Claudia Shilumani is the Vice President, Partnerships & Impact, at VillageReach. Claudia leads a portfolio that includes Strategic Communications, Advocacy and Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and Research, Evidence & Learning teams for the organization. Working in close collaboration with the Global Programs teams and country office leadership, she refines and implements strategies to ensure that VillageReach is improving how products and services are delivered to the most under-reached communities and she leads VillageReach’s thinking on responsive Primary Health Care Systems. 

Claudia has over 25 years of working experience in public health in roles that ranges from Technical Expert, Manager to Senior and Executive Leadership. Claudia has worked for the Governments of South Africa and Sierra Leone; Local, Regional and International NGOs; the United Nations; Catholic Relief Services; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria and recently Centre for Communication Impact. Claudia is a member of various Scientific Committees and Boards in the health sector globally.