The Developed Country NGO Delegation to the Board of the Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria Announces New Alternate Board Member
16 January, 2026 — The Developed Country NGO Delegation to the Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria Board is delighted to announce that Katy Kydd Wright has been appointed as the new Alternate Board Member, effective immediately. The new leadership team is working closely with the Board Member, Vitaly Djuma, and outgoing Alternate Board Member, Catherine Connor, to facilitate a smooth transition.
Katy Kydd Wright is the Director of the Global Fund Advocates Network (GFAN), and based in Ottawa, Canada. Katy first came to GFAN in 2012 after close to a decade working for Canadian Parliamentarians and several years working in TB, education and anti-poverty policy and advocacy organizations. Katy’s work at GFAN has been to build a global network of and for advocates and facilitate a platform for information sharing, elevating and centering expertise from communities and civil society and communities and advocating for a world in which all people can access quality health care and services to prevent and treat HIV, tuberculosis and malaria and for the attainment of health, human rights and sustainable development.
“The next few years promise to be incredibly challenging in the global health space and for the Global Fund, but I look forward to the opportunities that come alongside challenges for positive change when we engage in partnership-oriented spaces like the Global Fund and when civil society voices are meaningfully engaged,” said Katy Kydd Wright. “I’m looking forward to putting all that I have learned over the last decade as a member of the Delegation — and will continue to learn from my colleagues — to good use as we engage in open and frank discussions at this transformative moment at the Board.”
“An active and reliable member of our Delegation, Katy possesses deep knowledge of the governance processes within the Global Fund and other global health institutions. She is very well positioned to advocate for the needs and interests of civil society and communities, as well as for the Global Fund partnership as a whole,” said Vitaly Djuma.
“Katy brings deep credibility, long-standing relationships across civil society, and a strong understanding of the Global Fund’s governance and political context. I am confident she will be a powerful advocate for community-led priorities at a time when thoughtful, inclusive leadership is more important than ever,” added Catherine Connor.
The Developed Country NGO Delegation is one of twenty voting delegations to the Global Fund Board. It plays a critical role in the development and evolution of organizational strategy, the funding model, the work of the Secretariat and policy. Delegation members are representatives of civil society organizations based in countries not eligible for the Global Fund grants. For more details on the Delegation, please visit our website, www.developedngo.org and on the Global Fund, please visit www.theglobalfund.org.
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