Leadership
AlignMNH is a global initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development. The initiative was founded in 2020 to accelerate progress in improving maternal and newborn health outcomes and prevent stillbirths around the globe. AlignMNH is supported by a Secretariat, managed by Jhpiego, an international NGO focused on transformative health care solutions that save lives. AlignMNH works in partnership with global and country-based organizations, national-level technical working groups, and other MNH-focused initiatives to more rapidly share science, evidence and programmatic experience across the maternal and newborn health communities.
Our Steering Committee
AlignMNH is pleased to announce the 2023-2025 Steering Committee Members. These 19 global thought leaders will guide the strategic direction of AlignMNH and prioritize global MNH issues to advance health outcomes. The Members have direct, practical, and in-depth country experience, and represent countries and communities from Bangladesh to Sierra Leone, from Jordan to Guatemala.
Steering Committee Co-Chairs
Senior Director and Senior Scientist, Maternal and Child Health Division
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Senior Health Specialist, Maternal and Newborn Technical Lead
Global Financing Facility
Medical Doctor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK)
Steering Committee Members
Chief of Health Services, Ministry of Health Malawi
Co-Principal Investigator, NEST360
Head of the West Africa Regional Office
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bayero University
Founding Director of African Centre of Excellence in Population Health and Policy
Executive Director, Center for Catalyzing Change
National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance
Director of Health, Social Welfare and Nutrition Services
President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government
Assistant Professor
University of Utah School of Medicine
Program Manager, Quality Management Programme
Directorate of Reproductive and Child Health, Ministry of Health and Sanitation
Acting Head of the Standards Compliance Accreditation and Patient Protection Department
Ministry of Health
Previous Leadership
Learn more about our past AlignMNH Steering Committees.