WHO Youth Council Structure
The following organizations have been selected to serve on the WHO Youth Council for a term of 2 years. We would like to thank all the organizations that put forward their applications. The organizations and their representatives are as follows:
Organization | Focal Point |
WHO Youth Council Co-Chair | Hamaiyal SANA |
International Federation of Medical Students' Association (IFMSA) | Beth Elinor STINCHCOMBE |
Youth and Environment Europe | Bonolo MADIBE |
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) | Alastair James HANNAFORD |
International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF) | Tanushree JAIN |
International Youth Health Organization | Ajda STEPIŠNIK |
Africa Public Health Students Network Initiative (AfricaPHSN) | Mayowa Sodiq AKINPELU |
European Network of Medical Residents in Public Health (EuroNet MRPH) | Marta CAMINITI |
Orygen | Nataya BRANJERDPORN |
Commonwealth Youth Health Network (CYHN) - Commonwealth Secretariat | Christina WILLIAMS |
Act4Food, a campaign of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) | Rehman Hakim HASSAN |
International Student Surgical Network (InciSioN) | Adham Osama Mohammed Sleem ABDELRAHMAN |
Grassroot Soccer | Kunda MWITWA |
Climate Cardinals | Abhinav ANNE |
Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network | Mellany MURGOR |
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) | Bianca CARVALHO |
International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA) | Kristina ALMAZIDOU |
Healthy Caribbean Coalition/Healthy Caribbean Youth | Danielle WALWYN |
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) | Pranav SAVANUR |
Innovation for Health Equity in Africa | Shan LIU |
International Youth Alliance for Family Planning | Alan JARANDILLA NUÑEZ |
World Medical Association Junior Doctors Network (WMA JDN) | Marie-Claire WANGARI |
The International LGBTQI Youth & Student Organisation (IGLYO) | Taj DONVILLE-OUTERBRIDGE |
Youth Alliance (a branch from the Healthy Latin America Coalition -CLAS-) | Juan Camilo HERRERA PALACIO |
UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) | Lucy FAGAN |
Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) | Imane LAKBACHI |
WHO Youth Council Members 2022 - 2024
Commonwealth Youth Health Network (CYHN)
Ellen Peprah"One billion. That’s the estimated number of young people living in the Commonwealth - one billion solutions, one billion aspirations, one billion ways to influence our society positively. The promise of equitable access to healthcare must be met with actionable policies and programmes that are designed with and for young people and CYHN is proud to champion this."
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The European Network of Medical Resident of Public Health
Francesca Zanni
"Euronet MRPH aims to unite European public health residents, carrying the values of knowledge exchange, research, mobility and supporting the path of young medical professionals. "
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International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)
Hamaiyal Sana
"Through relentless passion and vision young people have been behind almost every cultural and social change of the world. As such medical students make one of the biggest and youngest demographic of healthcare community and their meaningful engagement across all levels of health decision-making tables is crucial to bring in a safer and equitable future for all.
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International Pharmaceutical Students Federation (IPSF)
Audrey Wong
"During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacy students and young pharmacists worked alongside other healthcare professionals to administer over 33000 COVID vaccines. Young health professionals must connect more than ever before in order to have a greater impact on the community. We remain on the front lines, aiming to empower patients and other health care providers while also contributing to health for all!
