Ebola: A Game Change in Global Health?
Jointly organised by the Global Health Programme at the Graduate Institute,
the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the Harvard Global
Health Institute, and the Chatham House Centre on Global Health Security
List of participants
21 January 2016
Maison de la paix
Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, 1202 Geneva
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Abda
Naima
Assistant Professor
Oujda, Morocco
Acharya
Ramchandra
Founder
One Health Nepal
Adong
Susan
Ambrin
Moinuddin
Student
The Graduate Institute
Aoki
Fumiko
Intern
World Health Organization (WHO)
Arabasadi
Ashley
Senior Officer
Aslanyan
Garry
Athersuch
Katy
Balasubramaniam
Thiru
Balibrea Roelans
Nuria
Balikungeri
Caroline
Project Associate-CIPHER
International Aids Society
Bari
Sona
Communications Officer
World Health Organization (WHO)
Bastin
Pierre
Psychiatrist
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Batsanov
Sergey
Director, Geneva Office
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Behrendt
Thorsten
Health Specialist
International Labour Office (ILO)
Belloni
Luisa
Bergner
Tobias
Coordinator for German Foreign Policy
Berraud
Orianne
Program Coordinator
Bhatiasevi
Aphaluck
Technical Officer
Bianco
Viviane
Student
Bilger
Catherine
Senior Advisor
Bleymann
Kayleigh
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International Medical Corps
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical
Manager, Partnerships and Governance
Diseases (TDR/WHO)
Medical Innovation & Access Policy
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Adviser
Geneva Representative
Knowledge Ecology International
World Health Organization (WHO)
Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Foundation for Appropriate Technologies in Health
(PATH)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Union for International Cancer Control
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List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Bonk
Mathias
Consultant
Think Global Health
Borowitz
Michael
Chief Economist
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Brach
Anna
Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Bramley
David
Senior Programme Officer
Freelance Writer and Editor for WHO
publications
Brown
James
Bruni
Emanuele
Humanitarian Affairs Officer
Burci
Gian Luca
Legal Counsel
Buriot
Diego
Medical Doctor
Burns
Rachel
Calza
Severine
Programme Officer
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Caruana
Lionel
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Castilla
Jorge
Fund Portfolio Manager
Senior Adviser for Health Emergency
Response (Epidemiologist)
Cavallero
Jessica
Céline
Roth
Political Affairs Officer
Chadwick
Georgina
Chaignat
Claire-lise
Medical Officer
Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations
Office and other international organizations in Geneva
World Health Organization (WHO)
Chakraborty
Sabrina
Senior Director, Global Public Policy
Chammas
Annette
Counsellor
Chartrand
Nicolas
Intern
Chen
Shu Jung
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Independent
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(UNOCHA)
World Health Organization (WHO)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Merck
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva
United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
Taipei Cultural and Economic Delegation in Switzerland
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List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Chiba
Natsumi
Student
International Organizations MBA, University of Geneva
Childs
Michelle
Consultant on innovation and access
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Choi
Andrea
Chowdhary
Rani
Student
King’s College London
Clements-Hunt
Alison
Communications Adviser
World Health Organization (WHO)
Coellar Rios
Paul
The Graduate Institute
Conzade
Romy
Crugnola
Marco
Student
Consultant in Food Safety and
Zoonoses
Head, Global Health Section
Davis
Meg
Scholar in Residence
De Coninck
Pieter
Senior Policy Officer
Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice/ The
Global Fund
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Netherlands
Dekova
Ralitza
Student
Global Studies Institute
De la Fuente-Núñez Vânia
Technical Officer
De Millo Terrazzani
Johannes
First Secretary
Den Boon
Saskia
Consultant
Diallo
Abdoulaye Sadio
Executive Director
Dimitrijevic
Nébo
Professor
World Health Organization (WHO)
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the
United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva
World Health Organization (WHO)
Association Des Volontaires Guineens Pour
l'Environnement
Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations
Dittrich
Sabine
