Rachel Evans

Rachel joined Unitaid’s Program Division in 2019 and has worked extensively across the portfolio of investments on cervical cancer, long-acting technologies, intellectual property and malaria. Prior to joining Unitaid, she supported the development of normative policies and tools for HIV and HCV at the World Health Organization with a focus on key populations. Rachel holds a degree in international relations from Mary Baldwin College and an MSc in epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Aisha Daggash

Aisha is a global public health professional with over 10 years of experience working at national, regional and global levels on RMNCH and health systems programmes. Her expertise spans across grant and programme management, implementation, alliance coordination and Monitoring & Evaluation. She has experience working with governments, the private sector and civil society organizations to design and deliver high-quality innovative interventions.

She holds a BSc in Pharmacology and an MSc in Biotechnology, Bioprocessing and Business Management. Prior to joining she was with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and more recently as an independent consultant working for organizations like BMGF, Gavi and the Global Fund on multiple projects.

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Faith Mangwanya

Faith is a Medical Devices Engineer with experience across various roles in the medical devices and diagnostics value chain, from research and development to commercialization and product introduction.

Before she joined Unitaid, she served as a Technical Team Lead at GIZ supporting the SADC Secretariat in enhancing local production of antiretrovirals by addressing market failures and providing comprehensive support to firms across the entire value chain. She holds a Master of Engineering in Medical Electronics and Instrumentation, a Master of Research in Graphene Technology, and a Master of Science in Medical Devices Process Validation and Regulatory Affairs.

Anna Bowman

Anna is from Australia and holds Masters’ degrees  in International Development.

Anna has more than 15 years of experience working in public health, most recently on the WHO hosted Access to COVID-19-Accelerator Hub, managing the ACT-A Facilitation Council. Prior to this, she was the Project Manager for the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group. The first 10 years of her career at WHO were with the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework Secretariat.

Maria Donatelli

Maria Donatelli is a human rights expert and project manager with seventeen years of experience in the development and humanitarian fields. Before joining Unitaid, she was senior manager at Coalition PLUS, an international network of community organizations fighting HIV, AIDS and hepatitis. In this role, she managed a Unitaid funded project aiming at increasing awareness about Hepatitis C among key populations and advocating for better access, at community level, to testing and treatment in terms of prices and service delivery.

As a member of the developed countries NGO delegation to the Global Fund Board, she worked for equitable access to resources aimed at the elimination of the three pandemics and the mobilization of resources from donor countries, during the reconstitution of the Fund in 2022.

Before joining Coalition PLUS, she was the Director of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. She has also held positions at Oxfam International, supporting members’ advocacy campaigns of the network at the United Nations in New York.

Maria, originally from Italy, holds a master’s degree in human rights and conflict management from the Sant’Anna School of advanced studies, a diploma in migrant health from Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and a degree in political science from the University of Florence.

Katy Huang

Katy joined Unitaid in 2023. She is a public health and development specialist with over 17 years of experience serving at the local, country and global level and in high resource, low income and conflict settings. She has extensive experience managing partnerships specifically for the New York City Department of Health, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. Her skills include programme management, research, policy development and strategic stakeholder engagement. Katy is Canadian and holds a Master’s of International Development and Management, a Master’s of Medical Science in International Health and a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Laure Bernou

Laure has been working with Unitaid since 2021 as program consultant, providing support in the area of operational planning and grant management. During her 13 year career in private and public sector, most recently at WHO/IARC, she developed vast experience in project financing and partnership management. She is also personally involved in the field of public health.

Originally from France, she holds a master’s degree in management from EDHEC Business School and a specialization in Development, engineering, and international cooperation from Sciences-Po.