International Advisory Group on Primary Health Care for universal health coverage

International Advisory Group on Primary Health Care for universal health coverage

Global Conference on Primary Health Care



The Global Conference on Primary Health Care (from preparation to execution) will be informed and validated by an International Advisory Group (IAG). In addition to providing guidance to and review of the key documents (including conference outcome document, conference background document and implementation plans), this group will mobilize key actors for global PHC. Experts have been drawn from diverse profiles in international health, including: health systems, primary health care, finance, international development, disease-specific interventions, and civil society.

Terms of Reference



IAG members

1. Naoko Yamamoto (Co-Chair): Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage and Health Systems, WHO

2. Vidhya Ganesh (Co-Chair): Deputy Director - Programme Division, UNICEF

3. Jeanine Condo: Director General, Rwanda Biomedical Center

4. Makoka Mwai: Programme Executive for Health and Healing, World Council of Churches

5. Bridget Lloyd: Global Co-ordinator, People’s Health Movement

6. Mengesha Admassu: Executive Director/Academic, The International Institute For Primary Health Care 

7. David Sanders: Emeritus Professor, Founding Director, School of Public Health, University of Western Cape

8. Jeanette Vega: Director, National Chilean Public Health Insurance Agency (FONASA)

9. Seth Berkley: CEO, GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance

10. Ariana Childs-Graham: Director, Primary Healthcare Initiative, PAI

11. Chris Elias: President, Global Development – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

12. Carina Vance: Executive Director of the South American Institute of Government in Health of UNSUR (ISAGS)

13. Claunara Schilling Mendonca: Academic, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

14. Kelly Saldana: Director, Office of Health Systems, USAID

15. Sophia Tsirbas: Manager, Global Health Policy and Government Affairs, Global Citizen

16. Hanan Balkhy: Executive Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs

17. Batool Alwahdani: Vice-President for External Affairs (VPE), International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations

18. Yelzhan Birtanov: Minister of Health, Republic of Kazakhstan

19. Austen Davis: Senior Adviser, Department for Education and Global Health, NORAD

20. Eric de Roodenbeke: CEO, International Hospital Federation

21. Annette Kennedy: President, International Council of Nurses

22. Amanda Howe: President, World Organization of Family Doctors

23. Elias Mossialos: Professor, Comparative Health Systems, Health Policy, London School of Economics

24. Kawaldip Sehmi: CEO, International Association of Patients’ Organizations

25. Vanessa Candeias: Head of Global Health and Healthcare Initiative, World Economic Forum

26. K. Srinath Reddy: President, Public Health Foundation of India

27. Kaosar Afsana: Director, Health, Nutrition and Population, BRAC

28. Rani Bang: Founder, Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health

29. Katsunobu Kato: Minister of Health Labour and Welfare, Japan

30. Yan Guo: Vice President of the Peking University Health Science Centre

31. Barbara McPake: Professor, University of Melbourne and Director, Nossal Institute for Global Health