Dr Geraldine Hill

Dr Geraldine Hill is the Coordinator of the Essential Medicines and Health Technologies (EMT) unit at the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific. In this role, she supports actions towards equitable access to quality essential medical products, stronger regulatory systems, and antimicrobial resistance response.

Dr Hill has more than 20 years of experience in medicines regulation and pharmacovigilance, with expertise in regulatory systems, medicines safety surveillance, benefit-risk assessment, and international drug monitoring. She has supported regulatory and pharmacovigilance activities across national and international contexts, contributing to the strengthening of medicines oversight and patient safety.

Dr Hill holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Otago, New Zealand.