Aly Bancroft, MPH

Associate Director of U.S. Policy and Advocacy for Health GAP

Aly currently serves as the associate director of U.S. Policy and Advocacy for Health GAP. A seasoned activist, Aly spearheads work with Congress and government agencies while holding policy makers accountable to communities. Her role at Health GAP focuses on pushing for more resources for global HIV response. 

Most recently, Aly served with the Access to Medicines Program at Public Citizen, where she campaigned for public policy to expand the global accessibility and availability of COVID-19 vaccines. She also built a coalition focused on lowering domestic drug prices. 

Early in her career, Aly led diabetes camps in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. Later, at the Helmsley Charitable Trust, her projects focused on increasing access to diabetes care and insulin. Working at the Feminist Health Center of Atlanta ignited Aly’s passion for legislative advocacy.

Aly holds a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She completed three terms on the board of directors at Universities Allied for Essential Medicines and currently sits on the Community Advisory Panel for the Medicines Patent Pool.