Temiwunmi Akinmuleya (she/her) is a master’s student in Global Health and Population at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Temi started her career as a clinical pharmacist on the frontlines, later transitioning to roles in regulatory and medical affairs, where she contributed to efforts to broaden access to medicines in Africa. Before embarking on her graduate education, she lived and worked in Nigeria, balancing roles in the private sector with volunteer work at a nonprofit focused on enhancing population health outcomes in Africa. Presently, as a research assistant at the Harvard School of Public Health, Temi actively contributes to the generation of evidence for the Lancet Commission on the Future of Health and Economic Resilience in Africa, informing health policy reform on the continent. Her research focuses on infectious disease epidemiology, at the intersection of maternal and child health. Going forward, Temi aspires to use her work and research to spotlight interventions that improve population health by tackling key issues like transmission of vaccine preventable infections in vulnerable populations.