Mission
Vision
Spirit

Create a network of international health leaders equipped for future challenges in health and wellbeing

Improve the health systems in each participating country and beyond, enabling healthy lives and well being for all.

Leading with compassion and collaboratively, ensuring no one is left behind and committed to improving health, access and coverage for all.

Fellows

SUI
Nicola von Lutterotti
Self-employed
Nicola von Lutterotti
President of the Board of Trustees, the Max-Planck Institute for Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg; Science Writer; Author, Germany
GBR
Rupert Suckling
Doncaster Council
Rupert Suckling
Director of Public Health, Doncaster Council in the North of England; Board Member, Association of Directors of Public Health, UK
GER
Bernadette Rümmelin
Kath. Krankenhausverband Deutschlands e.V.
Bernadette Rümmelin
Chief Executive Officer and Spokeswoman for the Management Board, Catholic Hospital Association of Germany e.V. (kkvd), Berlin, Germany
SUI
Nora Kronig Romero
Federal Office of Public Health
Nora Kronig Romero
Vice-Director General, Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
GER
Birgit Bauer
Manufaktur für Antworten UG
Birgit Bauer
Social Media & Digital Health Expert, Patient Expert, Journalist, Speaker, Manufaktur für Antworten UG, Germany
SUI
Oliver Reich
SWICA Health Organisation
Oliver Reich
Director, santé24, Switzerland
GER
Marc Augustin
Protestant University of Applied Sciences
Marc Augustin
Professor, Protestant University of Applied Sciences Bochum, Germany
GBR
Rachel Carey
Zinc
Rachel Carey
Chief Missions and Science Officer, Zinc
SUI
Dunja Nicca
University of Zürich
Dunja Nicca
Research Group Leader and Head, Advanced Practices Nurses (APN), Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Switzerland
SUI
Beatrice Beck Schimmer
University of Zürich
Beatrice Beck Schimmer
Full Professor of Anesthesiology and Vice President Medicine, University of Zürich (UZH), Switzerland
SUI
Mario Desmedt
Swiss Nurse Leaders
Mario Desmedt
Nurse; Director of Nursing, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, Lausanne; President, Swiss Nurse Leaders Association, Switzerland.
GER
Michael Moran
AbbVie GmbH & Co. KG
Michael Moran
Medical Director and Therapeutic Area Lead, Global Medical Affairs, AbbVie GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
GER
Ulrike Streit
University Hospital Frankfurt
Ulrike Streit
Chief Operating Officer (COO), University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
GER
Lorena Dini
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Lorena Dini
Senior Health Systems Researcher and Designer, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
GER
Kristina Norman
German Institute of Human Nutrition
Kristina Norman
Professor for Nutrition and Gerontology , German Institute for Human Nutrition (DIfE) and Department of Geriatrics, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
GBR
Richard Stubbs
Yorkshire & Humber AHSN
Richard Stubbs
Chief Executive, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and Chair, National Health Innovation Network, UK

Our People

SUI
Stefan Spycher
Careum
Stefan Spycher
CEO, Careum, Switzerland
GBR
Jennifer Dixon
The Health Foundation
Jennifer Dixon
Chief Executive, The Health Foundation, United Kingdom
GER
Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Bosch Health Campus GmbH
Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Senior Vice President, Robert Bosch Center for Innovative Health at the Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, Germany
GER
Louise Baker-Schuster
Bosch Health Campus GmbH
Louise Baker-Schuster
Chief Foundation Partners' Officer, Sciana and Bosch Health Campus, Germany
SUI
Ilona Kickbusch
Graduate Institute of International Studies
Ilona Kickbusch
Chair, International Advisory Board, Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
DEN
Bogi Eliasen
Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies
Bogi Eliasen
Director of Health, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies and Sciana Co-Chair, Cohort 4, Denmark
ESP
Jose M. Martin-Moreno
Valencia University
Jose M. Martin-Moreno
Professor of Public Health, University of Valencia, Spain
GBR
Ruth Thorlby
The Health Foundation
Ruth Thorlby
GBR
Hugh Alderwick
The Health Foundation
Hugh Alderwick
Director of Policy, The Health Foundation, UK
GBR
Navdeep Sidhu
The Health Foundation
Navdeep Sidhu
Marketing and Communications Manager, The Health Foundation, United Kingdom
UNKN
Gina-Maria Tscherrig
Careum
Gina-Maria Tscherrig
Research Associate, Careum, Switzerland
GBR
David Behan
Health Education England
David Behan
Chairman, Health Education England, United Kingdom
SUI
Bettina Borisch
University of Geneva
Bettina Borisch
Professor and Executive Director, World Federation of Public Health Associations, Geneva, Switzerland
GER
Edelgard Bulmahn
Humboldt University of Berlin
Edelgard Bulmahn
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Humboldt University of Berlin; Former Member of the German Bundestag; Former Federal Minister for Education and Research, Germany
GBR
Fiona Godlee
Self-employed
Fiona Godlee
Medical Doctor, Editor, Writer and Campaigner; former Editor in Chief, British Medical Journal and Sciana Advisor Cohort 4-5, United Kingdom
SUI
Thomas Zeltner
Swiss Red Cross
Thomas Zeltner
President, Swiss Red Cross and WHO Foundation and Sciana Advisor Cohort 3-5, Switzerland

Thomas Zeltner has really helped me recognize the need to consider “how” I work now, to ensure I work and lead in a sustainable way, to deliver my role, but also protect my and my staff’s health and well-being.

Sarah Anderson, Consultant in Public Health, Programme Delivery Unit (PDU), Health Protection Operations, UK Health Security Agency

Discussion within our challenge group during and after our visit was most useful, helped bring a whole new dimension to my thinking about leading transformation.

Amit Kutthi, Entrepreneur, Co-founder, Zava (previously DrEd), Europe's largest online GP service

This is such a wonderful opportunity for busy leaders to take time out, to think with colleagues and to be tested in terms of traditional ideas about leadership. Wonderful!!

Sarah Hughes, Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health, London, UK

The networking opportunity is outstanding. It helped me to enlarge my network and to reach out and access people that I would not have had a direct and informal access before. The sharing of leadership models and other experiences enlarged my perception of leadership and provided me with concrete examples.

Manuela Eicher, Director, Institute of Higher Education and Research in Health Care, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

The Sciana programme gave me the time to look at myself as [a] leader and to reflect what being a leader means.

Oliver Gröne, Vice Chairman, Board, OptiMedis AG, Germany

Multimedia

Sciana Lecture | Elhadj As Sy - Lessons on Leadership

In November 2023, the Sciana Network welcomed Elhadj As Sy, chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, to deliver the Sciana Lecture. He imparted some lessons on leadership he picked up from his career and experiences.
21 Jan 2024
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Fiona Godlee on how health leaders can prepare for future challenges

In May 2022, Sciana Advisor Fiona Godlee spoke to us about the discussions emerging about leadership among Sciana Fellows.
22 Sep 2023
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Fiona Godlee on being the first female editor of the British Medical Journal

In May 2022, Sciana Advisor Fiona Godlee spoke to us about being appointed the first female editor of the British Medical Journal.
22 Sep 2023
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Challenges facing health leaders in the next five years

In May 2022, Jose M. Martin-Moreno, co-chair for Cohort 5, and Sciana Advisors Fiona Godlee and Edelgard Bulmahn discussed the biggest challenges that health leaders may face in the next five years.
22 Sep 2023
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Edelgard Bulmahn on women’s experience during the pandemic

In May 2022, Sciana Advisor Edelgard Bulmahn spoke to us about women's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
22 Sep 2023
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Meet the Partners

Sciana: The Health Leaders Network is a programme supported jointly by the Health Foundation (UK), Careum (CH) and the Bosch Health Campus (DE) in collaboration with Salzburg Global Seminar.