Metro South Hospital and Health Service; Australia

Edwin holds several qualifications including a Master of Public Health, Bachelor of Health Promotion, Graduate Diploma of Epidemiology, and Diploma of Management.

Edwin has over 14 years’ experience in disease prevention and is passionate about equity and how broader public health approaches can be adapted to improve equity and health outcomes for socially disadvantaged population groups.

Arrived in Australia 22 years ago on a Humanitarian visa, Edwin has firsthand experience of the challenges emerging culturally diverse communities face and the limitations of the current population health interventions. Knowledge and experiences that resulted into development of a successful innovative Equity-based model.