Judith Sprunken | Access to Medicine

Judith Sprunken is Government Engagement and Policy Manager at the Access to Medicine Foundation. She leads a diverse team engaging with governments, private foundations and multilateral organisations to promote uptake of the Foundation’s research and recommendations. She is responsible for strategic partnerships, policy engagement and building and managing funder relationships.

With nearly a decade of experience in global health, Judith specialises in strategic partnerships, programme development and project management, with a strong focus on access to medicines. Before joining the Foundation, she worked at the World Health Organization in Tajikistan, where she led partnership engagement and communications. Prior to that, she gained experience working at WHO headquarters in Geneva within the Access to Medicines and Health Products Division, focusing on external relations and access to controlled substances.

Earlier in her career, Judith worked with local and international NGOs on partnership building and fundraising along with specific global health projects across multiple countries, including India, Kenya, Malawi, Peru and Zambia.

Judith holds a Master of Science in Global Health from Maastricht University and an Advanced Master in International Development from Radboud University Nijmegen, both awarded with distinction.