Governing Board

The Governing Board is the supreme governing body of the Pandemic Fund. The Governing Board, comprising of 21 voting members, reflects an equal balance of sovereign “contributors” (donors) and sovereign “co-investors” (countries that could receive funding), includes a voting seat for non-sovereign contributors (philanthropies/foundations) and two voting seats for civil society organizations (CSOs). The Governing Board is led by two co-Chairs: Dr. Chatib Basri, Indonesia’s former Minister for Finance, and Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s Minister of Health.

In addition, there are several non-voting members, including the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Technical Advisory Panel and the G20 Presidency. The World Bank, in its various capacities, and the World Health Organization, participate as observers on the Governing Board alongside other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and agencies selected as Implementing Entities..

Voting Members

Co-Chairs (2 seats)

Chatib Basri Bio Former Minister of Finance, Indonesia

Sabin Nsanzimana Bio Minister of Health, Rwanda

Sovereign Contributors (9 seats)

Constituency: United States
Principal: John N. Nkengasong Bio Ambassador-at-Large, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy; Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, Department of State
Alternate(s): Eric O. Meyer Bio Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Eric O. Meyer Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Eric Meyer is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa and the Middle East at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In this role he oversees Treasury’s engagement with 59 economies across Africa and the Middle East, including economic and financial sector monitoring, analysis and policy advice, and development policy work. He has additional responsibilities in the area of global health where he serves as the United States principal representative on the Pandemic Fund Board and is the U.S. Treasury representative for the G20 Finance Health Task Force. In his over 25 years with Treasury, Eric has worked on a range of development, environment, private sector, and regional economic issues. He has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Policy, in the U.S. Executive Director’s offices at the IMF, World Bank and EBRD, as well as covering Europe as Treasury Representative based in Frankfurt. As Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director for Europe and Eurasia, Eric coordinated the Department’s engagement with, and response to, financial and economic crises across Europe between 2006 and 2010. Prior to joining the Treasury Department, Eric worked in international consulting and construction management in Atlanta. He earned degrees in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and International Economics and Energy and Environment Policy from the Johns Hopkins University – School of Advanced International Studies.

Constituency: European Commission
Principal: Martin Seychell Bio Deputy Director General, Directorate General for International Partnerships
Alternate(s): Roser Domenech Amado Bio Director of Directorate ‘One Health’ in DG SANTE

Roser Domenech Amado Director of Directorate ‘One Health’ in DG SANTE

Roser Domenech Amado is Director for One Health in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), including among others Antimicrobial Resistance and Nutrition policies, as well as International Relations. Previously she served as Head of DG SANTE’s Communication team. She devoted several years of her career to political communication in the Commission`s Communication department (DG COMM). Among other functions in earlier stages of her career, she was Member of the Cabinets of Neil Kinnock, Vice-President for administrative reform, and Manuel Marin, Vice-President for external relations.

Prior to joining the Commission in 1992, she worked in the public sector and the academic field in Spain. She holds degrees in Political Science (Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Contemporary History (University of Barcelona).

Constituency: Germany
Principal: Wolfram Morgenroth-Klein Bio Head of Division, Prevention and Pandemic Preparedness, One Health; Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Alternate(s): Alicia Longthorne Bio Senior Policy Officer, Global Health Policy Division, Federal Ministry of Health

Alicia Longthorne Senior Policy Officer, Global Health Policy Division, Federal Ministry of Health

Alicia Longthorne is Senior Policy Officer in the Division for Global Health Policy at the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) of Germany. She has a background in public policy. In her role at the Ministry of Health, she particularly focuses on G7 and G20 issues as well as global health financing. Alicia previously worked at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the German Agency for Development Cooperation (GIZ) in the health sector as well as the Representation of the European Commission in Germany.

Constituency: Italy
Principal: Francesca Manno Bio Director, Department of International Finance Relations, Ministry of Economy and Finance
Alternate(s): Eleonora Mei Bio Economic and Financial Analyst, Ministry of Economy and Finance

Eleonora Mei Economic and Financial Analyst, Ministry of Economy and Finance

Currently Advisor in the Global Public Goods Unit at the International Financial Relations Department at the Italian Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
In her recent career she has worked at the Ministry as expert within the G20 Italian Presidency Policy Team, following main initiatives related to Sustainable Development, and Global Health. Since then, she has been involved in the G20 Joint Finance-Health Task Force, and in November 2022 has chaired the Pandemic Fund Working Group which has helped developing the Guiding Principles on Co-financing, Co-investment, and Country Ownership included in the first Call for Proposals.
She holds a PhD in Civil Economics, during which she had been a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) where she collaborated with the PENN Social Norms Group (Penn SoNG). She has also an academic background in political sciences and international relations.

