She began working in humanitarian aid in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2008, and has since worked in nine other countries, including Haiti, Iraqi Kurdistan, Guinea, and South Sudan, among others. A champion for equal access to health care, her field work has focused on refugee health, infectious disease and quality improvment, particulary in crisis settings. Prior to working for MSF, Anna was a pediatric intensive care nurse. She holds a BS in nursing from the University of New Mexico and MPH in Maternal and Child Health from the University of North Carolina.