OUR VISION

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) will be achieved by 2030 by harnessing digital technology and the use of data.

OUR MISSION

To build a global movement that brings together organisations and institutions across sectors who are committed to achieving UHC within the next ten years by expanding the use of digital technology and increasing access to data.

OUR OBJECTIVES

Building Political Will and Creating an Enabling Environment

Recognition of the fundamental role of digital technologies and data use to transform and strengthen health systems to expand primary health care which is an essential foundation for achieving UHC by 2030.

Strengthening Health Data Governance

To allow for full beneficial, impactful, and responsible management of health data, while safeguarding data privacy, ownership and security.

Ensuring More and Better Funding For Digital Health Transformation

To strengthen digitally enabled primary health care systems in low and middle income countries to achieve UHC by 2030.

OUR VALUES

Equity

Everyone should have access to equitable, affordable, and high-quality healthcare.

Inclusion

Everyone should be included in the design, use and governance of digital approaches that may affect their health and well-being.

Rights

Everyone should be aware of and able to exercise their rights in relation to digital technologies and their own data.

Empowerment

Everyone should be able to make better decisions about their personal health using real-time health information and their own, protected health data.

Partnerships

Individuals and organisations should work together to ensure people are able to control their own data and achieve better health outcomes for themselves and their communities.

We are committed to promoting the perspectives and leadership of youth, women and marginalised groups in all aspects of our work.

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HOW WE WORK

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Transform Health operates on a network governance model organised around circles that are represented by coalition partners and fulfil specific functions for the coalition. The circles are complemented by working groups the bring together parters around specific objectives and joint work. Transform Health works at country level through six national coalitions, regionally in collaboration with regional networks, and with young people through Young Experts: Tech 4 Health (YET4H). The Enabling Function implements the coalition's strategy, facilitating coordination across the coalition.

Transform Health association is the backbone organisation of the coalition, which is governed by the Executive Committee and the General Assembly.

Governance and Strategy Circle

The G&S Circle sets the overall strategy and governance of the Coalition.

Enabling Function

The Enabling Function serves as the secretariat of the coalition, and implements the coalition strategy. It facilitates coordinated action across the coalition and oversees its day-to-day operation.

Policy Circle

The Policy Circle provides thought leadership for the Coalition, particularly on how to strengthen global and national health data governance frameworks to enable equitable, meaningful and trustworthy health data management.

Young Experts : Tech 4 Health (YET4H)

YET4H is an independent Youth Council that contributes to all aspects of Transform Health’s work through strategic guidance and technical inputs. It is composed of 12 experts in policy and advocacy, health, digital technology and youth engagement between ages 18-30. Members actively engage in network governance and co-lead working circles. Follow them on Twitter or Instagram and visit their website.

National Coalitions

Transform Health has set up 6 national coalitions in priority countries whose purpose is to work together to localise Transform health’s strategy, influence their governments and bring about changes in the national strategy that will contribute to the coalition’s overall goals.

Partners

Transform Health is a broad-based coalition, involving partner organisations collaboratively working towards a common goal. Transform Health partners collaborate in a variety of ways, such as – sitting on our Circles or working groups, participate in the coalition’s activities, amplify the coalition’s messaging to its networks, bring together relevant stakeholders to drive the coalition’s mission and provide in-kind support and expertise to further the coalition’s vision.

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Regional Networks

Transform Health convenes partners around a select number of short-term working groups each year, focussed around our annual strategic priorities. These groups complement the work of our Circles and are open to all coalition partners to join.

Working Groups

Transform Health convenes partners around a select number of short-term working groups each year, focussed around our annual strategic priorities. These groups complement the work of our Circles and are open to all coalition partners to join.

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OUR TEAM

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee oversees the governance and decision-making of the Coalition, and functions as the Board of Directors.

Dr. Christoph Benn was appointed President of Transform Health in 2021. He is a member of the Governance & Strategy circle and co-chair of the Resource and Investment (R&I) circle that brings together the main international organisations, bilateral partners, civil society, and foundations. Christoph focuses on accelerating UHC in LMICs through innovations in digital health and international health financing. He has extensive experience in managing political relations with governments, multilateral organisations, Civil Society, and the Private Sector and is currently Director for Global Health Diplomacy at the Joep Lange Institute.

Christoph Benn

President

Mathilde is the founding Executive Director of Transform Health. She leads the Enabling Function and reports to the Executive Committee. She is a seasoned advocate and coalition builder with experience bringing partners and networks together to deliver on common agendas, most recently leading a multi-stakeholder coalition across 20 countries at World Vision International based in South-East Asia. Mathilde’s career spans over 15 years across Asia, Africa, Europe and the USA, currently residing in San Francisco. She is passionate about all things digital to champion the rights of youth and women.

