John Walley

Professor John Walley is a Clinical Professor of International Public Health at the University of Leeds, affiliated with the School of Medicine and the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development. With over 25 years of experience in Southeast Asia and other low-middle-income countries, his expertise spans health service delivery, tuberculosis control, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and non-communicable disease management. He co-leads the COMDIS-HSD research consortium, focusing on implementation research and scaling interventions within national health programs.

• Qualifications: European Specialist in Public Health Medicine (JCHMT), MFPHM (Royal College of Physicians, London), MComH (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine), MBBS (Newcastle University)
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPH)

His research emphasizes operational feasibility assessments, randomized controlled trials, and process evaluations to refine service delivery tools like clinical guidelines and training modules. A recent Lancet Global Health study demonstrated a 40% reduction in antibiotic misuse through facility-level interventions.

John teaches on the Master of Public Health and Intercalated BSc courses, covering public health interventions, communicable disease control, and primary care strategies. He is also a UK Public Health specialist trainee trainer.