Constituency: India, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates
Principal: Syarifah Liza Munira Bio Director General, Health Policy Agency at the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia
Alternate(s): ALI Abdullah Sharafi Bio Acting Assisting. Undersecretary for International Financial Relationship Sector, Ministry of Finance, United Arab Emirates

ALI Abdullah Sharafi Acting Assisting. Undersecretary for International Financial Relationship Sector, Ministry of Finance, United Arab Emirates

ALI Abdullah Sharafi is the Acting Assistant Undersecretary for International Financial Relations and is also the Director of the Federal Budget at the UAE’s Ministry of Finance. His main responsibilities at the Ministry spans across the international financial relations sector where he is responsible for matters related to Multilateral Financial Institutions, Multilateral Development Banks, negotiations for Bilateral Investment Treaties among other responsibilities. ALI is also responsible for the planning and overseeing of the expenditure of the UAE’s Federal Budget where he was responsible for the preparation of the budget cycles for the years (2017 – 2021) and (2022 -2026). ALI Sharafi holds an Undergraduate degree in Applied Finance and a Postgraduate degree in Professional Accounting (DCPA) from the University of South Australia.
Prior to Joining the UAE’s Ministry of Finance in late 2016, ALI worked within the Financial Advisory sector with a reputed Big Four corporation for almost 9 years advancing to manage and take part in key regional and international transactions within the M&A advisory sector.

Hemang Priyavadan Jani Bio Senior Advisor to the World Bank Executive Director for India

Hemang Priyavadan Jani Senior Advisor to the World Bank Executive Director for India

With over two decades of experience at national and international levels, Mr. Hemang is a seasoned public policy professional. He has worked in public policy, governance, and innovation systems. He has significantly contributed to improving public service delivery using technology, designing national-level governance and innovation frameworks, and enabling private sector development at the state, national, and international levels.
As the Secretary to the Capacity Building Commission of India, Hemang designed India's National Civil Service Capacity Building framework, which aimed to cover 3 million civil servants in the federal government and 22 states of India. He also designed and piloted multiple programs and interventions to create and improve the civil service capacity-building eco-system. Additionally, he crafted and implemented National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions (NSCSTI) and developed a material Capacity Building Plan approach and methodology for the Government of India.
During his tenure as an Officer on Special Duty (Knowledge and Innovation) in the Prime Minister’s office, Government of India, Hemang designed and nurtured the Atal Innovation Mission, a nationwide innovation agency fostering innovation and entrepreneurship eco-system in India.
Hemang has also worked as a Senior Private Sector Specialist at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, USA, where he focused on innovation and entrepreneurship programs in South Asia.
He has served on various boards and committees of the government. He is a board member of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), and the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI).

Constituency: Canada, Norway, United Kingdom
Principal: Kristen Chenier Bio Director of Policy, Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Preparedness within Global Affairs, Health and Nutrition Bureau, Canada
Alternate(s): Frode Forland Bio Specialist Director Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Norway

Frode Forland Specialist Director Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Norway

DR. Frode Forland is a Policy Director at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was previously Scientific Director of Infectious Diseases and Global Health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The last two years he was based in Addis Ababa as a seconded Senior Advisor to Africa CDC in the areas of Evidence, Health Security and NCDs. He is a MD with a specialty in Public Health and General Practice. Previous Associate Professor in Public Health at the University of Tromsø, the Arctic University of Norway. He has more than 25 years of experience in Evidence Synthesis and application of Evidence Based Methods for Public Health. He has working and leadership experience in the field of PH and Infectious diseases for more than 30 years. He has led several organizations on National and International level in Public Health and Primary Health Care. He worked two years at ECDC on a program for Evidence Based Public Health in Europe, and led a project with partners from 11 different countries from Africa and Europe when working at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, establishing the Collaboration for Evidence Based Healthcare and Public Health in Africa. At the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, he has led a Program about Global Health Preparedness involving several partners nationally and internationally. He was Cluster Head of five Departments in the Area of Infectious Diseases Control. He has been a lead for three WHO Joint External Evaluations. He is a Scientific Board Member of the Global Health Unit of RKI, a Board Member of HISP/DHIS-2, an Alternate Board Member of Gavi, and he was the Norwegian Advisory Forum Member to ECDC for six years. During the Covid-19 pandemic he was part of the leadership group of the NIPH, and he was frequently used as a spokesperson in the media. His role in Africa CDC has been to lay the foundation for a long term, action-oriented and respectful partnership between the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Africa CDC. The program is supported by Norad.

Niall Fry Bio Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office, United Kingdom

Niall Fry Team Leader, Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office, United Kingdom

Niall is Team Leader for Global Health Security at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Responsible for the range of current GHS & PPPR policy areas; including the negotiations on the Pandemic Accord.
Niall has spent eight years working with the global health initiatives, including leading on WHO reform and the UK’s core voluntary contribution to WHO. He has been Deputy Head and then Head of FCDO’s Health Institutions and Health Security Department, which leads on the UK’s funding and engagement with the GHIs.
Previous roles have included: advisor to the UK’s Chief Medical Officer during the H1N1 pandemic; roles in public health R&D; UK domestic policy lead on mental health; and a secondment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Constituency: Australia, Japan, Korea, Singapore
Principal: Anna McNicol Bio Director, Global Health Funds, Department of Foreign and Trade, Australia
Alternate(s): Daiho Fujii Bio Deputy Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Daiho Fujii Deputy Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Daiho Fujii, Deputy Vice Minister for International Affairs (IDA Deputy), assumed the current position in July 2023 after serving as Director of Planning and Administration Division (2022 -2023) and Director of Development Policy Division (2021 -2022) of the International Bureau. Prior to these, he served as Director in the Tax Bureau (2020 -2021, in charge of international tax policy, 2019-2020, in charge of Research). He worked at the World Bank as Alternate Executive Director for Japan from 2013 to 2017. He holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of Tokyo (1994) and an MA in Political Science from Stanford University (1997).

