Editorial Masthead

Journal editor

  • Ashley Arashiro

Technical editor

  • Ashley Arashiro
  • Ann Morgan
  • Miriam Pinchuk

Associate editor

  • Dr Leila Bell
  • Mr. Sean CaseyWHO
  • Ms May Chiew
  • DR THILAKA CHINNAYAHMinistry of Health Malaysia
  • Ms Sara DemasEpidemiologist, WHO Division of Pacific Technical Support, Fiji
  • Dr Anna Drexler
  • Mr Roger EvansWPRO
  • Dr Emma FieldResearch Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Australia
  • Dr Naoko IshikawaHIV/Hepatitis/Sexually Transmitted Infections, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Dr Biniam Getachew KabethymerProject Manager, Pacific Health Security, WHO Division of Pacific Technical Support, Fiji
  • Ms Victoria KataweraTechnical Officer (Laboratory), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Mr Jan-Erik LarsenTechnical Officer (Operations Support and Logistics), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Ms Michelle McPhersonCountry Health Emergency Preparedness & IHR, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
  • Dr Simone Moraes RaszlScientist, Multisectoral Action in Food Systems, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Ms Nola Eluh NdreweiWHO
  • Dr Satoko Otsu
  • Ms Amy Elizabeth ParryAustralian National University
  • Dr Boris PavlinHealth Operations Monitoring & Data Collection, World Health Organization, Geneva
  • Dr Sharon SalmonTechnical Officer (Health emergency workforce), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Dr Mikiko SengaWHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
  • Ms Kathleen Taylor WarrenTechnical Officer (Disaster risk reduction), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines

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Peer Reviewers in Previous Year

The editors express their appreciation of the reviewers for 2025 listed below.

