About WHO

Members of the Advisory Group on Reform of WHO’s Work in Outbreaks and Emergencies with Health and Humanitarian Consequences

About the Advisory Group

In order to provide ongoing independent guidance to WHO on the Reform of the Organization’s Work in Outbreaks and Emergencies with Health and Humanitarian Consequences, the Director-General has established an advisory group. The group comprises high level experts from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines with relevant experience, including senior leadership positions in United Nations agencies, government and international humanitarian non-governmental organizations.

Chair

  • David Nabarro
    United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy on Ebola

Members

Valerie Amos
Director, The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

  • Yves Daccord
    Director-General, International Committee of the Red Cross

Toni Frisch
Ambassador, Chairman, International Search and Rescue Advisory

  • Michael Gerber
    Chief of Emergency Response and Recovery Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Stephen Ndung’u Karau
    Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations & Other international organizations
  • Poh Lian Lim
    Senior Consultant, Communicable Disease Centre, Ministry of Health, Singapore
    Head of Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Mary Pack
Vice President, International Medical Corps

  • Denise Werker
    Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer, Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Health, Canada