Dr Amrita Ronnachit
Senior Technical Advisor
Background
As Senior Technical Advisor for the AMR and One Health program at Burnet Institute, and Infectious Diseases Staff Specialist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Dr Ronnachit combines frontline clinical practice with health systems strengthening and policy development across Australia and the Asia-Pacific. She serves as Clinical Co-Lead of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney.
Dr Ronnachit has extensive experience supporting governments and healthcare organisations to develop and implement AMR strategies, national antimicrobial guidelines, surveillance systems, and antimicrobial stewardship programs. Her work emphasises sustainable capacity strengthening, multidisciplinary collaboration, and translating evidence into practical improvements in healthcare delivery. She has led major initiatives in Papua New Guinea and previously worked on tuberculosis and infectious diseases programs in Sierra Leone and Uzbekistan. She also supports antimicrobial stewardship implementation and collaborative research in Vietnam through her work with the University of Sydney.
Her research interests include antimicrobial stewardship, implementation science, digital health, and strengthening health systems to improve the quality and equity of infectious diseases care. She has authored publications spanning clinical infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, and global health and contributes to national and international technical advisory groups in antimicrobial resistance.
Qualifications
- 2019: Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases
- 2019: Masters of Infectious Diseases Intelligence awarded with Excellence; University of NSW
- 2016: Diploma Of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Gorgas Course In Clinical Tropical Medicine
- 2010: Masters of Public Health awarded with Merit; University of Sydney, Australia
- 2007: Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Medical Science; University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- 2007: Bachelor Arts, Major in Philosophy; University of New South Wales/Queens University Kingston Canada
Burnet publications
View 2 moreNeisseria meningitidis: an uncommon cause of conjunctivitis
The Medical Journal of Australia
Chloe Story et al
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient
Medical Mycology Case Reports
Mallory Morton et al
A tale of 2 digital hospitals: A qualitative study of antimicrobial stewardship teams
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Amrita Ronnachit
Past projects
Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Papua New Guinea
Burnet Institute is leading the Papua New Guinea Country Grant component of the Fleming Fund, a UK Aid program tackling antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries.
Development of the Papua New Guinea Antimicrobial Guidelines
This project will develop Papua New Guinea's first standalone national antimicrobial guidelines, addressing gaps in previous work and complementing other related investments.