Senior Scientific Officer
Dizon
Ana Marie
Student
Dolea
Carmen
Technical Officer
FIND
Geneva Centre for Education and Research in
Humanitarian Action (CERAH)
Stop TB Partnership
Dovlo
Delanyo
Director, Health Systems and Services
WHO Regional Office for Africa
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World Health Organization (WHO)
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Duenas
Erika
Advocacy Officer
Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)
Dunlop
Katherine
Intern
Elliott
Sue
Counsellor
World Health Organization (WHO)
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations
Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Encinas
Luis
Engels
Martijn
Ezoe
Satoshi
Fedson
David
Ferazzi
Silvia
Ferreira
Sofia
Responsible for Operations West Africa
I; Ebola Expert
Senior Policy Officer
Team Leader, International Affairs
Division, Minister’s Secretariat
former Professor of Medicine
Secretariat, Review Committee on the
Role of the International Health
Regulations in the Ebola Outbreak and
Response
Consultant
Ferris
Danielle
Program Manager
Fluss
Sev
Senior Adviser
Fuse
Virginia
Environmental Affairs Officer
Galotti
Martina
Student
Garcia Vilaplana
Tatiana
Intern
Gastaut
Therèse
Lecturer
Ghataure
Amrita
Intern
Gilani
Aisha
Head, Press and Public Affairs
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
Retired
World Health Organization (WHO)
Leidar
UNITAID
Council for International Organizations of Medical
Sciences
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE)
University of Geneva
World Health Organization (WHO)
French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs
(IRIS)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland to the United Nations Office and
other international organizations in Geneva
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
Gomes
First Name
Yobouet Thierry
Bienvenu
Michelle
Ebola Response Department
Organisation
Université Félix Houphouet Boigny d'Abidjan, Côte
d’Ivoire
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Gomez
Veronica
Guerra
Hector
Senior Advocacy Officer
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Gul
Rahmat
Bacha Khan University, Pakistan
Gully
Paul
Gupta
Vaibhav
Lecturer
Senior Advisor, Emergency Reform Global Health Emergency Workforce
Technical Officer
Güsmann
Sven
Gwynne
Beris
Hacopian
Paula
Hagen
Katherine
Haji
Abdulahi
Hakkarainen
Gnangoin
Job Title
World Health Organisation (WHO)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Assistant Political Affairs Officer
United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
Representative/Director of Programmes
Relational Thinking Network
in Geneva
Senior Fund Portfolio Manager (Guinea) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Petri
Executive Director
Leturer (Jigjiga University);Coordinator
(Ministry of Health)
Senior Diplomatic Advisor
Global Social Observatory
Jigjiga University; Ministry of Health, Ethiopian Somali
Region
Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Hervas Beltran
Marcos
Project Controls Manager
Hill International Inc
Hoffman
Daniel
Anthropologist
University of Washington
Holdway
Jacinta
Director, UN Health
Department of Health, Australia
Human
Thomas
Huvos
Anne
Ikejezie
Juniorcaius
Head, Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness
(PIP) Framework Secretariat
Technical Officer
Ingold
Heather
Programme Manager
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Health Diplomats
** GHP
World Health Organisation (WHO)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
UNITAID
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Irurzun-Lopez
Maite
Health Economist
Jarasch
Cornelia
First Secretary, Health
Jha*
Ashish
Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP)
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva
Independent Panel on the Global Response to Ebola
Joi
Priya
Jucker
Marlise
Kabiru
Michael
Co-chair
Report Writer, Review Committee on the
Role of the International Health
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Regulations in the Ebola Outbreak and
Response
Advisor, Coach in human relation and
Independent
fieldgeopolitic
Student
Roehampton University
Kalimanshi
Beatrice
Nurse
Kallenberg
Judith
Head of Policy
Kazatchkine
Michel
Senior Fellow
Kelly
Rebecca
GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance
Global Health Programme, the Graduate Institute; UN
Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and
Central Asia
World Health Organization (WHO)
Kemper
Shelby
Kessels
Joss
Intern
World Health Organization (WHO)
Kharas
Firdaus
Chairman
Chocolate Moose Media
Khelef
Nadia
Kickbusch*/**
Ilona
Koch
Daniel
Senior Officer, Global Affairs
Member (Ebola Interim Assessment
Panel); Director (GHP)
Head, Communicable Diseases Division
Institut Pasteur
