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.
Dr. Angela Gichaga is a public and social sector enthusiast with experience working across civil service, consulting, and NGOs and academia.
She is an executive coach, human capital and leadership development advisor with regional and global expertise, as well as an exceptional track record of optimizing performance. Angela runs her tailor made Pathway to Parity programme to empower women and young people in the workplace and society.
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.
Professor Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman
Honorable Special Assistant (State Minister), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Currently Director in the International Financial Relations Department at the Italian Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance, in charge of global public goods and innovative financing (AMCs and IFFIm).
In her career at the Ministry she has held various other positions, working on Multilateral Development Banks, IMF and G7-G20 issues.
Mr Seiche is the Head of Division for Pandemic Prevention and One Health in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
He joined BMZ in 2008 and has held several positions: He was an Advisor to the German Council Member with the Global Environment Facility, part of the German delegation to the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and a Senior Policy Officer for bilateral cooperation with South Africa. From 2020 – 2025 he was the Head of the Division Data Management Policy in BMZ.
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Jeff Graham is the Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD). He was the inaugural Principal Deputy Coordinator for Global Health Security and Diplomacy for the bureau. He leads a team of health diplomats and global health experts to elevate and integrate global health security as a core component of U.S. national security and foreign policy.
