Global Health

Jamila Nabieva

Researcher, “Design and Implementation Research in Global Health” Unit

Jamila Nabieva is a Global Health professional with broad experience across public health research, practice, and policy, including work with WHO, GIZ, the World Bank, and other development agencies (2005-present). Her expertise includes qualitative research, international development cooperation, and the design of postgraduate training programmes, with a regional focus on Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Jamila holds a MSc in International Health from Heidelberg University and has served as managing editor of WHO EURO’s journal Public Health Panorama (2014-2017). 

From 2018 to 2024, she was with the Teaching Unit at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, managing international collaboration projects in capacity building and curriculum development for Global Health. As of May 2025, she has joined the Institute’s “Design and Implementation Research in Global Health” Unit.


Education
 Institution (from - to)  Degree or Diploma obtained 
EIT Health SEP GHIM Programme, HIGH and business schools in Spain (IESE), Costa Rica (INCAE) and Kenya (Strathmore)                  (05/2019 - 10/2019) Certificate, “Senior Executive Programme in Global Health Innovation Management” 
University of Heidelberg, Germany                  (2018 – ongoing) Baden-Württemberg Certificate for Teaching and Learning at University Level 
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Germany (09/2013 - 09/2014) Master of Science in International Health (MScIH) 
Russian-Tajik Slavonic University, Tajikistan (09/2001-06/2006) Diploma in Linguistics and Intercultural Communication 
Contributions

Projects & Grants

  • 2021-2024: Building Academic Capacity in Global Health in the Eastern Europe – Central Asia Region (Erasmus Plus/European Union)
  • 2018 – 2024: Heidelberg Graduate School of Global Health (Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung)
  • 2019: Eastern Europe/Central Asia Spring School on Global Health in Tbilisi, Georgia (Volkswagen Foundation)
  • 2018-2024: Multiple alumni expert workshops (DAAD)