Gamazina Katya

Biography

 .Kateryna (Katya) Gamazina, MD, is PATH’s country program leader for Ukraine. She is an infection control specialist, epidemiologist, immunologist with more than 25 years of experience managing public health programs and activities in Ukraine. She oversees implementation of all PATH projects in Ukraine and manages the day-to-day operations of PATH’s office in Kyiv. She also serves as the project director for PATH’s Tuberculosis control efforts in Ukraine since 2001. During last 15 years Dr. Gamazina was advisor to the projects in HIV/AIDS, communicable diseases, reproductive health, and non- communicable diseases. In addition, she is responsible for program development and maintains relationships with local partners, donors, and government agencies. Dr. Gamazina has managed numerous social science and biomedical research studies and was an advisor on several PATH projects in the country of Georgia.  Before becoming country program leader, Dr. Gamazina served as deputy country program leader for several years.  From 1997 to 2000, she was the project director for PATH’s breast cancer project in Ukraine. From 1995 to 997, she was the project manager for blood born infection control Project. She has also participated in several immunization and infection-control projects for PATH. Dr. Gamazina received her medical degree from Kyiv Medical School, Ukraine, in 1987.  Languages: native Ukrainian and Russian, and she is fluent in English.

Research Interest

 Capacity Building, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Community Development, Workshop Facilitation, Global Health, Proposal Writing