Ebola Interim Assessment Panel; Global Health
Programme, the Graduate Institute
Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
Kontic
Sasha
Lawyer
World Health Organization (WHO)
Kuivasniemi
Outi
Deputy Director of International Affairs
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
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** GHP
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Kumar
Raj
Senior Country Manager
GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance
Kuzmanovic
Aleksandra
Student
University of Geneva
Lançon
Mahesh
Consultant
Lazdins
Janis
Adviser
Lee
Yeji
Intern
Lenze
Fritz
Local staff
Leon
Nolwenn
Leroy
Klara
Independent
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical
Diseases (TDR/WHO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva
Delegation of the European Union to the
United Nations in Geneva
University of Geneva
Lethu
Therese
Director
e-NewDeal
Levi Setti
Guiomar
Student
Geneva Academy
Lightfoot
Piedra
Communications
FIND
Lindsey-Hirst
Shireen
Lisk
Franklyn
Liu
Austin
Loeve
Charlene
Maddix
Jason
President
Media21
Professor, Research and Policy Analysis
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
in Global Health Governance
Intern
World Health Organization (WHO)
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to
Intern
the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva
Global Health Consultant
Independent
Mahesaer
Zulfiqar Ali
Malik
Farihah
Marie-Anne
Mortelette
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Public Health Practitioner
Global Fund Technical Cooperation
Officer
Consellor, Health
** GHP
Dow University, Pakistan
Stop TB Partnership
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations Office
and other international organizations in Geneva
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Markbreiter
Joanna
Project & Advocacy Officer
World Heart Federation
Matlin
Stephen
Senior Fellow
Global Health Programme, the Graduate Institute
McKenzie
Jane
Head of Humanities
International School of Geneva
Meghzili
Abdelfetah
Mhone
Bethel
Health and Healing Junior Consultant
World Council of Churches
Micheli
Marie-Antoinette
Responsible for European Affairs
Pollinis
Miles
Tom
Chief Correspondent
Thomson Reuters Media
Mimb
Joseph
Project Stakeholders Manager
Sustainable & Sanitarian Alliance
Mocanu
Ingrid
Mohamed
Yasmine
Epidemiologist
World Health Organization (WHO)
Mok
Wilson
Senior Manager
GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance
Monot
Jean-Jacques
Moon*
Suerie
Morello
Franco
Moumni
Houda
Muir
Magdalena
Mulamba
United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
Safe Observer International
Study Director
Independent Panel on the Global Response to Ebola
Ministry of Health, Morocco
Christian
Infectious Diseases
Advisory Board Member, Climate
Change Impact for Coastal and Marine
Biodiversity
Regional Coordinator West Africa
Mustonen
Pasi
Health Counsellor
Nadrai
Valérie
Scientific Collaborator
Necking
Oscar
Intern
Nesvåg
Stein
Senior Adviser
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** GHP
Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC)
International Medical Corps
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations Office
and other international organizations in Geneva
Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations
Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Career Planning Staff, Geneva
Externship Program
Nicol
Anna
Nishizawa
Hideaki
First Secretary
Okondo
Hendrica
Global Programme Manager
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Office
and other international organizations in Geneva
World Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
Osmani
Orhan
ET Officer
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Owino
Rosemary
Finance Specialist
GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance
Panwar
Amishi
Doctoral Student
The Graduate Institute
Park
Silvia
Doctoral Researcher
University of Zurich
Parsons
Robert James
Journalist
Le Courrier
Patel
Deepali
Senior Program Officer
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Patel
Pinky
Global Health Communications Manager United Nations Foundation
Pentikäinen**
Sara-Oona
Research and Project Assistant
Global Health Programme, the Graduate Institute
Perkins
Antonio
Perroud
Laurence
Scientific Collaborator
Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
Pervilhac
Cyril
Lecturer
Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva
Petrakova
Alena
Former President
The European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
Phyo
Htun Aung
Piercy
Kenneth
World Health Organization (WHO)
Plotkin
Bruce
Poncin
Marc
Legal Officer
Department of International Health
Regulations Coordination
Researcher
Poumerol
Gilles
Medical Officer
