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Infectious Diseases Policy & Advocacy

Coordinating IDA's unified civil society voice on infectious disease policy - from WHO and G7 engagement to SDG accountability and the Triple Ask.

The ID Policy and Advocacy Committee is IDA's policy coordination engine. We align advocacy positions across all 13 committees, coordinate civil society presence at WHA and WHO governance processes, and produce evidence-based position papers for G7, G20, and UNGA. Our flagship initiative - the Triple Ask - calls for an Integrated Guidelines Compendium, Infectious Disease Best Buys, and a Global Coordination Mechanism to end the fragmentation of infectious disease response.

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Cross-Cutting

Committes

70

Member Organisations

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Countries Represented

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Together for Impact

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Our Objectives

Evidence-to-Policy Translation

Translate scientific evidence and field realities into actionable, equity-driven infectious disease policy recommendations.

Accountable Financing

Promote accountable financing for infectious disease programmes and monitor donor and government commitments.

Strategic Advocacy

Shape global and national policy agendas through strategic advocacy and high-level stakeholder engagement.

Inclusive Policy Solutions

Advance inclusive policy solutions that reflect the needs of all communities across priority infectious disease areas.

Political Commitment

Strengthen political commitment to infectious disease response through coordinated civil society advocacy.

Civil Society & Research Bridge

Bridge civil society organisations, researchers, and policy actors for coherent, evidence-based advocacy.

Committee Leadership

Committee Manager

Ljupka Pavlova

IDA Secretariat

Committee Members

VB

Vivian Ben Obiagwu

Bethel Viva Foundation

Executive Director

Member

PB

Pedro Barata

EMSA

Vice President of External Affairs

Member

AC

Alexandra Castro Silva

European Medical Students Association (EMSA)

Secretary General

Member

LK

Lillian Kreppel

HPV Cancers Alliance

Co-founder, President & CEO

Member

BP

Birgit Poniatowski

International AIDS Society (IAS)

Executive Director

Member

NM

Nenad Miljkovic

The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP)

Member

ET

Edna Tembo

COWLHA

Executive Director

Member

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Executive

EPSA

Vice President of EU Affairs

Member

Isabela Šarec

European medical students’ association (EMSA)

EMSA’s treasurer for the term 2025-2026

Member

DT

Dr Tim Reed

Health action international

Member

BL

BADOLO Laetitia

NIYEL

Director of Advocacy and Impact

Member

IA

Idrees Abiodun Rufa

Usmanu Danfodiyo University

Medical doctor

Member

WM

Wishes Mumba

Coalition of Women Living With HIV and AIDS

Communications Lead

Member

M

Mikaela

ESWI

Member

RM

Rohit Malpani

Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP)

Member

HD

Hender de Lélis Rezende Maciel

Hender de Lélis Rezende Maciel

Medico Veternario

Member

DS

Dr. S. M. Mursalin

Pak One Health alliance

Member

CO

Chika Offor

Vaccine Network for Disease Control

Chief Executive Officer

Member

ET

Edna Tembo

Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (COWLHA)

Executive Director

Member

HF

Henrique Fonseca

Einstein Hospital Israelita

Head of Immunology & Vaccine Trials

Member

LH

Larry Holden

Global Liver Institute (GLI)

Member

BH

Beno Huglin Mbeya

Ifakara Health Institute

Research Scientist

Member

AM

Alpha Mahmoud Barry

SANTE PLUS ORGANISATION

General Director

Member

KS

King Solomon Martin

FRH-DONGA

Nursing supretender

Member

70

+ Members

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