Members
WHO / Sergey Volkov
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Chair
H.E.
Mia Amor
Mottley
Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment, Minister of National Security and the Civil Service, BARBADOS
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Vice-chair
Members
Dr Ahmed Mohammed Obaid Al Saidi
Former Minister of Health, SULTANATE OF OMAN
Ms Beatrice Atim Odwong Anywar
Minister of State for Environment, UGANDA
Ms Anahit Avanesyan
Minister of Health, Republic of ARMENIA
Prof C.O. Onyebuchi Chukwu
Former Minister of Health, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike, NIGERIA
Dr Guilherme Antônio da Costa Júnior
Federal Agricultural Auditor at the Secretariat of Trade and International Relations, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, BRAZIL
Dr Mekdes Daba
Minister of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of ETHIOPIA
Prof Dame Sally Davies
UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Jamie Jonker
Chief Science officer for the National Milk Producers Federation USA
Prof Dr Ernst Kuipers
Former Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, NETHERLANDS
Mr Fernando Lugris
Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of URUGUAY
Ms Ummy Mwalimu
Member of Parliament and former Minister of Health United Republic of TANZANIA
Ms Sunita Narain
Director-General, Centre for Science and Environment, INDIA
Dr Maria Panayiotou
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Republic of CYPRUS
Mr Yasuhisa Shiozaki
Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Member of the House of Representatives, JAPAN
Prof Lothar H. Wieler
Coordinator of the Digital Health Cluster, Hasso Plattner Institute and Prof of Digital Global Public Health, GERMANY
Ms Jennifer Zachary
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, MSD, Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Ex-Officio Members
Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran
Director General, World Organisation for Animal Health
Biography
Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran was elected Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) on 28 May 2024 by the World Assembly. She began her five-year term of office on 1 August 2024, as the 8th Director General of the WOAH.
She has been at the forefront of managing significant health crises, including avian influenza and bluetongue. Dr Soubeyran has led the development of emergency response plans and preventive measures against influenza, African swine fever, and zoonoses. Additionally, she has been a strong advocate for “One Health” programs, particularly in addressing antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses, in collaboration with the human health and environmental sector.”