Annex 1: Board Members

PMNCH reformed its governance structures in the first half of 2021 and announced the new Board composition in July 2021 at the PMNCH 27th Board Meeting. We thank all Board members who transitioned out of their role. The list below applied from July to December 2021.

 

Board leadership

Helen Clark, Board Chair
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Darren Welch, Board Vice Chair
Director of Global Health, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

 

Rajesh Bhushan, Board Vice Chair
Secretary for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Board members representing PMNCH constituencies

Academic, Research and Training Institutes

 

Marleen Temmerman
Director of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aga Khan University East Africa

Mike Mbizvo
Country Director, Population Council Zambia

Gamal Serour
Director, International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research



Adolescents and Youth

David Imbago
Member, International Youth Health Organization

Naledi Katsande
Programmes Lead, Youth for Health Promotion Zimbabwe

Donors and Foundations

Susan Clapham
Health Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 

Two vacant seats  

 


Global Financing Mechanisms

Anuradha Gupta
Deputy CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance


Health-Care Professional Associations

Franka Cadée
President, International Confederation of Midwives

Errol Alden
President, International Pediatric Association

Jeanne Conry
President, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

 




Inter-Governmental Organizations

Martin Chungong
Secretary General, Inter-Parliamentary Union


Non-Governmental Organizations

Lisa Hilmi
Executive Director, CORE Group

Angela Chaudhuri
Director, Swasti Health Catalys


Aminu Magashi Garba
Coordinator and Founder, Africa Health Budget Network




Partner Governments

Vikas Sheel*
Additional Secretary and Mission Director for National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Wilhelmina Jallah
Minister of Health, Government of Liberia 

One vacant seat

*Vikas Sheel was appointed as the new Additional Secretary and took over this role in October 2021 replacing Vandana Gurnani.

Private Sector

 

Caroline Quijada
Principal Associate, International Development, Abt Associates

Børge Brende
President, World Economic Forum



United Nations Agencies

Henrietta Fore
Executive Director, UNICEF

Natalia Kanem
Executive Director, UNFPA

Zsuzsanna Jakab
Deputy Director-General, WHO