James Anderson

James joined the IFPMA as Executive Director of Global Health in January 2021, where he is responsible for leading the work on priorities in global health. This includes industry’s policy and advocacy on pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and global access to medicines and vaccines. In his previous role as Head of Corporate Government Affairs at GSK, James led GSK’s strategic engagement with the UK Government and was a member of the Life Science Strategy Board and Vice-Chair of Business at OECD’s Healthcare Committee. He led GSK’s work on AMR and advised on AMR policy development at the WHO, UN, …

James joined the IFPMA as Executive Director of Global Health in January 2021, where he is responsible for leading the work on priorities in global health. This includes industry’s policy and advocacy on pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and global access to medicines and vaccines.

In his previous role as Head of Corporate Government Affairs at GSK, James led GSK’s strategic engagement with the UK Government and was a member of the Life Science Strategy Board and Vice-Chair of Business at OECD’s Healthcare Committee. He led GSK’s work on AMR and advised on AMR policy development at the WHO, UN, EU Commission and National Governments.

He was also in the Founding team of the AMR Action Fund and led the development of the Davos Declaration and UNGA Industry AMR Roadmap.

Articles: James Anderson

Tackling HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: The Staying Power of Public and Private Partnerships for Innovation

Global / In only 21 years, the Global Fund has made remarkable progress in the fight to eliminate HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria across the world, contributing to 44 million lives saved. Cross-sectoral partnerships that leverage the skills and capabilities of governments, multilateral agencies, bilateral partners, civil society groups, people affected by the diseases, and the private…

Industry Proposal to G7, G20: Building Equity into Future Pandemic Preparedness

Global / While COVID-19 demonstrated the biopharma industry’s capacity for innovation and its ability to scale up manufacturing, it also exposed the challenges of ensuring equitable distribution of vaccines. In an effort to work towards solving these issues and being better prepared to respond to future pandemics, the industry has created the Berlin Declaration, a collaborative proposal…

The WHO Pandemic Treaty & Three Key Lessons from the COVID-19 Response

Global / The World Health Assembly Special Session on a Pandemic Treaty, which will convene health ministries from around the world in Geneva next week, offers a unique opportunity to take a look back and share some important lessons learnt from fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. James Anderson, Executive Director, Global Health, at IFPMA, lays out three key…