Unit Head, Regulation & Safety, Regulation & Prequalification Department, WHO (“views expressed are my own”)
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined May 2013
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Hiiti Sillo retweeted
Welcome to @WHO Tomas Zapata, as the new Director of the #WHOAcademy. I look forward to working closely with you to ensure that the Academy meets the needs of our Member States and supports health and care workers around the world. #HealthForAll
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
I met #India’s Health Minister @JPNadda and congratulated him on the country’s impressive health gains, particularly in maternal and child health and the fight against noncommunicable diseases.
Through 160,000 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, India is bringing screening for hypertension, diabetes and common cancers closer to communities, with referral pathways for care.
India’s ASHA workers are another powerful example of health care reaching people where they are, supporting mothers and children from conception through adolescence. Together with expanded immunization and the rise in institutional deliveries from 78% to 93%, this is contributing to sustained declines in maternal and child mortality.
We also discussed India’s determined efforts to #EndTB, strengthen regulation of medical products, and its important support for @WHO, including on traditional medicine and the ongoing negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. #RC79
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
I welcome the designation of the Global Harmonization Centre in the Republic of Korea as a new @WHO Collaborating Centre for health products regulatory system strengthening and training.
By bringing together WHO’s global mandate and standards with Korea’s regulatory expertise, we can expand access to high-quality training, strengthen regulatory workforces worldwide, and help ensure that people everywhere have access to safe, effective and quality-assured medicines and vaccines.
Strong regulatory systems are a cornerstone of resilient health systems and essential to achieving #HealthForAll.
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
Thank you my brother @HonAdenDuale for joining us at #WHA79, and for #Kenya's continued commitment to universal health coverage and investment in the health system strengthening. @WHO will continue to support, including on the national regulatory system, #Ebola response preparedness and building the regional hub in Nairobi.
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Met with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the margins of the 79th World Health Assembly, outlining our key priorities for strengthened collaboration with the global health body.
Discussions focused on three core areas: advancing Kenya's pharmaceutical regulatory maturity, strengthening Ebola preparedness and deepening the strategic role of the WHO Regional Hub in Nairobi.
A key priority was our pursuit of WHO Global Benchmarking Tool Maturity Level 3 status for its national regulatory system, led by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
I emphasized that achieving ML3 is critical to enabling local pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing, improving regulatory efficiency and positioning Kenya as a regional hub for quality-assured medical products.
This aligns with H.E. President William Ruto's role as African Union Champion for Local Manufacturing, driving the continent toward producing at least 60% of its health products, vaccines and medicines by 2040 to reduce import dependence.
While acknowledging WHO's ongoing technical support, Kenya requested accelerated assistance to finalize the ML3 process, including targeted capacity building and expedited technical reviews.
On Ebola preparedness, I commended WHO's leadership in responding to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and outlined our strengthened measures, including enhanced surveillance at points of entry, rapid response coordination and community awareness, given our status as a regional transport and trade hub.
We also discussed the future of the WHO Regional Hub in Nairobi, reaffirming our appreciation for its presence and Nairobi's role as a centre for multilateral health coordination, humanitarian response and emergency preparedness in Africa.
I reaffirmed our commitment to continued partnership with WHO, underscoring that strong multilateral cooperation remains essential in addressing global financing pressures, climate-related health risks and emerging disease threats.
I was joined by H.E. Dr. Fancy Too, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kenya to the UN in Geneva, Dr. Nicholus Muraguri, Advisor Global Health Diplomacy at the Ministryof Foreign Affairs and Dr. Jean Gitau Kenya's Health Attaché.
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
Congratulations to #Kazakhstan on becoming the first country in Central Asia to reach Maturity Level 3 (ML3) for the regulation of medicines and imported vaccines. Strong regulatory systems are essential for access to safe, effective and quality-assured health products. This milestone will benefit patients, health-care providers and industry alike.
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Hiiti Sillo retweeted
#WorldTBDay!
Re-echoing @ProfJanabi, RD @WHOAFRO words: “Yes, we can end TB , led by countries, powered by people.”
Through the provision of GeneXpert 10-color machines & Gov’t led interventions ; discover how 🇹🇿 is stepping up efforts to #EndTB.
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Hiiti Sillo retweeted
Tanzania steps up efforts to establish Emergency Medical Teams for preparedness & response.
The training and induction of over 40 members have been officially outdoored . A big step in strengthening rapid, life-saving action when it matters most.
