A Kayum Ahmed
A. Kayum Ahmed, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University's school of public health where he teaches health and human rights advocacy. In addition to his faculty appointment, he leads the Health and Human Rights Certificate and is affiliated with the Global Health Justice and Governance (GHJG) program.
Ahmed also serves as Special Advisor on the right to health at Human Rights Watch, supporting the development of a global health strategy for the organization. Previously, he worked on ensuring equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines as Division Director at the Open Society Foundations (OSF) Public Health Program, while teaching classes on socio-economic rights and decoloniality at Columbia Law School.
Biography current as of 2023-2024 program year.