Peter Memiah, DrPH, MSc
Titles
Professor
Director, Implementation and Dissemination Science Program
Director, Global Monitoring and Evaluation Program
School Affiliation
School of Graduate Studies
Specialties
Implementation Science and Evidence Translation
Quality Improvement, Monitoring and Evaluation
Health Policy, Sustainability, Leadership capacity and Systems strengthening
About
Email: petermemiah@umaryland.edu
Peter Memiah, DrPH, MSc, is a Professor of Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies and Program Director for the Implementation and Dissemination Science program and the Global Monitoring & Evaluation program, with over 20 years of experience in global health policy, health systems strengthening, and evidence-driven program design across high-income and low- and middle-income countries. His expertise includes implementation science, monitoring and evaluation, continuous quality improvement, adolescent and maternal health, gender-based violence, and health program sustainability. Dr. Memiah has led the development of national strategies and operational guidelines, including the National Integrated Supportive Supervision Guidelines and integrated PHC supervision checklists for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, HIV and TB Sustainability Roadmaps for Lesotho, and the National HIV Strategic Plan for Eswatini. He has also spearheaded Private Sector Engagement frameworks for HIV/STI prevention and Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis strategies, and has led regional and community-level evaluations of health programs implemented by international and local partners, including AMREF. Dr. Memiah has worked closely with Ministries of Health and global partners, including USAID, CDC, UNAIDS, UNICEF, the Global Fund, and AMREF, across 15+ countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Lesotho, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zambia, and the United States. He is Principal Investigator of innovative digital health initiatives, including the REACH project in Kenya, and has authored 100+ peer-reviewed publications. Through his combined roles in research, teaching, and policy engagement, Dr. Memiah translates evidence into practical, country-owned solutions that strengthen health systems, improve service quality, and advance sustainable and equitable public health outcomes, while supporting governments, health professionals, and emerging scholars to design, implement, and scale high-impact public health programs.
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