Rabia Abeid Khaji is the Head of Monitoring and Evaluation and TB Portfolio at SHDEPHA+ in Tanzania. Her professional work is fundamentally centered on overcoming barriers to health information access, particularly for healthcare professionals and vulnerable communities in low-resource settings.
Her experience includes:
- Gender and Equity Focus: She recently led a comprehensive TB gender assessment for Tanzania and contributed to the national TB Gender Operational Plan, directly engaging with the challenges of equitable access to health information and publishing.
- Community-Led Monitoring: She developed frameworks for Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) of TB services, empowering communities to identify and report service gaps—a process that deeply resonates with understanding end-user needs in the evidence ecosystem.
- Research and Advocacy: She co-authored published operational research on TB and has extensive experience presenting findings at international conferences, such as the Union World Conference on Lung Health, International Aids Society etc. I understand the critical importance of disseminating research findings effectively to impact policy and practice.
- Stakeholder Engagement: She serves on the boards of the Tanzania STOP TB Partnership and the Tanzania TB Community Network (TTCN), and is a member of the SMART4TB Afro Community Advisory Board. These roles require constant collaboration with diverse stakeholders, from policymakers to community health workers.