DrAbela Mahimbo

Abela Mahimbo is an Adjunct Fellow in Public Health at UTS.

Abela is a trained medical doctor from Tanzania who migrated to Australia in 2012 to undertake a Masters in Public Health & Masters in Health Management and thereafter a PhD that examined policies and practices in immunisation service delivery for refugees. Abela’s passion is health equity and the barriers faced by migrant and refugee communities to accessing healthcare. Abela’s research has been focused on examining policies and practices in immunisation service delivery for refugees in Australia to inform evidence-based approaches/strategies in improving service delivery for this underserved group. Abela’s future research will focus on the co-production of health promotion programs, specifically focusing on enhancing vaccine uptake, in migrant and refugee communities.

In this honorary role, Abela continues to work with UTS collaborators and contributes to the profile of UTS in public health research. Abela is also continues to supervise higher degree research students.