The Board is the governing body of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, guiding its strategic direction, oversight, and accountability. It operates through a constituency-based model, bringing together representatives from malaria-affected countries, funders, civil society, the private sector, and academia. Supporting its work are two Standing Committees, the Finance Committee and the Resource Mobilization Committee. Read the Partnership Bye-Laws to learn more about the RBM governance structure.
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Board Chair
Joy Phumaphi
African Leaders Malaria Alliance
Joy Phumaphi is a former Minister of Health of Botswana. In addition to serving as RBM Partnership Board Chair, she also serves as Executive Secretary of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, Chair of Botswana National Gender Commission, co-Chair of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, and co-Chair of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission on… Read more
Board Vice Chair
Dr Marijke Wijnroks
The Global Fund
Marijke is the Head of the Strategy, Investment and Impact Division at the Global Fund since January 2023. She has also served as Chief of Staff at the Global Fund from 2013 to 2022. During that time, she also served as interim Executive Director from June 2017 to February 2018, as interim Head of Human Resources from September 2021 to… Read more
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Michael Adekunle Charles
Dr Charles is Chief Executive Officer at the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, which brings together over 500 partners dedicated to eliminating the disease. His leadership is dedicated to putting malaria high on the global health agenda and pursuing interventions that holistically address the disease and the way it intersects with other factors such… Read moreAffected Countries
Dr Melchior Athanase, J.C. Aïssi
West African Health Organization (WAHO)
Dr Keith Carter
Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
Gabriel Carrasquilla (Alternate)
Colombian Academy of Medicine
Dr Sarthak Das
Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA)
Xavier Chan (Alternate)
Asian Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA)
Kapinga-Yvette Ngandu
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Prof Julio Rakotonirina
AU Commission
Eric Nzeyimana (Alternate)
East African Community (EAC)
Jigmi Singay
Southeast Asia Regional Coordinating Mechanism Forum
Dr Rose Mudin (Alternate)
Federal Government of Malasya
Unaffiliated
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
Singer & Public Figure
Yacine Djibo
Speak Up Africa
Private Sector
Sherwin Charles
Goodbye Malaria
Ian Boulton (Alternate)
TropMed Pharma
Juliana Richardson (Alternate)
Novartis
Civil Society
Ayo Ipinmoye
ACOMIN
Joseph Wato
Pentecostal Advocates for Socio-Economic Development (PENASED)
Hamza Djibo (Alternate)
ESCAVI
Cecilia Afua Lodonu-Senoo (Alternate)
Hope for Future Generations
Funder
Dr Helen Jamet
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Amy Kesterton (Alternate)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Nassar al Mubarak
Reaching the Last Mile
US President’s Malaria Initiative
Tala Al Ramahi (Alternate)
Reaching the Last Mile
UNOPS
Andrew Kirkwood
UNOPS
WHO
Dr Daniel Ngamije
WHO
Issa Matta (Alternate)
WHO
Science & Innovation
Isabella Oyier
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)
