Bayntun has worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centres and as a regional NGO Manager in West Africa, where she contributed to efforts in the Ebola crisis including leading the evaluation of the response of Médecins Sans Frontières in Sierra Leone.
[1] She gained her qualifications in psychology from the University of York, followed by a master's in the political economy of development, conflict and human rights from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
[5] She has worked with the WHO Collaborating Centres and as a regional NGO Manager in West Africa, where she contributed to efforts in the Ebola crisis, and supported the development of frontline services.
[1][6] In 2016, she led an independent report for the Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Centre Geneva Response to the Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone.
[8] Bayntun has worked at the Trauma Centre in Johannesburg General Hospital, South Africa, and led projects for the United Nations and Chatham House, where she is a consultant in global health security.