Meet The Speakers: Dr. Garry Aslanyan

Dr Garry Aslanyan joined the World Health Organization’s Special Program on Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) in 2009.  He is responsible for managing a wide range of partnerships and engagement with global health stakeholders in order to mobilize program resources. He also runs the governing bodies for TDR. Dr Aslanyan manages the collaboration of TDR with six regional WHO offices and coordinates the ESSENCE on Health Research, an initiative of research funders. He previously worked as the principal health advisor and director in federal government for the Public Health Agency of Canada and Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa, Canada. In the past 20 years, Dr Aslanyan has taken on various roles that allowed him to lead various organizational and technical innovations and is a recognized leader in public health both in Canada and globally. He is also the Executive Producer and Host of the Global Health Matters podcast.