Chris Morgan MBBS, DTCH, FRACP

Dr. Chris Morgan is a physician working in international public health with special interests in global immunization, health system strengthening, primary health care, international child health, maternal and newborn care, birth-dose vaccination against hepatitis B, and health-worker education and training. Chris worked at Burnet from 2001-2020 before taking up a role with JHPIEGO. Prior to commencing at Burnet, Chris worked in primary health care in Tibet, China (1997-2000), in community health and hospital pediatrics in Nepal (1993-7), having trained as a pediatrician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Sydney (now Children’s Hospital Westmead) from 1984-1992. During that time he undertook additional work in indigenous child health, tropical pediatric specialization, and developing a child health training program for primary care physicians.

Chris is also a doctoral research candidate with the University of Melbourne’s Department of Medicine, studying maternal and newborn health care services innovations through Burnet’s programs. Chris has coordinated the MPH subject Primary Health Care in Developing Countries from 2003–2013 and continues to support post-graduate education, including coordination of the Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene commencing in 2014.