Senior Fellow Spotlight: Sonia Navani and Bridging the Health Divide with Digital Innovation
May 18, 2026
Through roles with the International Rescue Committee, UNICEF, UNFPA, and Columbia University School of Public Health, Navani spent years building health data systems in conflict and disaster settings. She describes a pattern that kept surfacing across the more than 15 countries she’s worked in: The groups facing the steepest health risks were also the ones least visible in the data systems.
