2026 PQMD Global Health Policy Forum

Dr. Laura Hoemeke is a global health consultant and public health professor with long-term experience in advocacy, program design and management, and health policy design, implementation, and analysis. Her experience includes 15 years of residence in Francophone Africa and short-term... Read More →

Pape Amadou Gaye is a leading figure in public health and international development. With over 40 years' experience, he has established himself as a visionary leader, committed to social justice, health equity and the empowerment of local actors in Africa.

Of Senegalese origin, he began his career with the US Peace Corps, before working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Los Angeles Olympic Committee. He holds an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles, which reinforces his ability to combine... Read More →

Joy Phumaphi is a former Minister of Health of Botswana; former Assistant Director General at WHO; and Former Vice President & Head of Human Development Network at the World Bank. She chairs the Botswana National Gender Commission and is Board Chair of the Rollback Malaria Partnership... Read More →