Governance

The Global Alliance for Women's Health is a multi-sector global platform joined by a diversity of stakeholders committed to prioritizing, protecting and promoting the health of women and closing the health gap.

Our Board Members

Anita Zaidi

 Co-Chair of the Board

President, Gender Equality Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Mónica García Gómez

Co-Chair of the Board

Minister of Health, Spain

Ong Ye Kung

Co-Chair of the Board

Minister of Health, Singapore

Halle Berry

Public Ambassador

Acclaimed actress, director, producer, advocate, entrepreneur

Nadia Fettah Alaoui

Minister of Economy and Finance, Morocco


Muhammad Ali Pate

Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria

Aden Duale

 Cabinet Secretary of Health, Kenya


Sana Suhail

Minister of Family, UAE

Kris Licht

CEO, Reckitt

Heike Prinz

Member of the Managing Board, Bayer

Elisabeth Staudinger

Member of the Managing Board, Siemens Healthineers


Catherine Russell

Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)


Viviane Monges

Member of the Board, Ferring Pharmaceuticals


Monica Bertagnolli

President, USA National Academy of Medicine


Shyam Bishen 

Head of Health and Healthcare Centre, World Economic Forum


Our Deputy Board Members

Sanjana Bhardwaj

Co-Chair of the Deputy Board

Deputy Director, Program Advocacy and Communications, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Antonio Estrella

Co-Chair of the Deputy Board

Acting Head of Health and Wellness, World Economic Forum

Claus Runge

Chief Health Equity Officer, Bayer

Kaushik Janakiraman

Global Head of Multilateral Affairs

Tisha Boatman

Executive Vice President, External Affairs and Healthcare Access, Siemens Healthineers

Charlotte Ersbøll

Senior Advisor, Safe Birth Advocacy & Partnerships, Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Derrick Heng

Deputy Director General of Health, Ministry of Health of Singapore

Jean Gitau

Kenya Health Attaché, UN Geneva

Pilar Campos

Director of the Women's Health Observatory, Ministry of Health of Spain

Hassan Belkhayat

Co-Founder, Southbridge A&I and Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Morocco

Helga Fogstad

Director of Health, UNICEF

Melissa Laitner

Senior Program Officer and Special Assistant to the President, National Academy of Medicine

Muyi Aina

ED/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Nigeria

Shamma Khalifa Al Mazrouei

Acting Director General of the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity

Get involved today!

The Global Alliance for Women’s Health is putting women’s health on the global agenda. Join us in amplifying the transformative role that healthy women play within families, communities and economies.

The Global Alliance for Women's Health

A World Economic Forum Initiative