The EEIG-EDCTP Assembly may appoint one or more High Representatives. The High Representative (HR) is an internationally known, credited and respected person for their public service record. The HR is committed and devoted to the stated objectives and the modus operandi of the EDCTP programme.

The High Representative is working closely with the Executive Director and the Secretariat in order to:

• Raise the visibility of the EDCTP
• Advocate and gain political support for the EDCTP, in particular in Africa
• Contribute to the EDCTP´s fund raising activities
• Represent the EDCTP in the above listed functions.

The HR has no executive functions, and cannot financially or legally commit to the EEIG or EDCTP. He is supported in his/her activities by the Secretariat, and he/she works in close cooperation with the Executive Director.

The EDCTP High Representative: Dr Pascoal Mocumbi

Dr Mocumbi was Prime Minister of the Republic of Mozambique from 1994 to 2004 and is EDCTP's High Representative since March 2004. His mandate is to raise EDCTP's visibility and to gain political support, particularly within Africa, and to contribute to EDCTP’s fundraising activities. Dr Mocumbi is also WHO Good Will Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health for the African Region. He has an active role in global health initiatives serving on the Coordinating Committee of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, and contributes to the establishment of global coordinating mechanisms for the development of a preventive vaccine against HIV. He serves as a Commissioner in the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), and on the boards of the Alliance of Health policy and Systems Research (AHPSR), the International Advisory Board (IAB) of the Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP), the International Women Health Coalition (IWHC), and the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF). In 2005 he was elected to membership of the Institute of Medicine (IOM).