"My affiliation with Sparkman was very productive as a fellow because it helped me gain insight into global health and how health, gender, and economic issues play out in the public policy process in different national contexts."

Dr. Liza Kimbo is the senior specialist for private-sector service delivery for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. In this role she supports engagement of private-sector providers by addressing global health needs.

"I have a deep passion for global health, therefore, the information that I learned by completing the Certificate has fueled my passion. Since completing my Certificate I have continued my cancer prevention and control research in Ghana and in the US."

“Additionally, I had the honor of being the TA for the GHS 620 (UAB/UWI Summer Program in Jamaica). This was an amazing experience to see how public health is applied in a setting outside of the United States and to see the challenges are all too similar to those that we face in the U.S.”