Mathilde Forslund

Chief Executive Officer

Martin Leschhorn Strebel is the treasurer of Transform Health. He is a historian and has been working for non-governmental organisations since 2000. He has been working for Medicus Mundi Switzerland since 2008 – as its Executive Director since 2014. Martin publishes on various topics of global health and Switzerland's international cooperation. He sits on the board of Medicus Mundi International and the civil society platform Agenda 2030. He lives in Switzerland and is a member of the local parliament in Riehen.

Martin Leschhorn-Streble

Treasurer

Natasha Sunderji is the Global Health and Nutrition Lead for Accenture Development Partnerships. By engaging Accenture’s global workforce, she works to address the world’s social, economic and environmental issues.

Natasha is a visionary healthcare leader with 20 years of experience advising companies, nonprofits, and donors on growth strategy, innovative business models, digital health, and cross sector partnerships. She has authored multiple reports on the future of digital health and was named a Top 50 Innovator in 2020 by the World Summit AI community.

Natasha holds a Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from University of Toronto, and a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.

Natasha Sunderji

Member

Dykki Settle joined Medic in 2024 and currently serves as Interim CEO, based remotely in Seattle, USA. Dykki brings more than 30 years of experience in leadership and development of digital technology, data systems, and their enabling environments in more than  20 countries and global organizations. In his prior role as Chief Digital Officer at PATH, Dykki co-founded PATH’s Center of Digital and Data Excellence as well as Digital Square, the USAID/BMGF-funded PATH-led flagship global initiative for digital health supporting more than 40 implementing partners and over 35 digital health public goods used by almost every country in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Dykki also serves in several global technical leadership capacities. He serves as a Commissioner on the Lancet/Financial Times ‘Governing Health Futures 2030’ Commission, co-chair of the Transform Health Coalition’s Governance and Strategy Circle, and as Global Ambassador for Digital Health for the G20/G7 Health and Development Partnership.

Dykki Settle

Member

Mohamed is a medical doctor and global health enthusiast aiming to pursue a career in Global Health Policy in low and lower-middle-income countries. I have +6 years of experience working in health policy, advocacy and meaningful youth engagement. Mohamed currently works as the Eastern Mediterranean Region Representative for Young Experts: Tech for Health: He works in networking with and supporting youth-led organizations in the region to engage in the digital health space in their countries. Mohamed currently co-chairs the policy circle of the transform health coalition, coordinating the efforts of the coalition member organizations in driving the digital health agenda for UHC. He used to be the policy assistant at the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations. Mohamed wants to deepen his understanding of health systems reform initiatives through a global lens and he aspires to be at the forefront of global health policy change in the future.

Mohamed El Zemety

Member

ENABLING FUNCTION

Mathilde is the founding Executive Director of Transform Health. She leads the Enabling Function and reports to the Executive Committee. She is a seasoned advocate and coalition builder with experience bringing partners and networks together to deliver on common agendas, most recently leading a multi-stakeholder coalition across 20 countries at World Vision International based in South-East Asia. Mathilde’s career spans over 15 years across Asia, Africa, Europe and the USA, currently residing in San Francisco. She is passionate about all things digital to champion the rights of youth and women.

Mathilde Forslund

Chief Executive Officer

Danielle is a multidimensional leader with a background in software engineering, leadership, media and communications. She is an Open Scholar at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica, where she has served as the President of the Guild of Students. Said to be ‘one of the field's brightest young minds’, Danielle believes in the power of tech in edifying society and is happy to be working at the intersection of technology and healthcare. She has a natural affinity for leadership and represents the voice of youth on local, regional and international councils. Danielle aspires to become a world leader in technological representation for the Caribbean and Latin America.

Danielle Mullings

National Coalitions & Youth Engagement Manager

Nahashon Aluoka is an advocacy, campaigns and policy specialist with over fifteen years of experience in Africa and globally. He has provided technical advocacy and campaign expertise and leadership over the years to successfully influence policy, legislation and knowledge, attitude and practices in different countries working on different themes including maternal and child health, ending violence against children, humanitarian advocacy, social accountability and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPPR), among others. Before joining Transform Health Coalition, Nahashon was the Regional Advisor (Africa) and Global Partnership Lead with the Pandemic Action Network (PAN). Previously, he worked with Save the Children International (SCI), East and Southern Africa Regional Office and World Vision International (WVI), East Africa Regional Office.