  • AZIMAH ABD RAHMANlecturer, universiti sains malaysia
  • Nebil AchourAnglia Ruskin University
  • Keeley AllenAustralian National University
  • Takeshi ArashiroNational Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
  • Risalia Reni ArisantiCenter for Tropical Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Janrio AzumaDepartment of Health-Ilocos Region, Philippines
  • Soonjong BaeWorld Health Organization Representative Office for the Philippines
  • Zoe BaldwinHunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
  • Dr Leila Bell
  • Dr Viema BiaukulaTechnical Officer, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Phiangjai BoonsukTechnical Officer (Public health intelligence), WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, India
  • Nur Nadiatul Asyikin BujangDepartment of Social Preventive Medicine, University Malaya, Malaysia
  • Nieves Amat CamachoKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Fernanda CamargoUniversity of Kentucky
  • Mr. Sean CaseyWHO
  • David CastellanOne Health Advisor, Food and Agriculture Organization
  • Jerry ChenAustralian National University
  • Jing ChenGSK, Singapore
  • Stanley CheongHealth Operations Manager (Chemical Events), Emergency Operations, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Denmark
  • Ms May Chiew
  • DR THILAKA CHINNAYAHMinistry of Health Malaysia
  • Kieh ChristophersonIndo-Pacific Centre for Health Security, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Kim Carmela CoTechnical Officer (Epidemiologist), WHO Representative Office for Lao PDR
  • Karen Joyce CortezBaguio General Hospital and Medical Center
  • Luis de la Fuente MartínRegional Advisor, Emergency Medical Teams, Pan American Health Organization
  • Thibaut DemaneufThe Pacific Community, New Caledonia
  • Fousseyni DembeleFormer Consultant, Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, WHO
  • Vimal DeoMinistry of Health and Medical Services, Fiji
  • Lenka DojcanovaRisk Communications Officer, WHO Division of Pacific Technical Support, Fiji
  • Jorge DurandConsultant, Health Care Readiness, Country Readiness Strengthening, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Andrea EllisVeterinary Epidemiologist, Canada
  • Mr Roger EvansWPRO
  • Dr Emma FieldResearch Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Australia
  • Siat Yee FongUniversiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
  • Andrew ForsythMinistry of Health, New Zealand
  • Dr Florence FOUQUEWHO HQ, Unit Leader (Vectors, Environment and Society) HQ/TDR/IMP
  • Munehisa FukusumiInfectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
  • Qi GaoNational Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore; Deputy Director, FETP Singapore
  • Dr Lester Sam Araneta GeroyUniversity of the Philippines Open University Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes
  • Laura GoddardConsultant, International Health Regulations, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Shoshanna GoldinWHO
  • Dr Ramneek GoundarFiji National University
  • Philippe GuyantCountry Preparedness and IHR, WHO Division of Technical Support, Fiji
  • Gongal GyandraSEARO
  • Dr Mohamad Hafiz HarunMinistry of Health, Malaysia
  • Mohd Faiz IbrahimEnviromental Health Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
  • Rawi IbrahimDisaster risk reduction, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Yasunori IchimuraBureau of International Health Cooperation, NCGM, Tokyo, Japan
  • Dr Naoko IshikawaHIV/Hepatitis/Sexually Transmitted Infections, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Dr Rodney ItakiAmerican Samoa Department of Public Health
  • Paul JagalsThe Queensland University, Australia
  • Norvie JalaniZamboanga City Medical Center, Philippines
  • Sam Froze JieeUniversiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Dr Biniam Getachew KabethymerProject Manager, Pacific Health Security, WHO Division of Pacific Technical Support, Fiji
  • Hajime KamiyaCenter for Surveillance, Immunization and Epidemiologic Research, NIID Japan
  • Annette KasparENT Clinic, Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital, Apia, Samoa
  • Ms Victoria KataweraTechnical Officer (Laboratory), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Jessica Kayamori LopesTechnical Officer (One Health), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Xu KeWPRO - Health financing
  • Alice Hyun Min KimUniversity of Otago, New Zealand
  • Vivek LalTeam Leader, Global Leprosy Programme, WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, India
  • Mr Jan-Erik LarsenTechnical Officer (Operations Support and Logistics), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Nadezda LeonovaThe World Bank
  • Sandra LindmarkTechnical Officer (IHR assessment, monitoring & evaluation), WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Denmark
  • Xiang Bin LohCommunicable Diseases Agency, Singapore
  • Sonoe MashinoResearch Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community, University of Hyogo, Japan
  • Rachel MatherEpidemiologist (Pacific Projects Project Manager), University of Newcastle & Hunter New England Health
  • Jorge Raul Matheu AlvarezScientist, Impact Initiatives and Research Coordination, Antimicrobial Resistance Division, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Landry MayiganeLead for Emergency Response Reviews, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Ms Michelle McPhersonCountry Health Emergency Preparedness & IHR, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
  • Sokly MomDepartment of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Cambodia
  • Dr Simone Moraes RaszlScientist, Multisectoral Action in Food Systems, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Matthew Myers GriffithNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Australia
  • Ms Nola Eluh NdreweiWHO
  • Yen Nguyen
  • Tiara Mahatmi NisaTechnical Officer (HIV/hepatitis/STIs), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Erin Elizabeth NosteUniversity of California San Diego
  • Garry NouNational EMT Lead, National Department of Health, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  • Ulysses OliPapua New Guinea Emergency Medical Team
  • Liyann OoiTechnical Officer (Risk communications), WHO Representative Office for Malaysia
  • Larissa OteroAssociate Professor, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
  • Mark Alvin OtiongSan Lazaro Hospital-National Reference Laboratory STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory, Philippines
  • Dr Satoko Otsu
  • Ms Amy Elizabeth ParryAustralian National University
  • Dr Boris PavlinHealth Operations Monitoring & Data Collection, World Health Organization, Geneva
  • Emilie PeronEpidemiologist, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Manilay PhengxayTechnical Officer (Communicable Diseases), NPO (Lao PDR)
  • Khemrin PongKandal Provincial Health Department, FETP Cambodia
  • Mona Safitri FatiahFaculty of Public Health, University of Cenderawasih, Jayapura City, Indonesia
  • Nindy Fadellah Wulan SafitriFETP, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
  • Sairah Mae SaipudinUniversity of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
  • Flavio SalioTeam Lead (Network leader), Health Care Readiness, Country Readiness Strengthening, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Dr Sharon SalmonTechnical Officer (Health emergency workforce), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Loganathan SalvarajiPublic Health Division, Johor State Health Office, Malaysia
  • Putri Nilam SariFaculty of Public Health, Andalas University, Indonesia
  • Dr Mikiko SengaWHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
  • Dr Nurul Farehah ShahrirMinistry of Health, Malaysia
  • Dr Eby SimPostdoctoral Researcher, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Raj SreedharanTeam Lead, Country Capacity Assessment and Planning, Country Capacity for IHR, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Eunice StiboyAustralian National University/NSW Health, Australia
  • Tutik Inayah SusilaningsihIndonesia Epidemiologist Association (PAEI)
  • Yosuke TakadaLecturer, Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing; UNDAC; JICA, Japan
  • Yutaro TakahashiFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
  • Dr Yat Hung Tam
  • Dr. Arnaud TARANTOLAEpidemiology & Public Health Unit Institut Pasteur du Cambodge Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Ee Laine TayDepartment of Health, State Government of Victoria, Australia
  • James TrauerMonash University, Australia
  • Srividya K VedachalamSouth Asia Field Epidemiology and Technology Network, India
  • Roland Kimbi WangoTechnical Officer, Country Capacity Assessment and Planning, Country Capacity for IHR, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland
  • Ms Kathleen Taylor WarrenTechnical Officer (Disaster risk reduction), WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Philippines
  • Dr Paul White
  • Bayu Satria WiratamaFETP, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
  • Dr Zhen XuEmerging Disease Surveillance and Response, Division of Health Security and Emergencies
  • Takuya YamagishiInfectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
  • Cahya YulianiEast Java Provincial Health Office; Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
  • Phanoula ZanarathTechnical Officer, WHO Representative Office for Lao PDR
  • Zaixing ZhangWHO Country Office in PNG