Members

Members

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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

Mr Jakob Forssmed

Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, SWEDEN

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Members

Mr Mohammed Mousa Alameeri

Assistant Undersecretary for the Food Diversity Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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

Science and Programme Coordination Committee Chair, International Dairy 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

Chair 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. 

 With a background in veterinary medicine and specializations in veterinary public health and epidemiology, Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran brings extensive experience in addressing animal health issues at both national and international levels.

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.”