Nahashon Aluoka Odhiambo

National Coalitions Lead

Tejas is a purpose-driven communications and advocacy professional with over eight years of experience managing global communications networks and leading multi-stakeholder campaigns in the development sector. Over his professional career, he has built his strengths and expertise in strategic communications, brand management, communications design, and digital marketing - his journey seeing a deliberate transition from conventional marketing to cause-driven communications. Having transitioned from brand marketing to cause-driven communications, he has led strategies for prominent global and national organisations, advancing advocacy agendas, strengthening partner ecosystems, and supporting programmatic initiatives. Skilled in simplifying complex policy and research into accessible digital-first narratives, he focuses on brand visibility, issue-advocacy, and stakeholder engagement and alignment across diverse partners and regions. He also has entrepreneurial experience, building a small new media based social venture that leveraged his skills in brand strategy, consumer insights, and performance marketing to generate employment for women working in NGO run skilling centres.

Tejas Tandon

Communications Manager

Ndifanji is a global health researcher, entrepreneurial, self-driven and transformative leader with over 7 years of success in various roles including program management, research, policy and advocacy. Adept in strategy formulation, project management, policy development, budgeting, data management, digital health, donor engagement, youth mobilisation and engagement and report writing. Ndifanji also focuses on capacity building, reviewing project activities and data with staff to provide evidence-based recommendations to increase effectiveness and efficiency, and works with project teams at all levels.

Ndifanji Namacha

Policy Manager

Kirsten has over 15 years’ experience in global health policy and advocacy, equity and gender. She is the Policy Lead at Transform Health, working with the Policy Circle and coalition members on the development and delivery of influencing strategies. Previously, Kirsten was Global Head of Policy and Advocacy at Save the Children International, providing leadership for health and nutrition advocacy across the organisation; and at Save the Children UK led the health advocacy team. She was also Vice Chair of the GAVI CSO Steering Committee and a member of the UK Action for Global Health Steering Committee. Kirsten previously worked at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and UNDP Kenya.

Kirsten Mathieson

Deputy Director and Policy Lead

Dr. Frank Smith has over twenty years’ experience leading advocacy campaigns and policy teams in the international development, humanitarian and human rights sectors. He has set up and run a number of global campaigns focusing on health including Child Health Now at World Vision International and the No More Epidemics at Management Sciences for Health. Frank has also worked with the private sector as Head of Policy and Campaigns for Airbnb in Spain and Portugal.

Frank Smith

Strategy and Business Development Lead

Caesar is a health economist with extensive experience in health system strengthening, youth development and engagement, digital health, reproductive health programming, policy advocacy, girls' empowerment, and health financing. His impressive track record includes developing and implementing impactful projects in low and middle income countries and providing technical assistance to youth-led and youth-focused organisations.

Caesar Kaba Kogoziga

Youth Policy Officer

Kristiana Bruneau is a global advocacy, external relations and campaigns professional with expertise in health, nutrition, youth SRHR, and children's rights. With experience across national, multilateral, and global decision-making and coalition spaces, she works to advance enabling rights-based, equity-driven, and community-centered environments. With particular focus on issues of health equity, polycrises resilience, education, and justice, advocating for decolonization and anti-racism in global development. Her career has taken her across continents and countries, shaping her commitment to inclusive, sustainable change. She holds degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand and Simon Fraser University, and she was a visiting scholar and researcher to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace. A former Rotary Global Ambassadorial Scholar in Child and Maternal Health and Paul Harris Fellow for Conflict Resolution, she values people centred collaboration, partnerships, and rethinking power structures in systems and policy. Kristiana was also a Rotary Exchange student to Thailand.

Kristiana Bruneau

Senior Campaign Manager

Laura designs and delivers high-impact, cross-sector initiatives that fuel economic participation, digital inclusion, entrepreneurship, and climate resilience. With 14+ years of global experience across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, she's led flagship initiatives that connect ideas with implementation. From blended finance platforms to digital entrepreneurship programs, her work consistently focuses on economic value creation, inclusive growth, and real-world impact.

Laura Nareta

Operations and Governance Manager

Maggy is the Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Transform Health, where she supports the CEO in day-to-day operations and administration, while liaising with stakeholders and vendors at all levels. She plays a key role in ensuring the coalition’s projects, events, and governance processes are well coordinated and delivered smoothly. With strong expertise in office management, finance, and event logistics, Maggy oversees financial tracking, vendor management, and compliance, while also managing platforms, contracts, and organizational systems. She provides high-level executive support, coordinates board and committee meetings, and drives efficiency across the enabling function. Maggy brings a track record of strengthening operations and ensuring seamless execution to advance the coalition’s goals.

Maggy Makau

Executive Assistant and Office Manager

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