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Hire Dr. Itlala G.

South Korea

USD 90 /hr

MD | Medical Epidemiologist | One Health specialist. 8+ years of international experience

Profile Summary

My focus lies in aiding your endeavors through: • Health data analysis and visualization • Infectious Disease Epidemiology • Stakeholder engagement • Risk assessments (for infectious/zoonotic diseases) • Monitoring health threats • Conducting zoonotic disease surveillance • Leveraging One Health and Global Health knowledge effectively (including Research) • Program management, coordination, and strategic planning • Scientific writing / Public Health writing

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Viral Diseases
• ☆ Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• ☆ West Nile Virus
• ☆ COVID-19
• ☆ Chikungunya
• ☆ Bacterial Diseases
• ☆ Lyme Disease
• ☆ Antibiotic Resistance Research
• ☆ Tropical Medicine
• ☆ Malaria
• ☆ Dengue
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Environmental Epidemiology
• ☆ Pandemic Preparedness
• ☆ Emergency Preparedness
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Disease Control And Prevention
• ☆ Zoonoses
• ☆ Foodborne Disease

Services

• Writing

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Work Experience

GLEWS+ focal point and Project officer

World Organisation for Animal Health

June 2019 - Present

Project Officer

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

June 2019 - March 2026

Infectious Hazard Management Consultant

World Health Organization

June 2018 - October 2018

Infectious Hazard Management Consultant

World Health Organization - Egypt

June 2018 - October 2018

Scientific Project Officer

Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET)

March 2017 - March 2018

Project Officer

Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network

March 2017 - March 2018

Education

PhD Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Korea University - Korea, Republic of

September 2025 - Present

MSc Global Health and Development

University College London, University of London - United Kingdom

September 2015 - November 2016

Master of Science - Global Health and Development (Institute of Global Health)

University College London

September 2015 - November 2016

Medical Degree (MD)

University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST)

September 2007 - July 2012

Certifications

• Vaccinology

  International Vaccine Institute (IVI)

  September 2024 - Present

• Health Emergency Readiness for Response Operations

  World Health Organization (WHO)

  April 2024 - Present

• Certificate in Healthcare Marketplace

  University of Minnesota

  November 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Itlala Ahmed Gizo, Itlala Ahmed Gizo, Itlala Ahmed Gizo (2025). Analyzing Reddit Social Media Content in the United States Related to H5N1: Sentiment and Topic Modeling Study . JMIR Publications.

Itlala Ahmed Gizo, Itlala Ahmed Gizo (2022). Sensitivity of an international notification system for wildlife diseases: A case study using the OIE-WAHIS data on tularemia . Zoonoses and public health.