The Pandemic Fund

Daiho Fujii, Deputy Vice Minister for International Affairs (IDA Deputy), assumed the current position in July 2023 after serving as Director of Planning and Administration Division (2022 -2023) and Director of Development Policy Division (2021 -2022) of the International Bureau. Prior to these, he served as Director in the Tax Bureau (2020 -2021, in charge of international tax policy, 2019-2020, in charge of Research). He worked at the World Bank as Alternate Executive Director for Japan from 2013 to 2017.

Kristen Chenier is the Director of Policy, Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Preparedness within Global Affairs Canada’s Health and Nutrition Bureau. She leads Global Affairs’ policy engagement in global health fora including the WHO, G20, and G7 and is responsible for GAC’s investments and engagement in combatting infectious diseases, as well as pandemic preparedness. 

Syarifah Liza Munira is a health economist currently serving as the Director General, Health Policy Agency at the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia. Her interest and expertise spans across a range of public health issues including global health systems, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, tobacco control, behavioral economics, and innovative financing.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Taking place on the eve of the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention and Response (HLM on PPPR), this event will mark the Fund’s achievements in its first year, while underscoring the need to maintain the momentum and the urgency to scale up pandemic PPR investments in low- and middle-income countries.

COMING SOON

As the Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy and Policy in AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Loretta is responsible for the development of HIV and other global public health strategy and policies for 45 countries around the world. 

Mohamed Hassany serves as the Health Minister's Assistant for Projects and Public Health Initiatives at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in Egypt. He is also an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Hepatogastroenterology at the National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI) in Cairo. Additionally, he holds the position of Executive Director of the National Committee for Control of Viral Hepatitis (NCCVH), MoHP, Egypt.

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Professor Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman

Honorable Special Assistant (State Minister), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare