Dr Meelan Thondoo is a Global Health professional working at the nexus of health, climate change and urbanisation. She read Biology (BSc.), Medical Anthropology (MSc.) and Health Economics (MPh.) at the University of Geneva, University College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In 2017, she was selected as a Transglobal Health Fellow for the European Commission Joint Doctorate Program (EMJD) and completed a PhD in Medicine and Translational Research with excellency. She is currently a Senior Research Associate at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge and a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.   Meelan’s expertise lies in city-level health impact assessments (HIA), multi-sectoral interventions and integrated policies for climate and health. Her work tackles health inequalities and reduces preventable disease and injury caused by environmental, social, and economic determinants of health. She focuses on urban-specific health exposure pathways, including air pollution, physical activity, heat, blue and green spaces, noise, traffic injuries, and food. Meelan has over 12 years of experience working in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health interventions in 15 countries across three continents, with a focus on urban transport and planning. She is a member of the WHO HEAT coordinating team and plays a significant leadership role in showing how scientific evidence can enrich strategies and promote effective policy-making and intersectoral action for health.