasu@gmail.com

Ahmedin Jemal, PhD
American Cancer Society,
Atlanta, United States & Emory University Rollins School of Public Health,
Atlanta, United States
Email: ahmedin.jemal@cancer.org

Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, MA(SW), PG(Epi), MSc (Epi), PhD
Director, SAMRC/UJ Pan African Centre for Epidemics Research (PACER) Extramural Unit;
Professor Epidemiology & Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
SAMRC/UJ Pan African Centre for Epidemics Research (PACER) Extramural Unit
Board Member/Fellow: AAS, ASSAF, NRF, Higher Health
Email: refilwep@uj.ac.za

Kenneth N. Opara, PhD
Professor, Public Health Parasitology and Entomology
University of Uyo, Nigeria
Email: nkopara@yahoo.com

Regional Editor for Africa

Amina Abdullahi Umar
MBBS, MPH (FELTP), FWACP, FRSPH
Consultant, Community Physician & Field Epidemiologist Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Department of Community Medicine
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University
Kano, Nigeria
Email: amina7420@yahoo.com

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Anthony TPL Abeykoon, PhD
Institute for Health Policy, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Email: atpla@hotmail.com

Dan M. N. Okenu, PhD, MPH
College of Health Professions, School of Health Sciences,
Walden University,
Minnesota, United States
Email: daniel.okenu@mail.waldenu.edu

E. James Essien, MBBS, PhD, MPH
Institute of Community Health,
College of Pharmacy,
University of Houston Texas Medical Center,
United States
Email: ejessien@central.uh.edu

Isaac Omo-Ehiabhi Eranga, PhD
Center for Cancers Awareness Campaign,
Benin City, Nigeria
Email: isaaceranga@gmail.com

ZL Mkhize-Kwitshana, PhD
School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences,
University of KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa
Email: MkhizeKwitshanaZ@ukzn.ac.za

Manoja Kumar Das, MBBS
The INCLEN Trust International,
New Delhi, India
Email: manoj@inclentrust.org

Hadiza Galadanci, MBBS, MSc (RHSR), DLSTM&H, FWACS, FRCOG, FICS
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital,
Nigeria
Email: hgaladanci@yahoo.com

Eta Ebasi Ashu, PhD, MS, CIC
COVID-19 Vaccines & Effectiveness Monitoring,
Public Health Agency of Canada,
Ontario, Canada
Email: eeashu@globalhealthprojects.org

Maryam Zare, PhD
Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences Khalkhal, Iran
Email: zaremaryam119@gmail.com

Girma Aman Goshe, PhD, MSPH, CCRA, RPN, DS
Mayor’s Initiative on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI),
City of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Email: ggoshe@gmail.com

Deepa Dongarwar, MS
Department of Neurology,
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Email: deepa0424@gmail.com

Roy Rillera Marzo, MD, MPH, CeMBA, FRSPH (UK), FPCOM (UK), PGCTM
Faculty of Humanities and Health Sciences,
Curtin University,
Malaysia
Email: roy.marzo@curtin.edu.my

Mekonnen Birhanie Aregu, PhD
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College of Health Science and Medicine,
Dilla University, Ethiopia
Email: mokebir16@gmail.com

Dania Ebrahim Al Agili, BDS, MPH, DrPH
Faculty of Dentistry,
King Abdul Aziz University,
Saudi Arabia
Email: dalagili@kau.edu.sa

Dr. Amina Abdullahi Umar, MBBS, MPH (FELTP), FWACP, FRSPH
Consultant, Community Physician & Field Epidemiologist
Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Department of Community Medicine
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University
Kano, Nigeria
Email: amina7420@yahoo.com

Yuelong Ji, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Maternal and Child Health
School of Public Health
Peking University
Beijing, China
Email: yuelong.ji@bjmu.edu.cn

Ching-Ching Claire Lin, M.H.S, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
National Taiwan University,
School of Public Health,
Institute of Health Policy and Management
Taipei, Taiwan
Email: ccclin@alumni.unc.edu

Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi, MBChB (MD), PhD
Advisor Doctor and Expert Trainer
The National Training and Development Center
Iraqi Ministry of Health, & Baghdad Medical City
Baghdad, Iraq

Language/ Copy Editor

Dawud Hilliard, DHSc, MPM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
United States
Email: dawudhilli@gmail.com

Editorial Office Staff

Rowena Saplala, BS
Email: RSaplala@globalhealthprojects.org

Marilyn Murrillo, EdD, MPH, MBA, MA
Junior Deputy Assistant Editor
Department of Public Health
University of West Florida, United States
Email: marilyninnovation@gmail.com

The Center for Global Health and Health Policy,
Global Health and Education Projects, Inc.
6220 Rhode Island Avenue,
Riverdale, Maryland , USA
Email: submissions@ijtmrph.org

*Disclaimer: This individual is serving in their personal capacity. The views expressed are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the United States Government or their respective agencies or organizations.

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