About International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933, the IRC works in more than 40 countries and more than 20 US cities, helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future, and strengthen their communities.

 

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International Rescue Committee and ReBUILD for Resilience

As an Associate Partner of ReBUILD for Resilience, the IRC will participate in the Consortium Management Committee, helping to disseminate information across its networks and providing guidance based on decades of experience conducting research and supporting health systems strengthening in fragile and shock-prone settings.

ReBUILD for Resilience projects

Dr Ezinne Peters

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Senior Technical Specialist Health Systems Strengthening

Ezinne is a Senior Specialist in Health Systems Strengthening in IRC’s Health and Governance technical units. She has more than 16 years’ experience in leadership and technical roles dedicated to delivering impactful solutions in health systems strengthening, health policy and management, digital health, and infectious diseases.
In her previous role as a Director of Public Health Programs at Health Systems Consult Limited, Ezinne was instrumental in developing and implementing the Global Fund’s Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) project and the World Bank’s Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project – both in Nigeria. Prior to that, Ezinne served as a Fulbright (Humphrey) Fellow (Technical Advisory) at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, where she played a crucial role in supporting the IMPACT project implemented across multiple countries. Before her CDC role, she served as the Head of the Health & Child Survival Program at Save the Children International in Nigeria.
Ezinne holds an MBBS from Nigeria, an MPH from the University of Warwick, and a certificate in Health Policy and Management from Emory University.

Alicia Adler

Senior research uptake advisor

Alicia is an advocacy and communications professional specialising in influencing health policy and practice across humanitarian and developing contexts. She is Health Policy and Communications Specialist at IRC where she works to promote policy change to increase access to acute malnutrition treatment and other life-saving services across crisis-affected communities. Before joining the IRC, Alicia worked for a range of NGOs in Malawi, Madagascar and USA – all focused on raising the profile of vulnerable populations among key decision makers. This included leading a national advocacy campaign on newborn health and managing a global coalition on women’s health and feminist action.

 

Alicia holds a master’s degree from New York University.

 

Contact Alicia on Alicia.Adler@rescue.org

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"COVID-19 has demonstrated that in some cases, health systems accustomed to repeated shocks may be more resilient or prepared for crises such as these despite limited resources. Health systems in high-income countries can learn from these examples."

Lara Shiu-yi Ho, International Rescue Committee