Humanitarian Advocacy Analysis Representation and Policy (HAARP)
MSF UK’s Humanitarian Advocacy Analysis Representation and Policy unit (HAARP) supports MSF teams on the frontline by working to change policies and practices.
The HAARP unit strengthens the voice of MSF through engaging key decision-makers in the UK and providing specialised expertise and analysis to support MSF operations.
The team leverages MSF UK's strategic position in London and its proximity to influential institutions and individuals to shape the global political, humanitarian and health landscape.
The HAARP team
Our HAARP unit raises concerns witnessed by our teams on the ground with relevant authorities, including the UK Government and other UK-based institutions, to influence policies and actions affecting the communities we serve.
The core members of the HAARP also maintain a dynamic link with other relevant advocacy and policy networks across MSF. This allows the unit to share its analysis, findings and experience within MSF and with organisations and individuals in the UK, whilst also learning from, collaborating with and supporting them.
Liz Harding: Humanitarian Representative
Liz joined MSF in 2006, working in operational positions in Sudan, South Sudan, the Philippines, Myanmar, India, Somalia and Ethiopia for over 11 years including as MSF Country Representative in South Sudan and Syria.
Currently, Liz is the Humanitarian Representative for the UK as part of the International Representation team for MSF. She covers all contexts where MSF has operations.
Roz Scourse: Access and Global Health Policy Lead
Roz joined MSF in 2016 to work with the MSF Access Campaign on tackling challenges related to accessing medical products for MSF and beyond. Between 2019 and 2024, Roz was the Access Campaign Policy and Advocacy Focal Point for MSF UK, before moving to be Access and Global Health Policy Lead for MSF UK at the start of 2025. Before MSF, Roz worked with various national and international organisations on access and global health policy and advocacy, as well as with marginalised communities to support access to HIV and sexual and reproductive health services in the UK. She also spent several years working on HIV research projects within the NHS, including clinical trials and research to support access to treatment and care.
Sophie McCann: Migration Advisor
Sophie joined MSF in 2018 as an advocacy manager for migration projects in Greece and the Balkans, before joining MSF UK to lead UK migration advocacy work. Before working with MSF, Sophie worked on refugee policy and advocacy as well as directly with Sudanese refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK with a small human rights organisation. She also spent 10 years working with partners and communities in Uganda, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Nigeria implementing community-based mental health, livelihood and gender equity programmes.
Kiran Jobanputra: Medical Advisor to MSF Reflection and Analysis Network.
Kiran Jobanputra has worked with MSF since 2007, first in our programmes and as Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) advisor and Deputy Medical Director for MSF’s headquarters in Amsterdam. He has worked in Somalia, Kenya, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea, India, Haiti, and Swaziland, and has supported and visited chronic disease programmes in Iraq, Jordan, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. He currently works as a family physician and as a consultant with the WHO on strengthening NCD integration in preparedness and response to humanitarian emergencies. His work with MSF’s reflection and analysis network focuses on health equity and the health needs of refugees and migrants.
Kim Nelson: Humanitarian Affairs Assistant
Kim Nelson joined MSF in October 2024. He has previously worked in numerous advocacy and media roles for NGOs and UN agencies focused on issues relating to humanitarian crises and climate change. At MSF, Kim is working on parliamentary and government engagement in the UK.
Expertise
The HAARP unit has experience in, among other areas, food and nutrition policy, older people in crises, exit strategies, analysis of the humanitarian aid system, migration and displacement, and the appropriation and politicisation of humanitarian aid.
