Speakers

Lopa Ghosh is a communication and advocacy expert with over 20 years in global health, UN, private sector, and media. She has conceptualized and led high visibility, global and national campaigns that have led to landmark policy wins and influenced public perception. In her current role as Senior Advisor – Policy and Communications at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, a Washington DC based civil society organization, Lopa designs and implements evidence based policy campaigns on prioritization of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and drowning prevention in India, Uganda, Ghana, Vietnam and Bangladesh. She works with communities and patient groups to capture the lived experience and voices of people living with chronic health conditions. Her work on patient advocacy is towards the goal of creating patient and people centric health care systems in the Global South. While heading the India chapter of the UN Millennium Campaign (UNDP), Lopa was part of the world’s largest anti-poverty campaign (a Guinness World Record Holder for several years). As member of the global task team for the UN post-2015 agenda, she drafted India’s proposal to the UN Secretary General under guidance of the UN Resident Coordinator. Lopa is an experienced trainer with diverse experience in capacity building of CSOs, health advocates, community health workers and the media. She specialises in curating and implementing training workshops for journalists and patient advocates. Lopa is also an author and essayist. Her novel, Age of Mondays, was published from HarperCollins in May 2025. Her earlier works include a collection of short stories titled Revolt of the Fish Eaters. She writes occasionally for various newspapers and academic journals. Lopa has post graduate degrees from London School of Economics and Political Science (MSc in Media and Communications) and Jadavpur University (MA in Literature).