Joint Coordinating Board membership
JCB contacts
Dr Garry Aslanyan
TDR Partnerships and Global Engagement
aslanyang@who.int
Ms Izabela Suder-Dayao
Overall responsibility for administrative arrangements
suderi@who.int
The Board comprises 28 members: 12 members selected by the resource contributors to the Programme (including four constituencies of two governments sharing one seat); six government representatives chosen by the six regional committees of WHO; six members representing other cooperating parties selected by the JCB itself; and the four co-sponsoring agencies.
Members of the JCB serve for a period of four years and may be reappointed.
Membership terms ending on 31 December 2026
under paragraph 2.2.1
Belgium
China
Japan
Nigeria
Sweden
How to apply / reapply for membership under paragraphs 2.2.1
An application form, accompanied by a signed letter on official letterhead, must be completed and submitted before the deadline, following the instructions on the form.
The deadline for the receipt of applications is 18 April 2026.
under paragraph 2.2.2
Equatorial Guinea
Guatemala
Morocco
Kyrgyzstan
Bangladesh
Republic of Korea
Regarding membership under paragraph 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding (governments selected by the WHO Regional Committees), as all six members under this paragraph are due to end on 31 December 2026, each of the Regional Committees in 2026 will need to select or re-select one government for a four-year term from 1 January 2027. Applications under paragraph 2.2.2 should be sent directly to the relevant WHO Regional Office before the deadline set by the Regional Committee.
Note on the membership of the Joint Coordinating Board (Composition)
Governments wishing to apply or reapply for membership under paragraph 2.2.1 from 1 January 2027 should submit their application form and letter before the deadline.
There are currently no vacancies under paragraph 2.2.3.
Procedures for members under paragraph 2.2.1 of the MOU
Constituency operating procedures
Guidelines for JCB representatives selected by the WHO Regional Committees (paragraph 2.2.2 of the MOU)
Guidelines for the appointed representative of the disease-endemic countries group
Current membership
(from 1 January 2026)
Conflict of Interest Principles
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Observers
Other Cooperating Parties may, at their request, be represented as observers upon approval by the JCB. A formal request for observer status should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 30 days before the next session of the JCB.
Membership history
Including the category of membership