Jiyoung Choi Bio Deputy Director General, International Finance Bureau, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Korea

Jiyoung Choi Deputy Director General, International Finance Bureau, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Korea

Jiyoung Choi, Deputy Director General of the International Finance Bureau, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), Republic of Korea, assumed the current position in July 2024. Prior to this role, she served as the Head of the Planning and Management Team at the Secretariat of the National Economic Advisory Council (April 2023 - July 2024). Her previous roles within MOEF include Director positions in the International Economic Policy Division (2021-2022), International Economic Cooperation Division (2020-2021), Development Finance Cooperation Division (2019-2020), International Monetary System Division (2018-2019), International Financial Institutions Division (2017-2018), and Trade Policy Coordination Division (2016-2017). She also headed the International Monetary Fund Team (2015-2016). Earlier in her career, she served as Principal Research Economist at the African Development Bank (2010-2012) and as Executive Director of the G20 Research Department at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (2013-2015).
She holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University (2009), an MA in Public Administration from Seoul National University (2000), and a BA in Sociology from Seoul National University (1998). She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Derrick Heng Bio Deputy Director-General of Health (Public Health), Ministry of Health, Singapore

Derrick Heng Deputy Director-General of Health (Public Health), Ministry of Health, Singapore

Dr Derrick Heng is Deputy Director-General of Health of Public Health at the Ministry of Health in Singapore, with responsibility for oversight of Communicable Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases. His areas of work include population health analytics and the provision of public health intelligence to support policy and planning and international co-operation. Derrick has been involved in policy initiatives in the areas of HIV, TB, tobacco control, obesity, chronic disease screening and mental health in Singapore.

Coming from a background in clinical internal medicine, Derrick began working in the field of epidemiology in 1997, after obtaining a Masters at Cambridge University. Before taking on a policy role, he was involved in epidemiological research in the areas of clinical epidemiology, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, in addition to interests in research design and methodology, and the ethical review of clinical trials.

Academic Qualifications:
MBBS - 1990 National University of Singapore
MRCP (UK) - 1995 Royal College of Physicians (UK)
M Phil (Epidemiology) - 1997 Cambridge University
FAMS (Public Health) - 2001 Academy of Medicine, Singapore

Constituency: France, Netherlands, Spain
Principal: Anne-Claire Amprou Bio Ambassador for Global Health, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France
Alternate(s): Blanca Yáñez Minondo Bio Head of Department for Multilateral Cooperation and European Union, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development

Blanca Yáñez Minondo Head of Department for Multilateral Cooperation and European Union, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development

Professional with more than 20 years of experience in Development cooperation, with long time work in developing and fragile context such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic, in NGO sector and mainly with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). Since 2021, based in HQ of AECID where I am Chief of Multilateral and EU Cooperation Department. Graduate in Journalism and Master in Development and International Cooperation and Master in Corporate Social Responsibility.

Katja Meijaard Bio Senior Policy Officer, Global Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands

Constituency: China-Saudi Arabia
Principal: Bo Zhang Bio Deputy Director General, Center for Evaluation of the World Bank Loan Projects, Ministry of Finance
Alternate(s): Guanzhu Wang Bio Director, Division of Multilateral Cooperation for Development Finance, Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation, Ministry of Finance

Guanzhu Wang Director, Division of Multilateral Cooperation for Development Finance, Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation, Ministry of Finance

Ms. Guanzhu WANG is Director of the Division of Multilateral Cooperation for Development Finance, Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation in the Ministry of Finance of China ( CMOF). In her career in the CMOF she has held various other positions, working on Multilateral Development Banks and G20 issues. She also has served as the Advisor to Executive Director for China at the World Bank.
Ms. Wang graduated with a Master Degree in Economics from the Jilin University of China.

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John N. Nkengasong Ambassador-at-Large, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy; Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, Department of State

Dr. John N. Nkengasong is an Ambassador at Large and serves as the U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy. In this role, Dr. Nkengasong oversees the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – PEPFAR; which is the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history, prevent millions of HIV infections, save lives, and make progress toward ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Previously, Dr. Nkengasong served as the first director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Through his leadership, a framework for transforming Africa CDC into a full autonomous health agency of the Africa Union was established. As Africa CDC director, Dr. Nkengasong also led the COVID-19 response in Africa, coordinating with heads of state and governments across the continent, among other achievements to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, he helped secure 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines at the height of vaccine scarcity. During his tenure, he was appointed as one of the World Health Organization’s special envoys on COVID-19 preparedness and response. Dr. Nkengasong also served as acting deputy principal director of the Center for Global Health, as well as the Division of Global HIV and TB’s chief of the International Laboratory Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As a world-renowned public health leader, Dr. Nkengasong’s contributions to global health have been recognized by numerous prestigious awards and honors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award; Time Magazine, 2021 Time 100 List of Most Influential People; Fortune magazine, 2021 World’s 50 Greatest Leaders; Bloomberg, 2021 Bloomberg 50 Influential People; and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shepard Award and William Watson Medal of Excellence. Last year, he was invited to join the National Academy of Medicine and he became the first laureate of the Virchow Prize for Global Health. In 2023, he received the African of the Year Award from All Africa Business Leaders Award in partnership with CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa. Dr. Nkengasong also holds the rare honor of being knighted by the governments of Sénégal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon.

