The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II is the US Agency for International Development Global Health (GH) bureau’s premier Fellowship program that identifies and supports diverse, technically excellent professionals at all levels to achieve the Agency’s health priorities. Through GHFP-II, USAID/GH has created career opportunities for Americans by identifying and training a global health workforce that mirrors the American public and brings a wide range of skills to the global health field.
Leslie Koo is Nutrition Advisor in the Nutrition Division of the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition. Her role includes providing broad expertise in public health nutrition in two main areas, nutrition programming for maternal and child health, and food security programs. Leslie has experience managing and advising nutrition programs for Save the Children in Myanmar and Niger. She has also worked with Concern Worldwide in Niger and Haiti, and with UNICEF as a Nutrition Specialist in Haiti, where she also served as a Peace Corps volunteer. Leslie completed her MS in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition at Tufts University, where she specialized in Nutrition Interventions and Humanitarian Assistance.
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