Pamela Kajumba
Public Health Specialist | Biosecurity and Health Security Advisor
Pamela is a public health specialist with expertise in epidemic preparedness, biosafety and biosecurity, infectious disease surveillance, emergency response, and health security. At Nuo Bioscience, she supports initiatives that strengthen preparedness systems, biological risk governance, and evidence-based public health policy through technical expertise, multisectoral collaboration, and regional partnerships.
Areas of Expertise
- Epidemic Preparedness and Response
- Biosafety and Biosecurity
- Infectious Disease Surveillance
- Health Security and Emergency Management
- One Health Coordination
- Disease Modelling and Epidemiology
- Public Health Systems Strengthening
- International Health Regulations (IHR 2005)
Professional Profile
Pamela has over seven years of experience supporting national and regional public health programmes through surveillance, outbreak preparedness, emergency response, and health systems strengthening. Her work spans epidemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, biosafety and biosecurity, emergency operations, and workforce development across multiple disease priorities.
She has contributed to preparedness and response efforts for Ebola Virus Disease, COVID-19, cholera, yellow fever, and antimicrobial resistance while supporting multisectoral coordination, policy development, operational research, and evidence-based improvements in health security. Pamela is passionate about strengthening resilient health systems, advancing responsible biological risk governance, and promoting sustainable preparedness across Africa.
Key Responsibilities
Public Health Preparedness
Supporting preparedness planning, surveillance systems, and emergency response activities that strengthen national and regional health security.
Biosafety and Biosecurity
Providing technical expertise in biological risk management, biosafety, biosecurity, and implementation of international health security standards.
Surveillance and Epidemiology
Supporting disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, epidemiological analysis, and evidence-based decision-making for public health emergencies.
Health Systems Strengthening
Working with government institutions, regional partners, and international organizations to improve preparedness, workforce capacity, and resilient public health systems.
Professional Focus
Pamela is committed to strengthening epidemic preparedness, advancing biosafety and biosecurity, and supporting resilient public health systems through evidence-based practice, international collaboration, and One Health approaches.