Rabia Abeid Khaji is a Tanzanian public health leader with over a decade of experience advancing gender-responsive, community-led responses to tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. She serves as Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning at SHDEPHA+, overseeing donor-funded portfolios exceeding USD 12.9 million supported by USAID, the Global Fund, UNOPS, and the Stop TB Partnership. She is also the founder and National Coordinator of the Tanzania TB Women Network (TTWN), championing women’s leadership in the TB response. Her career spans roles as Technical Manager for Community TB Services, TB REACH Technical Lead, and M&E Manager, reflecting steady progression from education into transformative public health leadership.
Rabia’s expertise integrates gender equality, community engagement, resource mobilization, operational research, and evidence-based advocacy into national and global health responses.
She holds a Master of Social Work from Assam Don Bosco University, India, and a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from Makerere University, Uganda, complemented by global certifications in TB research, gender programming, HIV, malaria, AI, and health systems from the University of Washington, McGill University, and MJNLS.
She believes that when women lead, policies become more inclusive, communities more empowered, and health outcomes more sustainable, and is passionate about amplifying women’s voices in decision-making spaces at every level.
Fun fact: Rabia finds her deepest clarity at her rice farm, where the rows are straight, the pace is slow, and her best ideas tend to grow.