Aleesha Kalulu

Research Officer

Working groups

Pacific Infectious Diseases (Operational Research, Surveillance and Resilience)

aleesha.kalulu@honorary.burnet.edu.au

Background

Aleesha has a background in vaccine-preventable disease surveillance and outbreak response.

Before joining Burnet, Aleesha worked with the Vanuatu Ministry of Health in the Surveillance, Research and Emergency Response Unit. She led the development and implementation of Vanuatu’s inaugural vaccine safety surveillance system which launched in 2021.

Aleesha's interests are in epidemiology and disease surveillance. She is passionate about advancing public health in Vanuatu and the region.

Qualifications

2022–present: PGCert, Field Epidemiology, Fiji National University
2024: FETPNG, University of Newcastle
2020: BPH, University of Canberra, Australia

Positions

2024–present: Research Officer, Burnet Institute
2022–2023: Epidemic Intelligence Fellow, Field Epidemiology Fellowship Program, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila
2021–2024: Senior Vaccine safety surveillance officer, Vanuatu Ministry of Health

Awards

2023: Alumnus of the Year, Australian Awards Vanuatu
2021: Best presentation by an early career researcher, Vanuatu Health Research Symposium
2016: Scholarship, Australian Awards Vanuatu