Support women in science at Burnet Institute
Donate today to support women in science at Burnet and their work to unlock the vaginal microbiome and reduce risk of HIV infection and preterm birth for women around the world.
Donate today to support women in science at Burnet and their work to unlock the vaginal microbiome and reduce risk of HIV infection and preterm birth for women around the world.
Milena has a decade of experience in health systems strengthening and public health research and program management with a focus on immunisation, reproductive, maternal and child health. She has worked in Vietnam, the UK, the US, Ukraine, across Africa and in PNG developing, coordinating, and executing international projects for non-governmental organisations, United Nations agencies and governmental institutions.
Most recently she has led a multi-donor program to increase routine immunisation coverage for children under one in 12 provinces across Papua New Guinea. Her prior roles have included coordinating non-communicable disease implementation science research for NYU Langone, where she worked closely with public health professors, doctors and community health workers in the US, Sudan, Ghana and Kenya. For UNICEF, Milena worked as part of the monitoring and evaluation team with the UN Commission on Life Saving Commodities for Women and Children to increase access to life saving commodities in low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia.