2025 Public Health Practice Spotlights

Emma Bebarta worked with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) at their Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Office in Amman, Jordan. She served as a Health Section Fellow, supporting regional initiatives related to community health systems, immunization, and adolescent health. Participating in a field mission with UNICEF's Health Section and community partners to assess service delivery in rural Jordan.

Joselito Malca Hernandez worked at The Global Fund in Geneva as a Health Systems Analysis Fellow. "Great teamwork and collaboration at The Global Fund."

Ming Cheng Yap was a Leadership in Global Health Fellow at UNICEF HQ in NYC over the summer. This photo is outside UNICEF HQ.

Perpetua Buadoo worked with People for Successful COrean REunification (PSCORE) in Seoul, South Korea, as a Research and Education Intern. She taught English to North Korean defectors and worked on policy reports about the human rights issues they face.

Model UN: Giving a speech as a delegate at the Model UN conference hosted by the National Institute for Unification Education in Seoul.

Pranjali Gupta was a fellow at the United Nations Development Programme HIV, Health, and Development team at their headquarters in New York City.

The General Assembly chamber: Inside the main policy-making arm of the UN.

Shivani Saluja did a fellowship through Yale's Presidential Public Service Fellowship and was placed at the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America where she conducted research and assisted in manuscript write-up.

This photo shows Shivani posing next to an iconic drawing of the front porch at Michelle's House - the home of the CT branch of SCDAA.

Olivia McCarthy was a Public Policy Engagement Intern at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Olivia at Gavi Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.