Our coordination team

Professor Karl Blanchet

Professor Karl Blanchet

Co-Leader

Professor Blanchet is an experienced health systems researcher in humanitarian and conflict-affected settings. He is a leading expert in systems thinking research for health systems strengthening. He is based at the Geneva Centre for Humanitarian Studies in Switzerland.

Dr Dell Saulnier

Dr Dell Saulnier

Co-Leader

Dr Saulnier is a global health researcher working in public health and health systems in disasters. Her work focuses on health systems’ resilience to disasters in low- and middle-income countries. She is based at Lund University in Sweden.

Dr Daniel Cobos

Dr Daniel Cobos

Co-Leader

Dr Cobos is a physician and a health system researcher affiliated with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. He focuses on the application of systems thinking tools and methods to unpack the inherent complexity of public health challenges.

Carmen Sant Fruchtman

Carmen Sant Fruchtman

Co-Leader

Carmen is a scientific collaborator at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Her research interests include the adaptation of systems thinking tools for practical use and the health system response to gender-based violence.

Dr Rachel Cassidy

Dr Rachel Cassidy

Co-Leader

Rachel is a scientific collaborator at the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies and honorary researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, with focus on using systems thinking approaches for health systems strengthening.

Anna Duchenko

Anna Duchenko

Co-Leader

Anna is a health system researcher with an interest in health reforms, implementation science and modelling. She is based at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.