Dr Ming Xu is a Professor and PhD supervisor, Dean of the Department of Global Health, School of Public Health and Associate Dean of the Institute for Global Health and Development at Peking University. His research areas are mainly focused on international development cooperation and global public goods for health, and international financing for health. He has a PhD in industrial economics and completed his postdoctoral fellowship in corporate strategic management at Peking University Guanghua School of Management. He has written more than one hundred papers and articles in journals and specialized publications.
Previously, he was the Head of the Department for Emerging Economies and Senior Political Advisor for External Relations in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria based in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of China Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products under the Ministry of Commerce of China. Earlier, he served in the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission and the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Korea.
Dr Ming Xu has rich work experience in global health and the development of the healthcare industry. He has led many initiatives to accelerate access to essential medicines and medical products , including the local production of medicines in Africa and addressing the challenge of major infectious diseases in LMICs.
