Mahanna Elsheik is a public health professional with a strong background in infectious disease epidemiology, vaccine science and policy, and program evaluation. She holds an MSPH in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Her work spans research, project coordination, and implementation across diverse public health settings, including with Gavi, the Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium (UTIRC), AUB, and UAEU. At Gavi and UTIRC, she focused on marginalized populations, addressing immunization barriers for zero-dose children and improving tuberculosis management in rural, low-resource settings. In the UAE, she co-authored publications evaluating readiness for personalized medicine integration, supporting policy efforts tied to the Emirati Genome Project.

Mahanna’s contributions have informed initiatives in disease surveillance, health system resilience, and research ethics. As a Program Associate at GLIDE, she supports technical coordination, logistics, and monitoring and evaluation, driven by a commitment to data-driven, equity-centered approaches for strengthening health systems and accelerating disease elimination.