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2025 Global Health Fellows

Fellowships provide the opportunity for doctors in training, as well as nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, to develop greater understanding and participate in global health activities. Meet this year's fellows.

Rachel Mumford

Public Health

Rachel is an ST3 Public Health Registrar, training in the East of England via the non-medical route. Prior to this she worked in a range of Civil Service roles, including leading on international trade and health, bilateral cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic and coordinating the 2021 G7 health declaration. She has also pursued her commitment to global health outside of work, volunteering for Hospice Ethiopia UK and undertaking a course in Global Health Economics at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Since starting Public Health training, she has completed an MPhil in Population Health Sciences and undertaken local authority and regional health protection placements.

Rachel is excited to combine her passion for improving global health with her public health training by working within the Myanmar telemedicine partnership during her fellowship.

Eleanor Turnbull-Jones

Infectious Diseases & General Medicine

Eleanor is an Academic Clinical Fellow in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine in the East of England. She has a Masters in Control of Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and has spent several years living and working in Rwanda and Zambia working with local and central government to set up health care programmes and run clinical research trials into HIV and Tuberculosis. Her work in Zambia included setting up the first national HIV and TB screening programme in the prison system alongside the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health.

Eleanor is thrilled to be taking on a global health fellowship so that she can continue to be involved in global health projects, that improve health access and outcomes. She is equally excited to learn from colleagues outside the UK to broaden her knowledge and clinical skills.

Anna Muwanga

Paediatrics

Anna is an ST4 Paediatrics trainee in the East of England, with an interest in acute medicine. She has a BA in International Development and is looking forward to using this background to support her global health fellowship.

She is excited for the opportunity to work with an enthusiastic team in Kampala, Uganda and hopes to help to improve access and recognition of the unwell child at the front door.

Mayur Gami

Urology

Mayur is a ST4 Urology trainee in the East of England. He graduated in Norwich in 2018 after completing a Biochemistry degree at the University of Warwick. He also holds a PGCert in Medical Education and is a final year Masters student at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, in Surgical Science and Practice. Mayur has an interest in medical education, clinical governance, healthcare leadership and holistic healthcare. He has undertaken an array of teaching programmes and improvement projects throughout his training and is looking forward to continuing to work with and learn from partners from around the globe.

Rachael Collins

ENT

Rachael is an ENT Surgical Registrar in the East of England, currently working in West Suffolk hospital. She completed her medical degree at Norwich medical school after studying Natural Sciences at Durham University. Before entering higher education, she travelled and volunteered extensively, including teaching in India and working on remote development projects in the Peruvian Amazon. During both her BSc and MBBS she studied medical sociology and is interested in the social complexities of global health initiatives.

Rachael is involved with a partnership in KCMC, Tanzania, that aims at improving peri-operative care and anaesthesia in paediatrics through a simulation-based airway course. She is currently working on a joint research project with Tanzanian surgical trainees exploring the sustainability and future direction of this course and partnership. She has a particular interest in teaching and will be undertaking a PGCert in Clinical Education during the fellowship year. She also hopes to continue the work with KCMC and conduct a project into the feasibility of reusing and donating equipment to remote outreach clinics.

Margaret Baron-Catuday

Resuscitation Officer

Originally from the Philippines, Margaret moved to England to work for the NHS in 2016 and has been a Resuscitation Officer in Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust for six years. She teaches resuscitation from basic life support to advanced life support, and facilitates simulations, for clinical and non clinical staff across the hospital, as well as conducting conduct audits and helping to develop policies and standard operating procedures related to Resuscitation.

Prior to joining the NHS, she clinically practiced in acute medicine in a tertiary hospital and is affiliated with American Heart Association as an instructor. She has also undertaken postgraduate studies in Gerontology Nursing. Her keen interest in global health is informed by her experience working in Public Health in the Philippines, and her participation in Extreme Poor multi-method research financed by World Bank in the Philippines. She learned about CGHP in 2018 and has been awarded multiple grants by the charity to deliver training in her home country in Management of the Deteriorating Patient and Resuscitation Education. Margaret is looking forward to developing leadership and research knowledge, as well as inspiring members of Filipino diaspora staff to get involved in global health.

Annalan Navaratnam

Public Health

Annalan is an ST4 Public Health Registrar in the East of England. He initially embarked on a clinical career working as a medical registrar in Gastroenterology and Acute Medicine. During his time in university and clinical training he led field epidemiology studies on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Experience of this and advising Ministries of Health on their national NTD monitoring and treatment strategies led him to pursue a career in public health. He has experience in research, particularly infectious disease and environmental epidemiology, and clinical education, training clinical and research teams in the UK and abroad.

