Dr Laila Khawar

MB, BS, MPH

Laila joined the Kirby Institute in September 2015 as a Research Officer. She is involved in a number of projects with a focus on transfusion-transmissible and sexually transmissible infections prevention and surveillance in Australia. Laila has a prior research experience in the area of drug and alcohol and related issues. She worked as a research officer at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) and the Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC). She also has international experience of coordinating a World Health Organization’s health and nutrition surveillance project at the Aga Khan University. She completed her MBBS from the Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi. She carried out her Master of Public Health at the University of New South Wales.