In 2019,
Michael J. Ryan became Executive Director of the WHOHEP, replacing
Peter Salama in an internal reshuffle.
Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee The Advisory Group issued a final report from which was drawn the Term of Reference document, which the WHA agreed would be the guidance to DGWHO in the formation of the HEP. The IAOC is a volunteer board and members are only reimbursed with a travel and per-diem entitlement. The IAOC consists of seven or eight members "drawn from national governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the UN system, with extensive experience in broad range of disciplines, including public health, infectious disease, humanitarian crises, public administration, emergency management, community engagement, partnerships and development. Members serve in their personal capacity..."
IAOC membership As of April 2020, the IAOC had as its seven members: •
Felicity Harvey (Chair) •
Walid Ammar •
Hiroyoshi Endo •
Geeta Rao Gupta •
Jeremy M. Konyndyk •
Malebona Precious Matsoso •
Theresa Tam Past IAOC members As of April 2016 and April 2017 the IAOC was composed of eight members: •
Precious Matsoso (Chair); Director General of Health, South Africa •
Walid Ammar; Director General of Health, Lebanon •
Geeta Rao Gupta; Deputy Executive Director,
UNICEF •
Felicity Harvey; Director General for Public and International Health, UK •
Jeremy Konyndyk; Director, Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance,
USAID •
Hiroki Nakatani; Special Assistant for International Affairs,
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan •
Michael J. Ryan; Senior Advisor,
Global Polio Eradication Initiative, National Emergency Operations Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan •
Elhadj As Sy; Secretary General,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Michael Ryan departed the IAOC in May 2017 By June 2018, the list of IOAC members had assumed its April 2020 form. ==References==