Michaela Simoneau

Associate Fellow, Global Health Policy Center
Michaela Simoneau

Michaela Simoneau is an associate fellow for global health security with the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She manages the secretariat of the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security and formerly managed the secretariat of the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security, both groups of senior experts charged with generating bipartisan recommendations to strengthen U.S. and global pandemic preparedness and response policy. This work has included reviews of U.S. agency health security capabilities, multilateral financing, the health needs of vulnerable populations living in the midst of conflict, and the risks and opportunities of emerging biotechnology. In prior roles at CSIS she coordinated projects on vaccine confidence and misinformation, routine immunization, and polio eradication. Ms. Simoneau is a member of the 2023 class of the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Before joining CSIS, she supported research concerning antimicrobial stewardship, the rights of migrants and refugees, and maternal and child health in Coimbatore, India. She holds a BS in biology and international studies from Boston College, where she completed a thesis on the Rohingya refugee crisis.

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The Unrealized Promise of HPV Vaccination

Expanding global vaccination against the human papillomavirus is not only a long-term strategic investment in the fight against cervical cancer, but also an opportunity to strengthen life course immunization and contribute to the defense against future pandemic threats.

Commentary by Michaela Simoneau — October 12, 2022

Kenya's Pediatric HIV Response under Covid-19

Countries like Kenya are redoubling their efforts to meet ambitious global goals to eliminate pediatric HIV/AIDS. As they develop plans for continuity of care in future health crises, hearing directly from children living with HIV, along with their families, about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic can help inform efforts to strengthen health services. 

Report by Katherine E. Bliss and Michaela Simoneau — November 19, 2021

Innovation for Eradication

This report in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication explores how ongoing research has allowed the eradication program to learn in real time, overcoming new obstacles and building a body of knowledge that can be applied to other global health campaigns.

Report by Nellie Bristol and Michaela Simoneau — July 2, 2020

Enhancing U.S. Leadership in a New Era of Global Immunization

U.S. government investments in global immunization increase global stability and prosperity and protect Americans from disease. As momentum in vaccine coverage has stalled, new approaches are needed to deliver health services to unreached populations.

Brief by Nellie Bristol , Michaela Simoneau , and Katherine E. Bliss — September 27, 2019

Orchestrating Global Polio Eradication

This sixth installment in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication explores the evolution of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, discussing how its multi-layered governance model, while unwieldy at times, has proven the value of partnerships through its success.

Report by Nellie Bristol and Michaela Simoneau — September 26, 2019

Polio Labs

This fifth installment in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication discusses the role of the Global Polio Laboratory Network in providing the underlying evidence base for disease detection and identification, and as a model for other networks.

Report by Nellie Bristol and Michaela Simoneau — June 26, 2019

The Future of Polio Surveillance

This fourth installment in our series on U.S. support for global polio eradication highlights the role polio surveillance systems play in detecting global health threats.

Report by Nellie Bristol and Michaela Simoneau — May 6, 2019