Annalan is excited to have the opportunity to undertake the global health fellowship to focus on health systems strengthening and sustainability.  

Susie Langtree

General Practice

Susie is a GP Registrar in the Cambridge VTS scheme. She has been interested in global health throughout her training and is excited to begin this fellowship. She trained as a doctor in Southampton where she was involved in research into HIV treatment in partnership with the University of Cape Town. She intercalated in Global Public Health at Barts and recently completed the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She initially trained in Internal Medicine before switching to General Practice. She has spent time working overseas in Eswatini and now acts as an International Board member for a not-for-profit organisation set up by the clinicians she worked with in Eswatini.

Susie is looking forward to the fellowship and hoping to build on her previous experiences to be better equipped to work in this field in the future.

Sophie Kelly

Infectious Diseases

Sophie is an ST4 Infectious Diseases and General Medicine Registrar. She has a keen interest in global health, developing sustainable partnerships and medical education. She completed a diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in December 2020 and worked on the COVID response in Zambia at Livingstone General Hospital in 2021. Sophie holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from the University of Edge Hill and has previously worked as a tutor for Mulungushi University in Zambia.

Sophie is very excited to be joining the CGHP team and will be working with the Zimbabwe partnership on improving postgraduate education on HIV.

Charlotte Gilchrist

Speech & Language Therapist

Charly is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, with over nine years of experience working in the NHS. She has worked in a range of areas including major trauma, acute stroke, community teams and the general acute wards. She currently works in Critical Care at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, specialising in the management of complex communication and swallowing impairments and tracheostomy management.

Charly feels honoured to have been selected for the first AHP global heath fellowship and is excited to begin. Charly is eager to promote global health within the Speech and Language Therapy Department and wider AHP cohort, and is keen to build strong working relationships with overseas colleagues. 

Fiona Douglas

General Psychiatry

Fiona is an ST5 General Psychiatry trainee in the East of England Deanery. She studied at the University of Cambridge before completing Foundation Training and Core Training in the region. She is currently undertaking sub-specialty training in substance misuse psychiatry at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, recognising its critical role as a global public health issue affecting nations of all income levels. 

Within Higher Training, her Special Interest is global health. She is conducting a systematic review of psychosocial interventions for PTSD in children in humanitarian settings. Additionally, she is pursuing an MSc in Health in Humanitarian Crises at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In order to develop a greater understanding of public health issues, she is working towards a Public Mental Health Leadership Certification with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

She is looking forward to developing an understanding of mental healthcare provision in Kenya and collaborating with professionals to develop education projects.

Natalia Glibbery

ENT

Natalia is an ST5 ENT Registrar in the East of England. She has previously volunteered with Doctors of the World at their Athens-based Polyclinic, gaining valuable insights into the strain on Greece’s healthcare system exacerbated by the refugee crisis. This experience exposed her to the psychosocial challenges faced by marginalised communities and highlighted the link between healthcare access and humanitarian issues. She has also volunteered with Global Brigades in Ghana, helping to establish and operate a mobile medical clinic to improve healthcare access in rural areas. During her time at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg, Natalia observed the enduring impacts of apartheid and socio-economic segregation on healthcare delivery, enhancing her cultural awareness and her ability to provide patient-centred care across diverse populations.

Passionate about medical education, Natalia has worked as an Anatomy Demonstrator at Cambridge University and as an ENT Teaching Fellow at UCL. She has organised national ENT courses and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education. She believes that education is vital for addressing health inequalities and improving outcomes in resource-limited regions. She is dedicated to empowering healthcare providers and combating stigma and misinformation through effective knowledge sharing.

These experiences have deepened her understanding of the social determinants of health and reinforced her commitment to advocating for equitable healthcare opportunities. Natalia is excited about pursuing a global health fellowship, to further her efforts in reducing healthcare disparities and advancing medical education. 

Chiara Valentini

Midwife

Chiara Valentini is a Registered Midwife with extensive experience in low-risk care and midwifery-led units at The Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals Trust (CUH). Originally from Italy, she combines her clinical expertise with academic pursuits, currently completing a Master’s in Global Maternal Health at City University of London, with plans to graduate in January 2025. Chiara is deeply passionate about improving maternal health outcomes globally, with a focus on scaling up midwifery services and enhancing access to quality maternity care.

She is honoured to contribute to international initiatives promoting maternal health, including her involvement in the Kampala-Cambridge health partnership with Mulago Hospital in Uganda on the ‘Working to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Health’ project.

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