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Wolfram Morgenroth-Klein Head of Division, Prevention and Pandemic Preparedness, One Health; Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Dr. Wolfram Morgenroth-Klein

Age                       59
born on                5 July 1964
in                         Birkenfeld, Germany
Nationality:          German
Marital status:     married
one daughter
Address:        Berlin, Germany

Professional background

2020 Head of division Pandemic Prevention, Pandemic Preparedness and One Health

2014-2019 Head of division India, South Asia

2011-2014 Head of division fundamental principles, innovations.

2010-2011 Member of the BMZ’s working group responsible for the merger of the (new) GIZ (Task force for implementation structure reform)

2003-2010 Deputy head of division and desk officer, BMZ, Bonn, Division 223 (Regional development policy, Central America, Caribbean), desk officer for Nicaragua and Latin American affairs.

2000-2003 Head of cooperation at the German embassy in La Paz, Bolivia

1998-2000 Desk officer at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Bonn, Germany, in the division for environmental policy. Responsibilities included climate protection policy and the Global Environment Facility.

1994-1998 Doctoral thesis (PhD) at Freiburg and Rostock Universities; Mercosur: Economic integration, entrepreneurs and labor unions) Graded "A" (magna cum laude) and short term expert for GIZ

1991-1993 Junior professional at Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Uruguay

Education

1990-1991 Trainee at IDOS (German Institute of Development and Sustainability)

Feb 1989 M.A., Grade A. Subjects: political science (major), economics and German language and literature

1982-1989 University studies in Freiburg, Germany; Glasgow, Scotland (one-year scholarship); and Heidelberg, Germany

1970-1982 Primary and secondary education in Spain, Germany and Chile.

Languages

Spanish and English fluent

French and Portuguese good

Publications (not a full list)

u. 1a) with Messner, Dirk et al., Weltmarktorientierung und Aufbau von Wettbewerbsvorteilen in Chile. Das Beispiel Holzwirtschaft, DIE, Berlin 1991 (Hacia la competitividad industrial en Chile, Berlin 1992)
Chile: Exporte auf dem Holzweg – Ökologische Gefahren der Forstwirtschaft und der holzverarbeitenden Industrie, in: Lateinamerika-Nachrichten, 11/1991, pp. 75-78
Uruguay: Reformen im Schneckentempo. Die Reformpolitik der Regierung Lacalle, in: Blätter des IZ3W No. 189, Freiburg, May/June 1993, pp. 45-49
Los uruguayos y el medio ambiente. Una visión crítica, in: Inst. de Comunicación y Desarrollo (ed.), Medio Ambiente en el Uruguay, Montevideo 1993, pp. 39-49
Interview mit Mario Benedetti, in: U. Brand (ed.): Argentinien und Uruguay, Reise-Handbuch, pp. 268-270 and 63-64
Der Mercosur. Wirtschaftliche Integration, Unternehmer und Gewerkschaften, Freiburger Beiträge zu Entwicklung u. Politik, vol. 22, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute, Freiburg 1996
El Mercosur. Empresarios y sindicatos frente a los desafíos del proceso de integración (comprehensive update of the publication), Nueva Sociedad, Caracas 2000
Bolivia's poverty reduction strategy – model or problem?, D+C 7/2003, pp. 25-29.
Bolivien – Ende eines Modells?, Brennpunkt Lateinamerika, No. 21, Nov. 2003
Donor harmonisation: New approaches for Bolivia and Nicaragua, D+C 2/2005, pp. 28-29
Steuergerechtigkeit in Lateinamerika, E+Z 3/2007, S. 121-123
Fair taxes for Latin America, D+C 3/2007, 121-123.
Author and Editor-in-chief: Strategy on Development Cooperation with Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Strategies 163, Federal Ministry for Cooperation and Development, Germany, February 2008 (published in German, Spanish and English)
Author and Editor-in-chief: Latin America Dossier. German Development Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Topics 184, Federal Ministry for Cooperation and Development, Germany, 12/2007 (published in German, Spanish and English)
„Deutsche ODA. Kein Fortschritt ohne Indien“ E+Z, 11/2017, 18-20; / „German ODA. No Progress without India“, D+C, 11/2017, 18-20.
https://www.dandc.eu/de/article/zusammenarbeit-mit-einem-strategischen-partner
„On the way to global pandemic preparedness”, D+C 6/2023, 12-13;
„Auf dem Weg zu globaler Vorsorge”, E+Z 6/2023, 12-13. https://www.dandc.eu/index.php/en/digital-monthly-archive

Non-Sovereign Contributors (1 seat)

Constituency: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Wellcome Trust
Principal: Beth Thompson Bio Chief Strategy Officer, Wellcome Trust
Alternate(s): Rob Nabors Bio Director of the Gates Foundation’s North America Team

Sovereign Co-Investors (9 seats)

Constituency: Bangladesh representing South-East Asia Region
Principal: Nurjahan Begum Bio Adviser to the Honourable Minister Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Alternate(s): Shah Md. Helal Uddin Bio Additional Secretary (Planning), Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Tahmina Shirin Bio Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

Constituency: Democratic Republic of Congo representing Africa (AFRO – Central)
Principal: O’neige Nsele Bio Deputy Minister of Finance
Alternate(s): Sylvian Yuma Ramazani Bio Secretary General, Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention

Christian Diomi Maboti Bio Alternate Representative, Ministry of Finance

Constituency: Egypt representing Eastern-Mediterranean (EMRO – North & Horn of Africa)
Principal: Mai Farid Bio Assistant Minister & Executive Director, Economic Justice Unit, Ministry of Finance
Alternate(s): Mohamed Hassany Bio Assistant Minister of Health
Mohamed Hassany Assistant Minister of Health

Tropical Medicine Department, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute
Minister Assistant for Projects and Public Health Initiatives Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt.

