Executive Director, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @AllianceHPSR @WHO | Views own
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined March 2009
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Thank you @DrTedros @doctorsoumya Prof David Peters & @AllianceHPSR board for your trust in me.
Am fortunate to start tomorrow to build on work of Dr Abdul Ghaffar & many others.
Looking forward to working with a great team to support research that matters for #healthequity.
The Alliance is pleased to welcome Dr Kumanan @Rasanathan as its next Executive Director. He will begin his role on 1 November.
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In a new Comment in @TheLancet, 22 global health research leaders warn that funding cuts are threatening national health research ecosystems.
Long-term resilience will require sustained domestic investment – and more predictable international support.
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ALT Tackling the global health research financing emergency to sustain national health research ecosystems. New Comment in The Lancet.
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Congratulations to Govt of SA on the 1st ever STEP survey.
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What does it take to lead a learning health system?
After the Alliance Policy-maker Forum in Cape Town, Dr Keith Cloete shares lessons with @rasanathan from the Western Cape on systems thinking, trust and leadership.
🎧 Listen to The Alliance Lift: ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/news/…
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By supporting countries in adopting secure, interoperable solutions, we ensure that people can carry their essential health information with confidence and dignity. who.int/news/item/23-03-2026… @rasanathan @DrTedros @JeremyFarrar @DanielGoldsche1 @YukikoNakatani
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Today, we welcome @WHO Chief Scientist @SCBriand & @AllianceHPSR Executive Director @rasanathan to the @WHOGhana Country Office.
They engaged with staff on advancing research, shaping health priorities based on evidence & strengthening Ghana’s health systems for greater impact.
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Thank you @WHOGhana & @BrakaFiona for supporting the visit of the @AllianceHPSR Board to #Accra. #Ghana has been a longstanding partner of the Alliance & we enjoyed learning more about its health system. @rasanathan
Today, the Alliance for Health Policy and Research Board Members, led by Hon Helen Clarke, paid a courtesy visit to @KMAkandoh Minister @mohgovgh.
They discussed ongoing health reforms in Ghana & opportunities to strengthen evidence-based health policy & research integration.
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Global health is at a crossroads.
Efforts at reform of the global health system need to answer key questions on functions, what should be delivered in different contexts and levels, and how the system should operate.
New in Nature Medicine 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-0…
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Our global health architecture must adapt to the current challenging climate, with institutions working seamlessly together and finding new ways to do more with less. The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research is an important initiative seeking to drive reform and resilience across the sector by adopting a systems approach. Good to discuss these topics, as well as the Gavi Leap, with AHPSR Board Chair Helen Clark and Executive Director Dr Kumanan Rasanathan at Gavi’s offices today. @HelenClarkNZ @Rasanathan
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Good catch up with @AllianceHPSR in #Geneva: its “aiming for impact” strategy
supports #UHC through primary health care; health service delivery in crisis contexts; #climateaction & action on #NCDs; & digital health transformation. @rasanathan @MartenRobert
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Good meeting with @HelenClarkNZ on the close collaboration between @WHO and the @AllianceHPSR she chairs.
We also discussed the ongoing responses to the #Marburg and #mpox outbreaks in Africa.
We agreed that securing calm and peace is essential to safeguarding health systems and protecting people’s health, from the Kivus to the crises in Gaza and Lebanon.
Peace is the best medicine.
I was consulted when @bmj_latest was planning a new global health journal & was sceptical. I was wrong - I didn’t anticipate a founding editor with so much intellect, character, & vision, he would transform the way we think of global health itself. Thank you @seyeabimbola!
Some personal news:
I've decided to step down as EiC of BMJ Global Health. Next week marks 8 years since its first issue, published 8 months after I was appointed its EiC.
Thank you for all your support over the years.
Here's a playlist to mark my exit: open.spotify.com/playlist/3s…
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My new blog: Does anyone really care about results? open.substack.com/pub/singer… – at West Vancouver, British Columbia
Congratulations @khosla_rajat - look forward to continuing our work together in your new role! Will be great to have you back here.
📣 We're thrilled to announce @khosla_rajat as the incoming Executive Director of PMNCH, starting May 15 🎉, bringing >20 years of expertise in women's health, gender equality, & human rights!
Read the announcement from PMNCH Board Chair, @HelenClarkNZ:
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Experienced in the intersection btw data, technology, analytics & surveillance?
#WHOPandemicHub advertises!
- Application Architect
- Technology Operations Lead
- Integrated Tech Lead
- Public Health Intelligence Systems
- Knowledge Engineer
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Join @WHO & partners to launch “Operational Framework for Monitoring #SocialDeterminants of #HealthEquity”, a critical new tool to help governments monitor & address these determinants.
20 Feb 14:00-15:09 CET
bit.ly/48d11uH
Meeting ID: 967 0355 5584
Password: Fr@m3WorK
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Rethinking external assistance: New supplement of @HPP_LSHTM launched at #PMAC2024
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Managing transitions from external assistance: cross-national learning about sustaining effective coverage. What can donors and countries do to move to #UHC. @HPP_LSHTM @Karaghanson @PowersSparkes @AllianceHPSR academic.oup.com/heapol/arti…
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🌍 Key takeways (a 🧵) from new @HPP_LSHTM supplement on external assistance for health, as highlighted in its editorial by @PowersSparkes @zubin_shroff83 & @Karaghanson > academic.oup.com/heapol/arti…
#GlobalHealth #SustainableAssistance #HealthPolicy
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New: In advance of next week’s #EB154 meeting @WHO just released the “Operational Framework for Monitoring #SocialDeterminants of #HealthEquity”. bit.ly/3S2esaW
This should greatly help countries monitor #sdoh in comparable ways & catalyze action to reduce inequities
