Dr Caroline van Gemert is an applied epidemiologist with over 15 years of experience in infectious disease epidemiology and public health across Pacific Island Countries. Her work focuses on the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, with expertise in epidemiological methods, implementation research, and health systems strengthening. She led the first Pacific-wide assessment of triple elimination indicators and the first Pacific field trial evaluating antenatal antiviral therapy for hepatitis B delivered through routine health services. Dr van Gemert develops practical, evidence-based approaches for resource-constrained settings and has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and secured more than AUD$4 million in research funding.