Health Diplomacy Alliance
Our history
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Why
Our Alliance was born from a pressing need to harness the finesse of diplomacy in catalyzing the intricate complexities of geopolitics and foreign affairs that shape health.
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The pre-incubation phase (2000)
It all started in 2020, a time of unprecedented challenges, when its founder and a group of experts converged, driven by a shared mission: to elevate health diplomacy for tackling the world’s most critical health challenges.The pre-incubation phase sowed the seed of an Alliance that would grow into something promising and remarkable.
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Officially Established (2024)
By January 2024, we officially established ourselves in Geneva, Switzerland, as the first Alliance dedicated solely to health diplomacy, bringing our vision to life. What began as a coalition of dedicated professionals is fast evolving into a dynamic and expanding collaboration network.
Health Diplomacy Alliance
Our logo, reflecting our aim, and put in the image by experienced graphist Happy Larache, reflects global collaboration and shared purpose.
The globe represents unity, the green leaf signifies sustainability, and the red heart symbolizes care and collaboration.
Hands meeting in friendship at the heart of the design emphasizes the Alliance’s commitment to cooperation and fostering partnerships for a healthier world.
To place health at the heart of foreign policy, promoting health diplomacy to drive global collaboration, enhance stability, and promote economic prosperity.
A world where health, advanced through diplomacy, is a central pillar of global cooperation.
Our governance
The governance of the Health Diplomacy Alliance is led by a diverse group of experts from areas related to international relations, public health, and philanthropy, alongside the foundational impact of the founder’s family.
These individuals provide strategic leadership and legal oversight without engaging in the Alliance’s operational activities or direct involvement with entities working on global health, ensuring the organization’s work is impartial and free from conflicts of interest.
This combination of expertise and legacy ensures the effective pursuit of the organization’s mission.
General Assembly
Ensure the organization’s governance is transparent, accountable, and aligned with its mission, with key responsibilities including the approval of annual reports, the nomination and removal of Board members and external auditors, and the admission and exclusion of Alliance members
Milos Kaiser
President of the Board & Vice President of the General Assembly
Emmanuel R. Urbáez
Secretary
Ismaray Valiente Trujillo
Treasury
Board
Manages the organization’s affairs, ensures the implementation of its statutes, oversees its assets and resources, supervises the Secretariat, and organizes the General Assembly.
Carlos Jones
Board Member
Stéphane Vuillermoz
Board Member
Francia Balzer
Board Member
Our approach turns global health challenges into actionable solutions through diplomacy, driving collaboration to address global and local needs. This commitment shapes our vision, mission, and values.
Katherine Urbáez
A former diplomat from the Dominican Republic, she has been instrumental throughout her career in numerous negotiations and in developing public policies within various multilateral processes, with a specific focus on health, human rights, and environmental issues.
With almost two decades of experience in the multilateral sector, she has served as the focal point for various national commissions and chaired the Coordination of the 2016 Presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Geneva, as well as the Executive Board Membership to the World Health Organization.
She holds a Master of Science in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM).
Our team
Diplomatic Task Force
A dynamic coalition of former diplomats and experts at the nexus of health and foreign affairs, each bringing unique perspectives and experiences to drive change in governance and policy toward Health for All
Partners, Collaboration & Initiatives
