Strategic Advisory Group
The Strategic Advisory Group is the central body which guides the cluster with regards to its strategy and policy lines. Its members decide on priorities and actively shape the health cluster's orientation. In doing so, they benefit from their experience in the area of health emergency response.
The roles and responsibilities of the Strategic Advisory Group of the Global Health Cluster (GHC) include:
- Support the implementation of the GHC Strategic Framework and participate in activities related to the GHC workplan.
- Support the implementation of and participate in the work conducted by the Task Teams.
- Provide additional support to the GHCU activities in furtherance of implementation of the GHC workplan.
- Support performance of health clusters at the country level through participation in the planning and roll out of the Cluster Performance Monitoring Tool and Joint Cluster Support Missions.
- Assist the GHC in identifying and addressing gaps and trends in policy and practice that impact health service delivery in emergencies.
- Assist in resource mobilization for the work of the GHC and for health needs in emergencies as identified by health clusters at the country level.
- Assist in the development and approval of agendas for meetings of Global Health Cluster.
The Strategic Advisory Group consists of up to 10 representatives that reflect the GHC membership organizations:
- WHO (Cluster Lead Agency): Altaf Musani
- Other UN agency representative: James McQuen-Patterson (UNICEF)
- Non-governmental/non-UN operational agency representatives:
- Peter Gan Kim Soon (Malaysian Medical Relief Society)
- Kelly Hormez (Samaritan's Purse)
- Gabriele Rossi (Medair)
- Julie Taft (International Medical Corps)
- Donor agency: Trina Helderman (BHA)
- Health Cluster Coordinators:
- Vacant
- Penn Amaah (Ukraine Health Cluster)
- WHO Regional Office: Vacant