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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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

Ms Yasmine YAHOUM

Team Assistant

Biography

With over eight years of experience in professional office executive assistant positions and a track record of strong performance in high-volume, high-pressure environments, Yasmine skillfully manages various administrative duties with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

As Team Assistant, she ensures the smooth operation of all contracts and procurement services making sure of her robust knowledge of WHO systems, rules and regulations. Her duties consist of creating different contract types, ensuring the smooth transition of payments and payment monitoring and tracking. Yasmine also supports colleagues and assists them with their ongoing professional development training, webinars/workshops, as well as their presentations.

Yasmine graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).