Language skills
Excellent command of spoken and written English.

Education
M.B.B.Ch., Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine - Cairo University. November 2003.
Master’s degree in Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine – Cairo University. 2009. Thesis was on (Relationship between HCV & Insulin resistance in non-obese & non-diabetics).
MD degree in Infectious Diseases & Endemic Hepato- Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine – Cairo University. 2015. Thesis was on (Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Sustained Virologic       Response       to     Peginterferon        Alfa-2a      /     Ribavirin Combination in Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 4)

Professional graduation
House officer in Kasr Al-aini hospitals.
Resident, hepato–biliary and gastro–intestinal diseases, Liver Department, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute. August 2005 till August 2008.
Specialist, senior registrar, hepato–biliary and gastro–intestinal diseases, Liver Department, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, April 2009.
Specialist, Hepatogastroenterology, El Kahira El Fatimya specialized hospital, 2008 -2009.
Fellow, Consultant of Infectious diseases and Hepatology & Gastroenterology ,2015.
Associate professor of Infectious diseases and Hepatology & Gastroenterology ,2021.

Positions
Board member of the international liver disease research unit (LDRU), general organization of teaching hospitals and institutes (GOTHI).2015 till now.
Member of HCP (Hepatitis C project) research team, Agence Nationale de Recherché sur le Sida et le hépatites virales-France (ANRS), May 2007- present.
Executive manager of the interventional Ultrasonography unit, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, 2011-2016.
Director of clinical and drug research unit (CDRU), National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, 10 A Kasr El Ainy Street, 11451, Cairo, Egypt, 2011 till now.
Vice Executive Director, National Committee for control of viral hepatitis (NCCVH), Ministry of Health, Egypt.2014-2015.
Executive Director, National Committee for control of viral hepatitis (NCCVH), Ministry of Health, Egypt.2018-now.
Vice Dean for Scientific Research and Training, National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo,2016, now.
Minister Assistant for Projects and Public Health Initiatives, Ministry of Health and Population, April 2019.
Member of the  Central  Research Ethical  Committee (REC), Ministry of Health and Population, 2020.
Member; WHO ,EMR regional validation committee (RVC) for HIV,HBV and syphilis .

Training and Internships
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophago-gastroduodenoscopy, Gastro-intestinal and Hepato-biliary Endoscopy Unit, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute,2007.
Diagnostic and interventional abdominal ultrasound, diagnostic ultrasound unit, Radiofrequency ablation for liver tumors and other abdominal ultrasonographic interventional techniques, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute,2007.
Advanced Abdominal Ultrasound Training course at Kasr Al Aini, Tropical medicine department 2007.
Training course in (Interventional Ultrasonography), Department of Interventional-Radiology, Ain Shams University, 2008.
Good clinical practice course supported by Agence Nationale de Recherché sur le Sida et le hépatites virales-France (ANRS), 2008.
Good clinical practice course supported by Hoffman La Roche, 2010.
Clinical Practice of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)- Internal Medicine Department, University of Bologna, Bologna Italy,2012.

Conferences organization
General coordinator of the 13th Conference of the Society of Friends of Liver Patients in the Arab World in collaboration with the international association for the study of the liver (IASL) "HCC, a preventable disease",2008.
General Secretary of the 1st annual symposium of "HCC UNIT", National hepatology and tropical medicine research institute, 2008.
General coordinator of the 4th international symposium on alcoholic liver &pancreatic diseases organized by the national institute of health (NIH), 2009.
Member of the organizing committee of the annual conference of National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute.
Member of scientific board of the Egyptian society of liver cancer (ESLC) conferences.
Head of Scientific committee, Tropical Medicine Department Aswan University annual conference.

Societies membership
Member: European association for the study of the liver (EASL):2015- now
Founding member: Egyptian society of liver cancer (ESLC): 2009-now.
Treasurer:         Egyptian        association         for      research        &      training        in Hepatogastroenterology (EARTH).
Board Member, The Egyptian National Commission for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO - ALECSO- ISESCO), 2019-now.

Prizes
Medal of Honor, Egyptian Medical Syndicate 32th ceremony of the best Egyptian physicians, March 2010.
Platinum Level in International Scientific Publications, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (3 years; 2016,2017,2018)
State Encouragement Awards 2018, The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.
Arab Physician Prize, The Arab Health Ministers Council of the League of Arab States , February 2020.

National and Regional Projects Achievements
Project Manager, presidential initiative for elimination of hepatitis C and early detection of non-communicable diseases (100 million healthier lives),2018.
Project Manager, presidential initiative of treatment of 1 million African chronic HCV patients.
Project Manager, presidential initiative of HCV screening in refugees in Egypt.
Project Manager, presidential initiative for early detection of anemia, obesity and stunting in school children ,2018.
Project Manager, presidential initiative for early detection of breast cancer,2019.
Project Manager, presidential initiative for early detection of neonatal hearing loss,2019.
Director of COVID-19 Taskforce Scientific Council, Ministry of Health and Population, 2020.

