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

Mr Jeffrey KNEZOVICH

Technical Officer (Partnerships and Engagement)

Biography

Jeffrey is a passionate research communicator focusing on digital communications and data visualization. He leads the strategic public engagement efforts of the Alliance, which range from developing launch plans and materials for different Alliance products, managing the online presence of the Alliance, coordinating events and webinars and showcasing the Alliance’s activities and impact.

He has a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and spent fifteen years working in think tanks at the research, policy and practice interface. The think tanks have specialised in international development, health policy and foreign affairs.

He is proud of his work establishing a cohesive look and feel for the Alliance and its various outputs. He has also enjoyed developing innovative communication products, like our series of digital longform stories of change and supporting the team to bring greater profile to their work.

Unit heads (a. i.)

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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Other Secretariat staff