Thando Malambo is the Program Officer for Knowledge Translation at the Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, housed at Canada 's International Development Research Centre. In this capacity, she leads on the development and dissemination of relevant knowledge products, coordinates knowledge management activities, and manages the program 's virtual global learning platform. She holds a masters degree in Medical Anthropology/Global Health from Simon Fraser University, and a bachelors degree in Chemistry from Harvard University.