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Kate is the Sanitation and Waste Team Leader within the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) team at WHO in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, Kate is responsible for translating evidence to policy and practice through WHO guidelines and health sector collaborations where sanitation is a critical component of risk and disease control (such as antimicrobial resistance and neglected tropical diseases).

Kate is also coordinating WHO’s activities on environmental surveillance for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).