PMNCH Board Members

Board Chair

Graça Machel, New PMNCH Board Chair


Academic, Research and Training Institutions (ART)

Academic experts
  • José Miguel Belizán
    Director of Department of Mother & Child Health Research
    Institute of Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
    Started term: Nov 2010
  • Elwyn Chomba
    Permanent Secretary, Zambian Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health and University Teaching Hospital
    Started term: May 2012
  • Anthony Costello
    Director, Centre for International Health and Development
    University College London
    Started term: June 2011

Donors and foundations (D&F)

Australian Agency for International Development, AusAID

  • Benedict David
    Principal Health Adviser , Health & HIV Thematic Group
    Started term: June 2011

Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA

  • Geoff Black
    Team Leader (health), | Human Development and Gender
    Strategic Policy and Performance Branch
    Started term: May 2012

Department for International Development, DFID (UK)

  • Ruth Lawson
    Senior Health Adviser for MNCH
    Human Development Group
    Department for International Development (DFID)
    Started Term October 2012

France

  • Gustavo González-Canali
    Head, Health & Human Development Department
    Global Public Goods Directorate
    French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MOFA)
    Started term: June 2011

Mac Arthur/Gates (Foundations seat)

  • Miriam Claeson
    Deputy Director, MNCH, Family Health
    Global Development Program
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    Started term November 2012

Governments (GOV)

Government of India

Government Nigeria (Exec. Comm. 2)

Government of Tanzania

  • Dr Hussein Mwinyi
    Tanzanian Minister of Health & Social Welfare
    Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
    Started Term June 2011

Health-care Professional Associations (HCPA)

International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)

  • Frances Day-Stirk
    President, International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
    Royal College of Midwives
    Started term: Oct 2011

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)

International Pediatric Association (Exec. Comm.) 2

  • Peter Cooper
    Professor & Academic Head, Department of Paediatrics
    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    Started term: October 20121

Non governmental Organizations (NGO)

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

Save the Children India (Exec. Comm.) 2

  • Rajiv Tandon
    Senior Adviser
    Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN)
    Startem term: June 2011

White Ribbon Alliance

  • Theresa Shaver
    President, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, Global Secretariat, Washington, DC USA

World Vision International

Multilateral Organizations (UN)

UNFPA (Permanent seat)

UNICEF (Permanent seat)

World Bank (Exec. Comm.2) (Permanent seat)

  • Nicole Klingen
    Acting Director, Health, Nutrition and Population
    Human Development Network

World Health Organization (Exec. Comm. 2 -ex-officio) (Permanent seat)

Private sector (PS)

GSM Association

Johnson & Johnson

1 second term
2 PMNCH Executive Committee
3 PMNCH Finance Committee

Updated: 18 May 2012

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