Amy Boldosser-Boesch

Senior Director, Health Policy, Advocacy, & Engagement

Management Sciences for Health

Amy Boldosser-Boesch (she/her) is a passionate advocate and global health leader with over 20 years’ experience in global and U.S. health policy and advocacy promoting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and adolescents and access to universal health coverage. She is currently Senior Director for Health Policy and Advocacy and Integrated Health Care at Management Sciences for Health. Amy is a Board Member of the Global Health Council and serves on the UNFPA Global Advisory Council. She holds a Master of International Affairs in Human Rights from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Universal Health Coverage for Gender Equality: Lessons from Civil Society Concurrent Room AD 10-2	In 2021 and 2022, civil society and community members from 43 countries participated in focus groups to discuss what access to health care looks like in their country. Read More In 2021 and 2022, civil society and community members from 43 countries participated in focus groups to discuss what access to health care looks like in their country. These consultations provide insights into the state of universal health coverage (UHC) for women, transgender women, non-binary, sexual and gender minorities. In this session, civil society and community members will share key findings resulting from these consultations and highlight best practices. Participants will learn more about gender-related barriers to accessing quality health care and identify opportunities for advancing gender equity within UHC, including at the upcoming United Nations High-Level Meeting on UHC. Session format: Thought leadership Organized by Civil Society Engagement Mechanism, Management Sciences for Health, WACI Health, NCD Alliance, United for Global Mental Health, Success Capital NGO; Malawi’s Women’s Coalition Against Cancer; Consumer Action Network Mental Health Lanka; APCASO Read Less Speakers Ganga Samanthi Wijethunga Nursing Sister Consumer Action Network Mental Health Lanka (CAN MH Lanka) Maud Mwakasungula Executive Director & Chair Women’s Coalition Against Cancer; NCD Alliance Malawi Amy Boldosser-Boesch Senior Director, Health Policy, Advocacy, & Engagement Management Sciences for Health Angie Tarr Nyakoon Program Director for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders _x000D_ I work for the Ministry of Health, Liberia _x000D_
06:30 pm EEST	08:00 pm EEST	Women at the Center of Health Systems: Designing Person-Centered Strategies Side Event Ubumwe Grande Hotel - Gasabo Room	Join Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and partners for a toast to strengthening person-centered health systems. During this session, MSH will share strategies for Read More Join Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and partners for a toast to strengthening person-centered health systems. During this session, MSH will share strategies for reorienting health systems to provide socially and culturally responsive person-centered care, co-designed with women and health care providers. Panelists will share stories and progress from supporting person-centered programs from a range of country contexts: co-creating group antenatal care with indigenous women in Guatemala and with first-time parents in urban slums of Bangladesh; and engaging parents and caregivers to care for their newborns in the health facility and at home in Madagascar. Organizer: Management Sciences for Health Read Less Speakers Bonaventure Nzeyimana Principle Technical Advisor for Quality Improvement Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Anjuman Ara Begum Senior Technical Advisor for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Management Sciences for Health Marian Wentworth President and Chief Executive Officer Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Amy Boldosser-Boesch Senior Director, Health Policy, Advocacy, & Engagement Management Sciences for Health