She is a global health systems researcher and health economist who leads interdisciplinary research focused on strengthening financial risk protection, supporting effective and equitable priority setting and advancing equity, including gender equity, across global health systems. She has led work for key global health initiatives including the DCP series and the Lancet Taskforce on Non-Communicable Diseases. She is a scientific advisor on two Lancet Commissions (Gender Based Violence and Maltreatment of Young People; Breast Cancer) and a Commissioner on the Lancet Commission on Cancer and Health Systems. In 2020 she was recognized on the list of Canadian Women in Global Health