World Health Organization (WHO)
Purcell Gilpin
Susan
Health Programme Consultant:
World Council of Churches
Quirin
Jakob
Associate Legal Officer
World Health Organization (WHO)
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** GHP
Organisation
University of Michigan
World Health Organization (WHO)
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Rabini
Magdalena
Project Manager
World Health Organization (WHO)
Raehle
Nicole
Health Advisor
Swiss Red Cross
Ray
Nikhil
Technical officer
International Labour Office (ILO)
Rioux
Amelie
Technical officer
World Health Organization (WHO)
Rivkine
Jacques
Rivkine Project's Engineering
Rodier
Guenael
Director, Division of Communicable
Diseases, Health Security and
Environment
Ross
Emma
Consultant
Ruiz
David
Policy Advisor
Ruiz de Castaneda
Rafael
Ryan
Aoife
Intern
World Health Organisation WHO
Sá
Sara
Vaccine Programme Manager
GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
Sadki
Reda
President
Geneva Learning Foundation
Said Waiss
hassan
Elected Member
Sands*
Peter
Chair
Sangiorgio**
Miriam
Project Officer
Conseil Régional d'Arta, Djibouti
Commission on a Global Health Risk Framework for the
Future
Global Health Programme, the Graduate Institute
Sanyoh
M. Abraham
Schenk
Eliane
Ambassador, President, Foundress
Prince Chang Yang International
Schleimann
Finn
Coordinator
International Health Partnership (IHP+)
Schue
Jessica
Graduate Research Assistant
Seidenberger
Ulrich
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent
Representative
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva
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WHO Regional Office for Europe
Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International
Affairs
Stop Aids Alliance
Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva
** GHP
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Organisation
Selby
Philip
PSA Consulting
Selim
Eman
Semertzi
Aliki
Director
Professor and Head, Economics and
Public Finance Department
Research and Project Assistant
Sidibe
Safourata
Sillon
Guillaume
Intern
World Health Organization (WHO)
Silva
Bino
Head of Department
Institute of Public Health
Sims
Rosie
Doctoral Student
The Graduate Institute
Skeie-Chemaly
Maria
Skov
Signe Refstrup
Sloate
Lori
Smith
Courtney
Deputy Director Advocacy and Public
Policy
Student
Somerville
Claire
Visiting Lecturer
Stanley
Meghan
Student
Steel
Joanne
Project Officer (M&E)
Szabo
Martina
Tachibana
Kaoruko
Tanguy
Joelle
Associate
Senior Advisor, Strategic Information
and Monitoring
Executive in Residence
Tasker
Rosie
Advocacy and Networks
Union for International Cancer Control
Thierry
Dominique
Managing Director
Kannon Consulting
Told**
Michaela
Executive Director
Global Health Programme, the Graduate Institute
Upham
Garance Fannie
Deptuy General Secretary
Safe Observer International
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Tanta University
Global Health Programme, the Graduate Institute
International Network for Human Rights
** GHP
Attaché
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations
Office and other international organizations in Geneva
GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
University of Toronto
The Graduate Institute
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed
Forces (DCAF)
Rabin Martin
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016
Last Name
First Name
Job Title
Van den Berg
Seriana
First Secretary
Vanderford
Marsha
Director of Communication
Van Eyll
Olivier
Villarreal
Pedro
Vo
Susan
Vos
Reinout
Wang
Mengyi
Watkins
Thomas
Consultant
World Health Organization (WHO)
Wickramage
Kol
Technical Officer (Ebola response)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Witherspoon
Loyce
Junior Research Analyst
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Witherspoon
Joyce
Xavier Junior
Ely Caetano
Doctoral Student
University of Geneva
Xie
Wenjun
Yamamoto
Naoko
Assistant Minister for Global Health
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
Yousaf
Faisal
Zeltner*/**
Thomas
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Fellow Researcher
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent
Representative
Organisation
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to
the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva
World Health Organization (WHO)
Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and
International Law
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to
the United Nations Office and other international
organizations in Geneva
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Former Director-General, Federal Office
of Public Health of Switzerland;
Global Health Programme, the Graduate Institute
Chairperson of the Advisory Board
** GHP
List of Participants as of 11:30, 21 January 2016