Paula is the Programme Manager of the Research, Evidence and Development Initiative (READ-It) – an accountable research grant funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Paula is responsible for the strategic development, management and monitoring of READ-It, a global network of researchers and international partners. This includes the control of the financial and risk management, and responsibility for external relations with international partners and funders. Paula is also associated with the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group and the Centre for Evidence Synthesis in Global Health, through her role as Programme Manager.