Grants Officer
Menaka Shanmuganantha
Menaka Shanmuganantha is a Grants Officer within the Government Engagement & Policy Team of the Access to Medicine Foundation. Menaka is responsible for reporting to funders and supporting the securement of new funding streams from governments, private foundations and investors. She also supports the Foundation's work liaising with governments, private foundations and multilateral organisations to identify key opportunities for collaboration and change-making.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Menaka held various research positions in Canada using evidence to inform municipal and provincial equity-centred priorities in policy areas such as youth mental health, environmental health, and the healthcare implications of family violence. Most recently, she worked for a global consulting firm in France supporting observational research studies addressing knowledge gaps between clinical trial evidence and medical practise.
Menaka holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from The University of Waterloo and a Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences from the University of Toronto.