Conferences Share
Speaker, EASL-WHO webinar, COVID-19 and the liver, 14 May 2020, EASL CAMPUS.
Keynote speaker, UN decade of Action on Nutrition, World Health Assembly, Palais des Nations, Geneva, 21 May 2019
Keynote speaker First, Lessons Learned in the Global Viral Hepatitis Response, African Hepatitis Summit, Kampala, Uganda (18-20 June 2019)
Egyptian Experience in HCV treatment, spotlights on the national treatment program, symposium on current challenges on management of hepatitis viruses. Northern area armed forces hospital. Hafr Al Batin , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , 1-2 March 2017.
Coinfection                   HCV/HBV,                   HCV/HIV,4thinternational Gastroenterology and Hepatology conference, 14-15 May2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Speaker in more than 200 national conferences and symposia in the field of hepatology, gastroenterology and public health.

International Journal Roles
- Editorial board:
International Journal of Gastroenterology.
Plos One

-Reviewer:
African Health Sciences
Annals of Hepatology
BMJ open
BMJ Open Gastroenterology
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Research.
Journal of International Medical Research
Journal of Medical Virology
Seminars in Liver Disease
Disease Markers

Book Chapter Editor
Textbook of Hepatogastroenterology (Part 1, Hepatology,2016), Hepatitis C virus, chapter III, pages 75-82.
Advances in treatment of hepatitis C and B (March                         2017)            HCV Treatment Failure in the Era of DAAs, Chapter 6 , Pages 117-129.
Mohamed Hassany and Aisha Elsharkawy
https://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-treatment-of-hepatitis-c-and-b/hcv-treatment-failure-in-the-era-of-daas
Global Innovation Index ( November 2019 ) , Life is too short with HCV and NCDs , 100 Million Health Lives Initiative , Chapter 12 , Pages 157- 160.
Hala Zaid, Aysam Salah eldein, Mostafa Monier Othman, and Mohamed Hassany
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Constituency: Guyana representing the Americas
Principal: Frank Anthony Bio Minister of Health
Alternate(s): Zulfikar Ally Bio Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Guyana to the United States

Constituency: Kyrgyz Republic representing Europe
Principal: VACANT
Alternate(s): Bakyt Dzhangaziev Bio Deputy Minister of Health

Constituency: Pakistan representing Eastern-Mediterranean (EMRO – Middle East & Central Asia)
Principal: Syed Moazzam Ali Bio Additional Secretary, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination
Alternate(s): Adil Akbar Khan Bio Senior Joint Secretary (World Bank), Ministry of Economic Affairs

Adil Akbar Khan Senior Joint Secretary (World Bank), Ministry of Economic Affairs

Adil A. Khan is a senior civil servant with the Government of Pakistan.
He currently works as a Sr. Joint Secretary at the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) looking after the World Bank Group portfolio in Pakistan.
Mr. Khan also handles the portfolio of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) besides being the Project Director for a project in Khyber Pakhtunkhua region working on enhancing citizen centric service delivery, women empowerment, nutrition and immunization.
His career spans over 28 years in the Federal and sub-national governments.
His other primary assignments have been with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Accountability Bureau (NAB), as an Instructor at the Civil Services Academy and Finance Department of the Government of Punjab.
He is married and has a daughter.
His interests include reading, travelling, water skiing and horseback riding.

Constituency: The Philippines representing Western Pacific
Principal: Ralph G. Recto Bio Secretary of the Department of Finance and Member of the Monetary Board
Alternate(s): Teodoro J. Herbosa Bio Secretary of Health

Joven Z. Balbosa Bio Undersecretary of International Finance Group

Joven Z. Balbosa Undersecretary of International Finance Group

JOVEN ZAMORAS BALBOSA is the newly appointed Undersecretary of International Finance Group (IFG) of the Philippines Department of Finance (DOF). He is an economist and governance specialist.
Before becoming a Government Official, he spent most of his time as a member of the faculty of Andres Bonifacio College, Dipolog City - his hometown, teaching Law and Economic Development, Public Finance, and Local Government Finance. He also serves as consultant to the Corporate Affairs Group of the Department of Finance.
Mr. Balbosa holds a Master’s degree in Development Economics from Williams College, United States; a Diploma in Advanced Specialization in Development Economics from the University of Colorado, United States; and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines.
He has more than 30 years of professional experience in macroeconomics, public sector management, country strategy formulation, programming, and evaluation. He joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2005 and since then has held a wide range of roles with increasing levels of responsibilities mostly in the Southeast Asia Region Department (SERD), and at the Independent Evaluation Department (IED).
With SERD, he played a crucial role in drafting and facilitating the adoption of key public sector management policies in support of the Philippines and other Southeast Asian Countries.
With IED, he led the team that provided important lessons and recommendations for improving ADB’s support for fragile and conflict-affected areas, comprising the Pacific Islands, Afghanistan, Myanmar, among others.
Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Balbosa served as an Economist at the World Bank Group. Earlier, he worked at the House of Representatives, Government of the Philippines; academe; and the private sector (at San Miguel Corporation and Indosuez Credit Agricole) in the field of macroeconomic analysis, corporate strategy, equities research, governance, national budgeting, and public finance.

