Dr Win Han Oo
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Working groups
Background
Dr Win Han Oo is a registered medical doctor and regional program manager for Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness program in Southeast Asia at Burnet Institute. He has been managing a variety of research and service delivery projects to fight against infectious diseases, especially COVID-19, malaria and tuberculosis. He is also a postdoctoral research fellow in Burnet Institute who takes different positions in Institute-led research. He has over 15 years of experience in public health, research, and disease control and elimination.
Qualifications
- 2021: PhD, Deakin University, Australia
- 2015: Deboer fellowship, Deboer foundation, USA
- 2013: Master of Public Health (Global Health), Thammasat University, Thailand
- 2008: MBBS, University of Medicine II, Yangon, Myanmar
Appointments
- 2019 onward: Member and resource person for Malaria Free Mekong Network
- 2018 onward: Research fellow for Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination
- 2015 onward: Member of Myanmar Malaria Technical Strategic Group
Awards
- September 2024: 2023 Burnet Publication Award for International Health
- December 2023: Young Investigator Award, Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting (JITMM) 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
- December 2022: Young Investigator Award and Outstanding Presenter Award (1st Prize), Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting (JITMM), Bangkok Thailand
- August 2022: Dora Lush Academic Excellence Award, Dora Lush Foundation, Australia
- July 2019: Prospect Burma Scholarship
- July 2019: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting Travel Award
- January 2019: The Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination (ACREME) Travel and Training Awards
- April 2018: Prospect Burma Scholarship
- October 2017: Higher Degree by Research Grant from the School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University Australia
- July 2017: Prospect Burma Scholarship
- September 2016: Early Career Scholar Grant to present at the International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria in Brisbane
- August 2016: Deakin-Burnet PhD Award, Deakin University
- November 2015: New Zealand ASEAN Scholars Award
- September 2015: Deboer Fellowship
- April 2013: Prospect Burma Scholarship Award
- August 2012: Thammasat University Tuition Fees Waiver Awards
Positions
- November 2024–ongoing: Health System Research Fellow cum Regional Program Manager (Asia-Pacific), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne
- November 2024–ongoing: Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
- May 2022–October 2024: Regional Program Manager (Health Security) for Southeast Asia, Burnet Institute
- January 2020–April 2022: Senior Program Manager (Health Security), Burnet Institute
- September 2016–December 2019: Program Manager, Burnet Institute
- September 2013–August 2016: Program Manager (Coordination/ Malaria) & Senior Technical Specialist (Tuberculosis), Burnet Institute
- January 2012–September 2012: Health Services Manager, Population Services International Myanmar
- June 2011–December 2011: Senior Health Services Officer, Population Services International Myanmar
- April 2010–June 2011: Senior Franchising Officer, Population Services International Myanmar
- June 2008–April 2010: Franchising Officer, Population Services International Myanmar
- December 2007–July 2008: General Practitioner, Self-employed
Burnet publications
View 15 moreEvaluating malaria reactive surveillance and response strategies in northeast Cambodia: a mixed-methods study
Malaria Journal
Win Han Oo et al
Mapping residual malaria transmission in Vietnam
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Michael McPhail et al
Facilitators, barriers and acceptability of malaria reactive surveillance and response strategies in Vietnam: a mixed-methods study
BMJ Public Health
Nguyễn Xuân Thắng et al
Current projects
View 1 moreDeveloping a novel assessment tool for entering the malaria elimination phase in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Countries in the Greater Mekong subregion of Southeast Asia have committed to eliminating malaria by 2030, but validated assessment tools are still lacking.
Assessing the best way to deploy measles rapid diagnostic tests in Ethiopia
This project aims to deploy and evaluate new rapid diagnostic testing strategies for measles in Ethiopia.
ADVANCE: improving access to malaria diagnosis tools in the Indo-Pacific
We work to increase access to new diagnostic tools for malaria, reduce health inequities and accelerate malaria elimination.
Past projects
View 1 moreReBUILD for Resilience
ReBUILD for Resilience is an international consortium focused on examining health systems in fragile settings experiencing violence, conflict, pandemics and other shocks.
Integrating molecular and serological detection of malaria into national surveillance systems
We're aiming for accurate surveillance of subclinical infections to help achieve the malaria elimination goals of the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Optimising malaria surveillance and response strategies to achieve elimination
Our research includes a formative assessment of current approaches and systems for malaria surveillance and response in the Greater Subregion of Southeast Asia.