Background

Hein is a medical doctor from Myanmar. He has worked for 4 years in non-governmental organisations in armed conflict-affected areas, providing sexual and reproductive healthcare services.

Hein is pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Health at the University of Melbourne, specialising in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He is conducting a research project at Burnet on gonorrhoea epidemiology among gay and bisexual men using data from the ACCESS sentinel surveillance system.

Hein's key interests include infectious and non-infectious disease epidemiology, and HIV & STI prevention, particularly in key populations.

Qualifications

• 2024–present: Master of Public Health Student (Specialising in Epidemiology and Biostatistics), University of Melbourne, Australia 
• 2019: MBBS, University of Medicine, Magway, Myanmar

Awards

• 2022: Australian Award Scholarship
• 2019: Courageous Award Winner, Marie Stopes International (Myanmar)