Diana is a global health expert with extensive experience in leading, designing and implementing operational research projects, public health programs and Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as well as the South-East Asia region and Africa.
Prior to joining GLIDE, Diana worked with Global Health Development/Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (GHD/EMPHNET), where she led projects implemented throughout the MENA and South-East Asia Regions. Her expertise also extends to training and capacity building. Diana has extensive experience in pandemic preparedness and response and training rapid response teams in the MENA region. During her time at EMPHNET, Diana also worked on projects to support polio eradication efforts in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Additionally, Diana also worked as a researcher at the University of Western Australia (UWA), where she obtained her MPH, and developed profound insights into the global health and infectious disease landscape in the Western Pacific Region.

Motivated by her ongoing commitment to improve global public health standards, Diana is keenly focused on advancing the knowledge and strategies required for the elimination and eradication of Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs), malaria, polio and other infectious diseases.