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International Society of Nephrology
Marina Wainstein
"With an estimated 1.2 million deaths per year, kidney disease is projected to be the 5th leading cause of death by 2040. Given the large burden of people going undiagnosed and untreated, especially during early adulthood, political action to facilitate early identification and prevention of kidney disease is a moral imperative. Young people from all sectors of society are called to join this fight and demand greater education and awareness against this “silent killer” if we are to safeguard our collective future." |  |
International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA)
Almazidou Kristina
"One Health is not a project. One Health (OH) is the interconnectedness of animal health, human health, and plant health in their shared environment. We aim to educate , spread awareness , connect and advocate for Youth Practice and Engagement of One Health regional and global implementation." |  |
International Youth Health Organization
Katja Čič
"Youth is one of the biggest demographics in the world but they are severely underrepresented in strategy and decision making in health. Youth needs to be an active voice in creating health policies and designing healthy environments. We also need to address youth health needs that often go forgotten since youth is a target group that represents the transition between adolescence and adulthood." |  |
Marie Hauerslev
"Now more than ever, improving the current and future state of NCDs through health policies and programs requires substantial involvement of young people in decision-making processes at all levels. Despite young people making up over a third of the global population, few are engaged in global decision-making processes. In order to achieve our global goals, cross-generational collaboration must be prioritized - we need to go beyond just speaking about youth and start to engage with young people as experts." |  |
Whitney Gray
"Children and young people today are growing up in a time of radical digital transformation, rapidly changing information ecosystems, and widespread integration of digital technologies, amidst other social, political, and environmental shifts. By 2030, almost 40% (3.3 billion) of the world's population will be younger than 25 years. Being the most active users of digital technology and digital media, our generation stands to gain—or lose—the most from the digital transformations in all domains, including health. As such, GHFutures2030 champions the meaningful engagement of youth in decisions and policies that directly or indirectly impact their #healthfutures. " | .png?sfvrsn=14588dfd_1) |
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)
Maurice Remy
"Being the only youth-driven organization in the access to medicines movement, UAEM youth are in a unique position to advocate for global changes with key actors and training future policymakers, researchers and health professionals. We engage youth to take on a visionary leadership role, pioneering thoughts and actions around alternative models of R&D for increased affordability of and access to publicly-funded biomedical tools and technologies." |  |
World Medical Association Junior Doctors Network
Yassen Tcholakov
| "Junior doctors around the world are on the frontlines of health systems: through our role in health systems and our close interactions, we have a critical role in global health and the capacity to identify core priorities and bring about innovative solutions to current health challenges." |  |
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
Alastair Hannaford
| "Non-formal education is a key tool in promoting good health and wellbeing. By instilling young people with skills for life, the scout movement is doing its part to create a safe space in which all young people can develop necessary skills and in which they are empowered to make a difference. As a movement of 57 million people, scouting is working in local communities to promote healthy lifestyles, and to deliver on the SDGs more generally." |  |
Chedom Sonia
"Young people are the future of the world. Making them powerful, listening to them, involving them in decision-making, building their physical and mental well-being contribute to building a better world. Thus the health of young people is a present and future issue which is reflected in the YMCA's 2030 vision."
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Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network
Ishu Kataria
| "Noncommunicable diseases do not discriminate. They affect everyone. The Young Professional Chronic Disease Network helps shape global and local health policy, develop the next generation of healthcare leaders, and catalyze change for prevention of chronic diseases among the world's poorest.." |  |
Bonolo Madibe
| "Health for all is a climate justice issue. At a time when inequalities around the world are being amplified, getting climate and environmental issues on the global health agenda is now more important than ever, and at YEE we believe that youth perspectives should not just be considered but that young people are equal agents of change that should be empowered in decision making processes that address the health outcomes of climate change." |  |
Victor Girbu
| "The stark realisation that while Europe is awash with cancer organisations and patient forums, yet there is nothing that is specifically youth driven, youth inspired and youth oriented, an organisation that is the bridge between childhood and adult cancer patients, across tumour types and speaks the language of teenagers and young adults." |  |
Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Gareth Jones
| "Sexual and reproductive health and rights are key for young people’s fulfillment and enjoyment of their human rights. We should not shy away from pleasure, comprehensive sexuality education, and queer-friendly approaches that celebrate young people’s sexuality. Sexual pleasure is a key part of sexual health, and with increasing attacks on SRHR it is key that young people are engaged and supported to lead these agendas at all levels, from the grassroots in our communities to the highest levels at WHO and other fora." |  |
Alistair Mukondiwa
| "1.7 billion people are at risk of being affected by NTDs, with 1 billion of these being children. As the largest demographic in the world, young people are also the largest at risk of being affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). We seek to harness the energy, innovative thinking and talent of young people to build a movement that plays a key role in ending NTDs by 2030. We need to address NTDs urgently and at the center of this fight we need accountability, justice and people with lived experiences of NTDs.." |  |
Stefania Minniti
| "Road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for youth worldwide. With the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety we developed an interactive community where thousands of young people from 100+ countries are working together to demand and deliver safe and sustainable mobility. Join us today, and help fight the #1 public health threat of young people." |  |
WHO Youth Council Secretariat
Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Iris Blom and Dorine van der Wal, Health and Multilateral Partnerships