Rita Rhayem

Rita Rhayem

Rita Rhayem is a public health and humanitarian professional with more than 20 years of experience in health systems strengthening, immunization and humanitarian response. She currently serves as Head of Country Health Systems at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, where she supports the strategic delivery of Gavi’s health systems agenda, contributing to country grant design, implementation, and performance monitoring, with a particular focus on countries affected by fragility and conflict.

Previously, Rita held senior positions with Caritas Lebanon and Caritas Internationalis, serving as Country Director and Health Advisor respectively. She is a former President of the Sphere Standards Board. A pharmacist by training, she holds an MBA in Health Management and a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies and is committed to advancing equitable, people-centered health systems and humanitarian action.

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  • Organization
    Gavi
  • Profession
    Head of Country Health Systems
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In person
7 July 2026
14:30 - 15:00
EST - New York
CST - Beijing
PST - Los Angeles
AWST - Perth, Australia

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