Dr. James Blanchard is an epidemiologist and public health specialist focusing on global health specifically how the characteristics of individuals, communities, and large populations contribute to the local and global distribution of communicable and non-communicable diseases. He is currently the director of the Institute of Global Public Health at the University of Manitoba. He has also provided leadership to the design and implementation of large public health programs related to HIV/AIDS and maternal, neonatal, and child health in India, other Asian and African countries.
