Alliance Secretariat
The Alliance Secretariat is hosted and administered by the World Health Organization in Geneva and carries out the day-to-day implementation of the Alliance work plan, as determined by the Board.
Secretariat staff
Executive Director
Dr
Kumanan
RASANATHAN
Executive Director
Dr Rasanathan is a public health physician with a strong background in health policy and systems research and extensive experience working at different levels of the World Health Organization and within the wider UN system.
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Dr
Aku
KWAMIE
Technical Officer
Aku is a health systems researcher. Her work has focused on applying complexity theory to health systems governance, management and leadership.
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Dr
Robert
MARTEN
Strategy and Partnership Officer
Robert is a public health policy specialist and leads the Alliance’s work on noncommunicable diseases, climate change and the social determinants of health.
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Dr
Zubin
SHROFF
Technical Officer
Zubin is a health systems specialist with over ten years of experience in the areas of health governance and financing, human resources for health and access to medicines.
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Dr Samuel BOLAND
Scientist
Biography
Dr Samuel Boland leads the Alliance's research portfolio on areas affected by fragility, conflict and violence (FCV).
By background, Samuel is both a researcher and public health professional, specializing in public health emergency preparedness and response. He has previously worked on: surveillance system strengthening; viral haemorrhagic fever response; interagency coordination, civil–military collaboration and incident management; and global health diplomacy, governance and financing. He has worked for and across the academia, policy, international nongovernmental organization, and United Nation sectors in numerous crisis contexts, and previously served as the WHO’s mpox Incident Manager for the African region.
Samuel received his PhD in Public Health and Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and BA in Public Policy and Human Rights from the University of Chicago.
He is a Marshall Scholar, Truman Scholar, Chatham House Leadership Academy Associate, and a recipient of Her Majesty’s Government’s Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa.