The CSEM Advisory Group

Kirsten is the Deputy Director and Policy Lead at Transform Health, a global coalition of more than 200 organisations that advocate, campaign and build consensus to strengthen the enabling environment for the digital transformation of health systems to achieve Universal Health Coverage. Kirsten leads the policy and influencing work of the coalition, with a focus on health data governance, digital health investment, and digital health as an enabler and accelerator of UHC progress. She represents Transform Health on the WHO CSO Commission, the Advisory Group for the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) of UHC2030, the Health AI Global Governance Forum Scientific Advisory Committee, and other global working groups and communities of practice. 

Kirsten has 20 years’ experience in advocacy and policy engagement on health (UHC, primary health care, digital health, data governance, immunisation), gender, equity and rural livelihoods. Previously, she was Global Head of Health and Nutrition Policy and Advocacy at Save the Children International, providing leadership for such efforts across the organisation; and prior to that at Save the Children UK led the health advocacy team. Kirsten has also worked with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and with UNDP Kenya. She is the former Vice Chair of the Gavi CSO Steering Committee and member of the UK Action for Global Health network Steering Committee.