Evelyn Kunda-Ng’andu is a Public Health Specialist with a Master of Public Health Degree from the University of Zambia’s’ School of Public Health. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies and Philosophy and applied ethics from the University of Zambia.
Evelyn’s research interests include Public health ethics, bioethics, specifically ethics of Human Infection Studies and Public Health research. Her other interest is in vaccinology as a science and its related ethics.
Evelyn has received awards from Wellcome Trust Public Engagement award for developing an ethical and regulatory framework for conducting current and future controlled human infection challenge studies in Zambia. She has also received an award from the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the National Institute for Health Research award-2020 to explore ‘Ethical dilemmas in times of COVID-19: Screening and tracing methods in the Zambian context’. She received a HIC-VAC Public Engagement Award 2020 to undertake a project titled ‘Building Trust in Human Infection Challenge Studies in Zambia through HIC-Vac membership application form v3.0 4 9. Signature – please sign and date this form before submission By signing this form, you agree that your application is accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge and also that you consent to the details of your application being shared with Imperial College London, the Medical Research Council and any other professional organisation or individuals needed to assess and verify your application. Engagement Workshops using Participatory Discovery and Creation Methods’.
Evelyn is a member of professional networks, including the Global Health Network, BactiVac Network, HIC-VAC network, the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTHM) and the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
Evelyn has worked for WaterAid Zambia and works for the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia