Regional Youth Champions (RYCs) are key partners in Digital Transformations for Health Lab’s (DTH-Lab) work. This partnership derives from the previous experiences and lessons learned in meaningfully engaging young people during the Lancet and Financial Times Commission.
Deadline for applications is 19 August 2025 at 23:59 CEST.
Goal and objectives
The overarching goal of the cohort is to help connect the work of the Lab to the regional and local level as well as bring the voice of youth from their regions to the work of the Lab. Through concerted efforts that capture and reflect the diverse views and experiences of young people within the activities and outputs of DTH-Lab, RYCs support young people at the local, regional and global level to become informed and enfranchised digital health citizens, co-creators of digital first health systems and innovative thought leaders with the skills and capacities to be key stakeholders in the digital transformation of health.
The cohort of RYCs play a pivotal role in advancing DTH-Lab’s work by promoting findings and initiatives, fostering community engagement and facilitating knowledge exchange.
Cohort objectives:
RYC Profile
RYCs will play a role in supporting the DTH-Lab’s workstream objectives:
Expectations of RYCs are as follows, but not limited to:
Regional Breakdown
RYCs represent seven different regions based on the groupings used by the Sustainable Development Goals, including
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Northern Africa and Western Asia
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, State of Palestine, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Central and Southern Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
China, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, Macao Special Administrative Region, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
Latin America and the Caribbean
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Saint Martin (French part), Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island, New Zealand, Melanesia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Guam, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Polynesia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Pitcairn, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, American Samoa, Samoa
Europe and Northern America
Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, United States of America, Bulgaria, Belarus, Czechia, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Åland Islands, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Isle of Man, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Gibraltar, Greece, Holy See, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia , Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands
Stipend
To support the work of the Regional Youth Champion, DTH-Lab will provide a monthly stipend of 230 USD, payable every 3 months, in the period from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026. RYCs should plan to spend roughly 10 hours a month dedicated to this role. A proposed breakdown of time includes:
Note: The cohort term is one year with a three month probationary period. An evaluation will be made after the first three months to ensure meaningful engagement and contributions to the work. DTH-Lab reserves the right to renounce this role from any person who does not uphold the same ethos as DTH-Lab.
How to apply
Applications open on 12 August, International Youth Day 2025, and close on 19 August 2025 at 23:59 CEST.
Interested applicants should complete the online application form at your earliest convenience.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and if too many submissions are received DTH-Lab reserves the right to close the call early.
Applicants can prepare their application in advance by preparing the following material:
Original responses will be prioritized in this application process. Please note only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Louise Holly has more than 20 years’ experience of global policy analysis, research and evidence-based advocacy focused on advancing the health and rights of children, adolescents and youth.
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Louise Holly has more than 20 years’ experience of global policy analysis, research and evidence-based advocacy focused on advancing the health and rights of children, adolescents and youth. Following roles with Save the Children and UNICEF, Louise worked as an independent consultant for several years supporting the Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030 and other organizations including Transform Health and PMNCH. In July 2023, Louise became the Policy and Research Coordinator at the DTH-Lab where she coordinates the consortium’s knowledge generation, analysis and policy influencing work.
Ilona Kickbusch is the Director of the DTH-Lab. She is a visiting professor at the University of Geneva, the founding director, chair and senior distinguished fellow of the Global Health Centre at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. She is known throughout the world for her expertise and is a sought after senior adviser and key note speaker. Her areas of expertise include the determinants of health, health in all policies, and global health governance. She advises countries on their global health strategies, trains health specialists, and is involved in German G7 and G20 health activities. She publishes widely and serves on various commissions and boards. She has been awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz) in recognition of her invaluable contributions to innovation in governance for global health and global health diplomacy. She has also been awarded the WHO Medal in recognition of her contribution to global health.
Professor Anurag Agrawal is Dean, BioSciences and Health Research, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, India, and former director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, a national laboratory of CSIR, India. After completing graduate medical education at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, he further trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA, followed by a PhD in Physiology from Delhi University. His primary research is in respiratory biology and broader interests are in a new vision of health and healthcare seen through the lenses of emerging technologies. He serves on numerous national and global advisory groups, recently chairing the World Health Organization technical advisory group for SARS CoV2 viral evolution, the Lancet-Financial Times commission for governing digital health futures, and serving on the pandemic preparedness subgroup at the Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence. He received the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize in 2014, the Sun Pharma Foundation award in 2020, and is a fellow of the Indian national science and medical academies.
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Salman Khan is a dedicated public health advocate with over seven years of leadership in youth-led initiatives. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, India. His work spans critical areas like non-communicable diseases (NCDs), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), climate change and health, and health systems strengthening. Salman has represented medical students on global platforms, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), World Health Organization (WHO), and United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW). With experience at local, national, and international levels, Salman has held key roles in multiple NGOs, including the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), as the Director of the Standing Committee on Public Health and Liaison Officer for Public Health Issues, leading campaigns that impacted over 120 countries.
