Pandemic Preparedness & Healthcare Emergency Committee
The Pandemic Preparedness & Healthcare Emergency Committee serves as a hub for anticipating, preparing for, and responding to high-threat infectious disease outbreaks. By merging the scopes of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and healthcare emergencies, this committee promotes a continuum approach—from early detection to long-term recovery.
Focus areas include:
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Horizon scanning and surveillance of high-impact pathogens
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Health systems resilience and emergency preparedness planning
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Strategic coordination with global actors such as WHO, Africa CDC, and CEPI
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Joint policy recommendations and knowledge sharing across crises
The committee leads efforts to ensure that IDA members are not only prepared for the next pandemic—but are active shapers of equitable, effective responses.
Committee Members
Albertina Zodwa Nyatsi
Coordinator
Positive Women Together in Action
Johnstone Kotut
Policy Engagement Manager
APHRC
Bogdan-Ioan Coculescu
Head of Medical
Cantacuzino NMMIRD
Edna Tembo
Executive Director
COWLHA
Mikaela Nordenfelt
Head of Coalition
ESWI
Mweta Katemba
Programm Manager
FAST
Andre Coetzer
Technical Director
Global Alliance for Rabies Control
Lina Sayed
CEO
Gradian Health
Abdirezak Abdi
Program Director
HURDO SOMALIA
Dr Danny D. Gotto
Executive Director
I4DEV
Dr Felix Chinwendu Joe
Director
GCSYAN-CHAP
Andrew Bowskill
Co-Chair
MTP Connect
Dr. David Patrick
Project Manager
NCCID
Erick Venant
Financial Management
RBA Initiative
Dr. Al Ozonoff
Director
MIT and Harvard
Aggrey Aluso
Executive Director
RANA
Abubakar Shehu
Program Manager
eHealth Africa
King Solomon Martin
Nursing Superintendent
FRH-DONGA
Dr. Shakti Singh
Sr. Manager
BBIL
Remi Peregrino
Director
Aurum Institute
Vivian Ben Obiagwu
Executive Director
Bethel Viva Foundation
Martin Antonio
Professor
LSHTM
Oluwakemi Oluwagbohun
IPC Program Manager
DRASA Health Trust
Leith Greenslade
coordinator
Every Breath Counts
Josette Najjar
Middle East Regional Manager
Fondation Mérieux
Rohit Malpani
Independent Consultant
GARDP
Mariam Khan
Director of Communications
Gradian Health Systems
Carissa Novak
Strategic Projects
Harvard Global Health Institute
Sinisa Skocibusic
Director
IPH FBiH
Elloise Halley-Stott
AMR Technical Specialist
Jhpiego
Katherine Crothers
Grant Project Manager
MaineHealth
Dr. S. M. Mursalin
National Adviser
Pak One Health alliance
Nooliet Kabanyana
Executive Director
RNGOF-HHP
Dr Sakar tuur yare
Health Officer
TREVESOM
Gloria Ohiyole Adoyi
Director Movement Building
WGH
Andreas Berglof
Policy and advocacy advisor
WaterAid
Rania Sultan
Innovator
The Flow Company
Abdul Ghafur
Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Wishes Mumba
Programme Officer
COWLHA
Edwin Nyoka
Project Officer
COWLHA
Pedro Barata
Vice President of External Affairs
EMSA
Kevin Tetteh
Director, Malaria & Fever
FIND
Felix Chinwendu Joe
Global Leader Adviser
CHAP
Simone Mancini
Building partnerships
Global Sepsis Alliance
Rebecca Potter
DHIS2 Implementation Lead
HISP Centre / DHIS2
Murhekar Manoj
Director
ICMR
Dr. Peter Daszak
President
Nature Health Global
Patryk Kot
Senior Business
iiCON
Dykki Settle
CEO
Medic Mobile
Renatus Mathias
Project Assistant
RBA Initiative
Matteo Bassetti
President
SITA
Yolanda Paul
Manager
The University of the West Indies
Flata Mwale
Deputy Director
WGH Zambia
Ben BANZA Mijibu
Doctor in Infectious Diseases
CHU de Treichville
Iliya Ndams
Principal Investigator
Ahmadu Bello University
Guest Experts
Elaine Fletcher
Editor-in-Chief
Health Policy Watch
Richard Lupasu Lupasu
Public Health Expert
Independent Individual
Shatyam Raze Issur
Project Manager
Indipendent
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Subham Ghosh
Committee Manager
