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Global Health Committee

The Global Health Committee provides guidance and support for APHL’s international activities to help promote improvements in public health laboratory practice worldwide.

Questions?

Contact us: [email protected]

Our Purpose

About the Committee

Committee Charge

The Global Health Committee advocates for and enhances the visibility of APHL’s global health work. The committee advises and supports APHL’s international strategies and activities, and at the request of other programs, serves as a resource for their global health activities. The committee informs members and partners on the Global Health Program Strategic Map and showcases APHL’s global health program-related initiatives. 

Priorities

  • Advocate for continued support from policymakers, legislators, and ambassadors to enhance the visibility of our work. 
  • During the committee year, committee members share subject matter expertise on various communities of practice, sharing their US domestic experience to enhance partnerships and collaborations globally. 
Our Work

Projects and Work Products

Current Projects

The Global Health Committee is currently working on: 

  • Developing a Twinning standard protocol  
  • Building a Twinning Institute program 
  • Expanding the Twinning laboratory network by establishing a comprehensive database of laboratories to pull from to facilitate new and well-matched twinning partnerships. 
  • Adapting and expanding the domestic Workforce Survey tool for global health use. 
  • Writing a National Public Health Laboratory Wastewater-based Surveillance guidance document.
  • Writing different communication pieces on global health activities for advocacy efforts. 

Recently Completed Work Products  

The Global Health Committee was instrumental in producing the following materials: 

Operational Plans

  • Global Health Business Plan Outline for diversifying funding mechanisms
  • Global Health Member to Consultant Recruitment Plan 

Guidance

  • Global Health National Public Health Laboratory Waste Management Guidance Document 

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet
2023
APHL Global Health Capabilities: Next Generation Sequencing
APHL works with countries around the world to build strong and resilient laboratory systems. Learn more about the opportunities available for building next generation sequencing capacity.
Global Health
Our Team

Meet the Committee

The Committee has members representing state, local and institutional APHL member laboratories. 

Stephen White, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM 
Committee Chair | Texas Department of State Health Services

Godfred Masinde, PhD, MS, MBA, MB(ASCP)cm, M(ASCP)cm, HCLD(ABB), CM(CA)
APHL Board of Directors Committee Board Liaison | San Francisco Public Health Laboratories 

Ona Adair, PhD
South Carolina Public Health Laboratories

Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD
Massachusetts Public Health Laboratories

Michael Edwards, PhD, HCLD(ABB) 
New Mexico Department of Health

Kate Fitzpatrick, MPH, MBA, MB(ASCP)CM
Arizona Bureau of State Laboratory Services

Eric Bind, MPP
New Jersey Division of Public Health and Environmental Laboratories 

Leah Gillis, PhD
Retired Florida Department of Health

Paul Kimsey, PhD 
Retired California State Laboratory Director 

Lixia Liu, PhD
Indiana State Public Health Laboratory

Agnes Marfo, PhD
Dallas County Health and Human Services

Leonard Peruski, PhD
New York State Department of Health—Wadsworth Center

Pushker Raj, PhD
District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory

Joseph Reed, PhD
Wyoming Public Health Laboratory

Sameer Sakallah, PhD
Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories

Edward Desmond, PhD
Hawaii Laboratories Division  

Hewan Moges
Global Health Committee Staff Liaison

Lucy Maryogo-Robinson 
Global Health Program Managing Director

Sherrie Staley
Global Health Program Senior Director