Constituency: Rwanda representing Africa (AFRO – East/South)
Principal: Claude Mambo Muvunyi Bio Director General, Rwanda Biomedical Center
Alternate(s): Gerald Mugabe Bio Director General of External Finance, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Gerald Mugabe Director General of External Finance, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Gerald Mugabe is the Director General of External Finance at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (Republic of Rwanda). He has more than 12 years of technical, managerial, and strategic experience and expertise in the field of Development Finance and Resource Mobilization working with multiple International Financial Institutions. He holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Economics from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). He is also doing an MBA in International Business at Oklahoma Christian University.
Mr. Mugabe has worked in a range of roles at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning since 2011 including senior level. He has been leading resource mobilization team at the Ministry since 2020 and has registered good results during this time working with a number of bilateral and multilateral development finance institutions. Before his current position, he has worked in different technical level positions at expert and specialist levels in the Ministry.
He has gained a wide range of knowledge in development field including Health financing, infrastructure development and financing, agriculture development and financing, climate resilience and mitigation, human capital development among others.

Constituency: Senegal representing Africa (EFRO West)
Principal: Mouhamed Konate Bio Chief of Staff, Ministry of Finance
Alternate(s): Ousmane Cisse Bio Director General, Ministry of Health

Ousmane Cisse Director General, Ministry of Health

Dr. Ousmane CISSE: Director General of the Ministry of Health and Social Action of Senegal, Senior Lecturer at the University of Senegal. Physician, nervous system specialist and former intern of Dakar hospitals.

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Ralph G. Recto Secretary of the Department of Finance and Member of the Monetary Board

SECRETARY RALPH GONZALEZ RECTO DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Ralph Gonzalez Recto is the current Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) and Member of the Monetary Board, the highest policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), representing the government.

Immediately prior to Secretary Recto’s appointment, he served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress, representing the 6th District of Batangas. His extensive political career includes three terms in the Senate from 2001 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2022, where he held key positions such as Senate President Pro Tempore (16th to 18th Congresses), Senate Minority Leader (17th Congress), and Chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means (12th, 13th, and 15th Congresses). He started his political career as Representative of the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001.

Known for his sound judgment and mathematical prowess, Recto is regarded by his peers in the legislature as the “resident numbers genius.” As a seasoned legislator, he pursued key tax measures and economic reforms aimed at addressing the cost of living, generating meaningful employment, and expanding the country’s fiscal space.

Among the major laws he principally authored/sponsored were the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act; the Universal Healthcare Act; the Rice Tariffication Act; the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018; the General Tax Amnesty; the Rationalization of Excise Tax on Automobiles; and the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act.

Recto is also known for his steadfast leadership, particularly his decisive actions during crises. With world markets reeling from the global financial crisis in 2008, he accepted the call to serve as Socioeconomic Planning Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

As NEDA chief, he led the crafting and monitoring the government’s Economic Resiliency Plan (ERP). To protect the gains from the ERP and prepare the country for a strong resurgence, he introduced the Reloading Economic Acceleration Plan (REAP).

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, Recto co-authored the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act and the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, as well as initiated budget priorities that were necessary not only to stop the spread of the virus but also to accelerate economic recovery. Budget allocation was provided for social amelioration programs to alleviate the plight of those whose livelihoods were affected by the lockdowns.

He also co-authored measures that effectively cushioned the impact of the pandemic-induced economic downturn, such as the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act and the landmark Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act.

Recto holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce majoring in Business Management from the De La Salle University in Manila. He also earned masteral units in Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific, and in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines. Additionally, he completed a Leadership Course at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

As Secretary of Finance, Recto aims to bring to life the President’s vision of a Bagong Pilipinas – one that is marked by genuine social and economic transformation felt by every Filipino. His key priorities include curbing inflation decisively, securing a reliable flow of revenues to fund the government’s social and infrastructure programs, optimizing tax administration efficiency, ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability, acting swiftly on investments, and driving more initiatives to boost the economy as well as broaden the country’s tax base. Secretary Recto, in his valedictory speech when he left the Senate in 2007, expressed that his destiny to serve the people might be in another capacity, and this is one such role, to be in a place surrounded by numbers and technocrats who roll out real and tangible opportunities for the people.

Civil Society Organizations (2 seats)

Constituency: Global South
Principal: Diah S. Saminarsih Bio Chief Executive Officer, Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI)
Alternate(s): Jackline Kiarie Bio Director of Programmes, Institute of Capacity Development, Amref Health Africa HQ

Jackline Kiarie Director of Programmes, Institute of Capacity Development, Amref Health Africa HQ

Jackline Kiarie, MPH, is a distinguished public health professional and former Board Member at the Pandemic Fund. She manages health systems strengthening programs, with a recent focus on the convergence of UHC, Primary Health Care, and health security. Currently serving as a Director of Programmes, she provides strategic leadership, managerial oversight and technical expertise in Health programs across sub-Saharan Africa. Her daily responsibilities entail forging robust collaborations with key stakeholders such as Civil Society organizations, Africa CDC, Ministries of Health, and Development Partners to co-create and oversee innovative health programs that strengthen health systems across sub-Saharan Africa. She provides thought leadership in implementation research and public health discourse as an editor for the Africa CDC Journal of Public Health in Africa (JPHIA). Ms. Kiarie's notable achievements include successfully spearheading the adoption of innovation to enhance health system performance, a feat that earned her the prestigious 2015 Brand Hall Award for Best Use of Mobile Technology in Health Programs.