@Pandemic_Fund
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
Today, I joined the Chief Medical Officer other national authorities & partners to launch the polio vaccination campaign in Mwanza.This campaign aims to protect 6.7M+ children in 7 regions in 🇹🇿.
Kudos to the Gov’t for strong leadership toward a polio-free future. #EndPolio
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
I was honoured to participate in the inauguration of the Kwimba Maternal and Newborn Care Unit in Mwanza Region, #Tanzania. It was a powerful demonstration of leadership, partnership and community commitment.
I commend the government for advancing global resolutions and contributing evidence to @WHO guidelines that shape collective efforts to improve maternal, newborn and child health.
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
Excellent discussion today with Dr @mimi_darko, DG of @AU_AMA_, on the sidelines of the #AUSummit, to advance a WHO–AMA Framework of Collaboration and joint operational plan and strengthen post-marketing surveillance against substandard and falsified medical products.
I reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to supporting AMA’s operationalization as the continental anchor for harmonized medical products regulation and ensuring every African has access to safe, quality medicines.
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
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Hiiti Sillo retweeted
Congratulations to Australia and Indonesia on achieving @WHO’s highest international standards in medical products regulation, becoming WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs).
With their addition, the global WLA network now comprises 41 authorities from 39 countries.
As the WLA network becomes more geographically diverse, it strengthens global and regional collaboration for equitable and timely access to safe, effective and quality-assured health products for everyone, especially during health emergencies.
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Hiiti Sillo retweeted
I am honored to receive the African Unity Nelson Mandela Award, which I accept on behalf of my @WHO colleagues working in #Africa and around the world to help people reach the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental human right.
I also congratulate fellow 2025 honorees @MaEllenSirleaf, Nobel Peace Laureate and #Liberia's first female president; US political, diplomatic and civil rights leader @AmbAndrewYoung; and former American ambassador and US Institute of Peace special envoy Johnnie Carson for their richly deserved recognitions.
I am humbled to be recognized alongside these giants of international collaboration, human rights and advancing the prospects of #Africa.
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
A pleasure meeting with Dr Delese Mimi Darko, the inaugural Director General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA), on her first visit to @WHO headquarters in her new role.
We discussed strengthening collaboration to increase access to medicines across the African continent, including advancing support to ratify the AMA Treaty by more @_AfricanUnion member states, providing financial and technical assistance to the agency to set up its regulatory systems and procedures, and through our co-hosting of the 11th African Regulators Conference in late 2026.
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
A pleasure to meet in #Switzerland’s capital, Bern, with Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider.
We discussed the progress of @WHO’s restructuring and prioritization on its core work to protect and promote public health, negotiations on the Pandemic Agreement Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system, and preparations for the WHO Executive Board meeting in January.
We agreed on the importance of the strong Swiss-WHO partnership, and the pivotal role of Geneva as the global health capital.
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
@WHOMAlawi through the Member States Mechanism for Combating Substandard and Falsified Medical Products (SFMPs) is supporting the Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority @pmra_malawi to develop a National Strategy for combating #SFMPs.
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
I was honoured to deliver the annual Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture in memory of a truly extraordinary leader and champion of multilateralism and peace.
It was a sincere privilege to come to Dag Hammarskjöld's home city of Uppsala and recognize his great legacy as a global statesman, humanitarian and the immensely influential and respected second @UN Secretary-General.
I thank the Hammarskjöld Foundation and Uppsala University for the very personal and meaningful opportunity to engage with so many people, of all ages, who demonstrated great passion and understanding for addressing the urgent challenges the world faces today.
Tack så mycket!
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Hiiti Sillo retweeted
It’s a new dawn and I am truly privileged to lead a team of vibrant professionals @WHO_Tanzania to accelerate the health agenda in Tanzania!!!
Join us and let’s make impact together!
Meet Dr @AlexGasasira ; the new @WHO_Tanzania Country Representative!
With 20+ years in public health and systems strengthening, he is set to lead efforts to improve health outcomes and fast-track #UHC progress in 🇹🇿.
Read more 🔗 bit.ly/46QF5YT
Hiiti Sillo retweeted
WHO South Africa’s @ShenaazEl joins the @WHOAFRO Regional Programme Management Meeting in Brazzaville to align on focused, funded, and feasible actions to strengthen health systems and accelerate health impact across the African region.
