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.
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
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
David Imbago
Member, International Youth Health Organization
Naledi Katsande
Programmes Lead, Youth for Health Promotion Zimbabwe
Susan Clapham
Health Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Two vacant seats
Anuradha Gupta
Deputy CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Franka Cadée
President, International Confederation of Midwives
Errol Alden
President, International Pediatric Association
Jeanne Conry
President, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Martin Chungong
Secretary General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
Lisa Hilmi
Executive Director, CORE Group
Angela Chaudhuri
Director, Swasti Health Catalys
Aminu Magashi Garba
Coordinator and Founder, Africa Health Budget Network
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.
Caroline Quijada
Principal Associate, International Development, Abt Associates
Børge Brende
President, World Economic Forum
Henrietta Fore
Executive Director, UNICEF
Natalia Kanem
Executive Director, UNFPA
Zsuzsanna Jakab
Deputy Director-General, WHO