Ponte Global Health Strategies:
Partnering for evidence-based, co-created, locally led solutions
Driving measurable impact through research, strategy, and implementation
ACS CAN Lights of Hope Washington, D.C., USA 2018
World Cancer Congress Geneva, Switzerland 2024
Bustamante Hospital for Children Kingston, Jamaica 2019
ACS CAN Lights of Hope Washington, D.C., USA 2018
As founder of Ponte Global Health Strategies, I partner with multilateral organizations, governments, researchers, the private sector, and patient advocacy groups to design and implement evidence-based, co-created, and locally led health initiatives. My work bridges strategy, technical expertise, and implementation to strengthen systems, build capacity, and improve access to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Consulting Services
Research,
Program Design & Evaluation
Turning evidence into actionable programs that deliver measurable results. Includes: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL), implementation science, knowledge translation
Capacity Strengthening & Leadership
Building skills, systems, and confidence for sustainable impact. Includes: leadership & management, health systems strengthening, HIV & NCD integration
Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships
Fostering collaboration and trust across sectors and communities.
Includes: communication & advocacy, multi-stakeholder facilitation
Patient Advocacy & Communication
Making evidence accessible through clear, patient-centered communication.
Includes: cervical cancer & HPV vaccination, HIV, community and patient engagement
About
Meredith H. Kruse, MSc, MPH, is a mission-driven global health leader dedicated to transforming how evidence improves health equity. With over a decade of experience across Africa, the Caribbean, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Latin America, she partners with diverse stakeholders to translate complex challenges into sustainable, co-created solutions that strengthen systems and center community needs.
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Her expertise lies at the intersection of public health, policy, and implementation science, driving work that ranges from building frontline patient navigation programs to shaping national health strategies.
Meredith's approach is rooted in the conviction that equitable progress requires collaboration, cultural humility, and leadership that elevates local voices and lived experience.
