Claudia Turner

Prof. Claudia brings depth of experience, both as a research paediatrician and a hospital executive focused on quality, strategy and innovation.

Before assuming the role of Healthcare Management Consultant, Prof Claudia was AHC’s CEO. She led AHC through the development of its first strategic plan, its execution and successive updates. Under her leadership, AHC developed and implemented an organisational policy framework and quality assurance programme that cemented the organisation’s reputation for excellence and transparency. Claudia’s focus on empowerment and capacity building, coupled with her vision of contributing to global child health knowledge, led her to launch the flagship programme Saving Babies’ Lives.

Before her role as CEO, Claudia worked as Director of Clinical Research at AHC’s Cambodia Oxford Medical Research Unit (COMRU). Prior to that, Claudia worked as a research paediatrician in refugee camps along the Thailand – Myanmar border, leading research on pneumonia and sepsis that resulted in interventions that substantially reduce neonatal mortality. Claudia is a UK-trained honorary consultant paediatrician, associate professor and clinician scientist with the University of Oxford. Her research to date has resulted in over 50 published scientific papers.