Bonaventure Bazirutwabo is the Health Head of Sector covering the Africa region for the International Committee of the Red Cross based at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva. As the Health Head of Sector, he oversees ICRC health programs in Africa and provides technical support to ICRC health delegates working in the region. Before being appointed to his current position, he has been working at the national coordination level to ensure delivery of healthcare services in hard-to-reach and conflict zones in various countries in Africa, South Asia, and in the Middle East for over than 15 years. He has a good understanding of the barriers to accessing healthcare services, and among other activities, has worked to develop “Healthcare in Danger” (HCiD) projects in various countries where he has worked. He is a board member of the ICRC Ethical Review Board and in this capacity, has reviewed a number of researches related to violence against healthcare in various contexts. He has a background as a medical doctor and holds a PhD in Public Health with a focus on Epidemiology.

Christina Wille is Director and founding member of Insecurity Insight, an organisation dedicated to improving and supporting data collection on violence and its consequences for the humanitarian and development agenda. The Aid in Danger project covers aid security, attacks on healthcare, education, food security, refugees, and sexual violence. The project uses innovative measures to monitor open sources and works with a wide range of network partner to collate relevant information and supports global coalitions. Christina is a member of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) Steering Committee, an editor of the annual SHCC report, a Consortium Member of the Researching the Impact of Attacks on Healthcare (RIAH) Project, a Board Member of the Humanitarian to Humanitarian Network (H2H), and she serves as advisor to the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA).

Shahid Sadiq, the IRC Nigeria Humanitarian Access Safety and Security Coordinatoris a seasoned humanitarian security management professional, who has vast experience of supporting communities in conflict zones in Africa and Asia. Aside being an advisor to the country security management team, he has been involved in critical incident management, staff awareness and also facilitated safety and security trainings for staff. He has supported Oxfam, Mercy Corps and currently working with IRC supporting northeast Nigeria humanitarian response for several years now. In this role, he works collaborates closely with IRC partners to ensure safe programme delivery throughout the northeast.

Hannah Miles is a Research Manager at Ground Truth Solutions (GTS), an international NGO that helps people affected by crisis influence the design and implementation of humanitarian aid. With a background in statistics, Hannah manages the ‘Cash Barometer’, which advocates for people’s perceptions to inform a more effective roll-out of cash-based assistance in Nigeria, Somalia and the Central African Republic. Ground Truth Solutions’ mission is to put people at the centre of humanitarian assistance, and in healthcare in crisis settings this is equally vital. GTS’ goal is to strengthen health systems in low-income countries by bringing the perspective of health workers and citizens into policy formulation and systems management.