Joint Coordinating Board
Joint Coordinating Board
The Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) is the top governing body of TDR. Its principal role is to coordinate the interests and responsibilities of all parties cooperating with TDR.
Current membership
Dr Dirk Mueller
Chair
Dr Iris Cazali
Vice-chair
4 co-sponsors (permanent members)
UNICEF
UNDP
The World Bank
WHO
Twelve members represented by governments (including constituencies) selected by TDR resource contributors
Belgium
China
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Nigeria
Sweden
Switzerland
Constituency: Germany and Luxembourg
Constituency: India and Thailand
Constituency: Panama and Spain
Constituency: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America
Six governments selected by WHO regional committees
Bangladesh (SEAR)
Equatorial Guinea (AFR)
Guatemala (AMR)
Kyrgyzstan (EUR)
Morocco (EMR)
Republic of Korea (WPR)
WHO regions: WHO African Region; WHO Region of the Americas; WHO South-East Asia Region; WHO European Region; WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region; WHO Western Pacific Region
Six other cooperating parties designated by the Joint Coordinating Board
Burkina Faso
Cuba
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
Fiocruz
Sri Lanka
Zambia
Annual sessions
The 49th session of the Joint Coordinating Board will take place on Wednesday 17 and Thursday, 18 June 2026 at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. A briefing session will be held during the afternoon of Tuesday, 16 June 2025.
Meeting documents
JCB contacts