Constituency: Global North
Principal: Elisha Dunn-Georgiou Bio President and CEO, Global Health Council
Alternate(s): Loretta Wong Bio Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy and Policy, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Loretta Wong Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy and Policy, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

As the Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy and Policy in AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Loretta is responsible for the development of HIV and other global public health strategy and policies for 45 countries around the world.
Before joining AHF, Loretta was the Chief Executive of a Hong Kong based NGO, AIDS Concern, and she has gained over six years of solid experience in organization management. She was the former board member of the Developing Country NGO Delegation to the Board of the Global Fund, which enhanced her knowledge and skills in handling multi-lateral collaborations in aid programmes. She was also elected as the Vice Chair of the Implementer Group in the Global Fund, which allowed her to lead 10 of the Board implementer constituencies.
Loretta has excellent interpersonal skills and strong leadership in organization and team settings. She has a positive mind set and is willing to learn new knowledge and skills. She is sensitive to the diverse needs of affected populations at country level and ready to defend their needs and rights. She is strong in communications and can engage with people from all walks of life and diverse cultural background.
Loretta holds a MSc in Health Systems Management (University of London) and a bachelor degree in Social Work (Hong Kong Baptist College). She also holds a certificate in Global Health Delivery (Harvard Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning), certificates in High Impact Leadership, and Communicating for Influence & Impact (Institute for Sustainable Leadership, University of Cambridge).

Non-Voting Members

Technical Advisory Panel (2 seats)

Representative: Chikwe Andreas Ihekweazu Bio Assistant Director-General at the Health Emergencies Programme of the World Health Organization; TAP Chair

Representative: Joy St. John Bio Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency; TAP Vice-Chair

G20 Presidency (Brazil) (1 seat)

Representative: Alexandre Peña Ghisleni Bio Ambassador for Global Health, Ministry of Health, Brazil
Alternate(s): Antonio Cottas de Jesus Freitas Bio Undersecretary for International Finance and Economic Cooperation Ministry of Finance

Observers

Country Observers

South Africa
Representative: Anban Pillay Bio Deputy Director General, National Department of Health

Switzerland
Representative: Erika Placella Bio Head of Health, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

New Zealand
Representative: Deb Collins Bio Divisional Manager Partnerships, Humanitarian and Multilateral Pacific and Development Group New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Denmark
Representative: Marie-Louise Koch Wegter Bio Director for Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Austria
Representative: Sarah Gradl Bio Head of Department - Crisis Prevention and Crisis Management - Health Sector | Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection

Implementing Entities

African Development Bank
Representative: Martha Phiri Bio Director of Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development

Asian Development Bank
Representative: Dinesh Arora Bio Principal Health Specialist, Sectors Group

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Representative: Rodrigo Salvado Bio Director General, Operational Partnership Department

European Investment Bank
Representative: Eirini Koutra Bio Senior Head of Unit

Inter-American Development Bank
Representative: Pablo Ibarrarán Bio Chief of Social Protection and Health

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Representative: Katrin Taylor Bio Programme Officer – Partnerships and One Health

UNICEF
Representative: Douglas James Noble Bio Associate Director, Public Health Emergencies Preparedness and Response

World Health Organization (WHO)
Representative: Scott Pendergast Bio Director for Strategic Planning and Partnerships of the Health Emergencies Programme

The World Bank
Representative: Magnus Lindelow Bio Global Program Lead for Pandemic PPR and Public Health

International Finance Corporation
Representative: Farid Fezoua Bio Global Director, Health and Education

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
Representative: Neren Rau Bio Director of Policy

GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
Representative: David Kinder Bio Director of Development Finance

The Global Fund
Representative: Harley Feldbaum Bio Head of Strategy and Policy

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Pablo Ibarrarán Chief of Social Protection and Health

Pablo Ibarrarán es Jefe de la División de Protección Social y Salud del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Ciudadano mexicano, el señor Ibarrarán posee un Doctorado en Economía de la Universidad de California Berkeley y una Licenciatura en Economía de CIDE en México. Ingresó al Banco en 2005 como un Economista en Evaluación en la oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión y trabajó también como Especialista Líder en Economía en la oficina de Planificación Estratégica y Eficacia del Desarrollo. Ha trabajado en el diseño, implementación y evaluación en el área de programas redistributivos y de inclusión social, así como en la agenda de envejecimiento. También ha participado en la preparación y evaluación de programas de salud.

Previamente, Pablo trabajó en la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público en su país después de obtener su título en Economía en el Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) en 1998. En 2004 obtuvo su doctorado en Economía en la Universidad de California, Berkeley, y desde 2009 es investigador asociado en el Instituto del Trabajo (IZA) en Bonn, Alemania.

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Pablo Ibarrarán is Head of the Social Protection and Health Division of the Inter-American Development Bank. A Mexican citizen, Mr. Ibarrarán holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from CIDE in Mexico. He joined the Bank in 2005 as an Evaluation Economist in the Office of Evaluation and Oversight and also worked as Lead Economics Specialist in the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness. He has worked in the design, implementation, and evaluation in the area of redistributive and social inclusion programs, as well as in the aging agenda. He has also participated in the preparation and evaluation of health programs.

Previously, Pablo worked at the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit in his country after obtaining his degree in Economics from the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) in 1998. In 2004 he obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and since 2009 he is a research associate at the Institute of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany.