Woody Jay Apa is a humanitarian and development practitioner with over 10 years of cumulative  work experiences with the Philippine Government, international NGOs, and with  the World Health Organization. Skilled in developing project proposals,  implementing emergency response and rehabilitation projects, monitoring and  evaluation, and financial monitoring and management; with technical expertise in community mental health, disability-inclusive development, disaster risk reduction and management and emergency response, and communicable and non-communicable disease management.

He has supported the COVID-19 response in the Philippines and in the State of  Qatar by providing technical assistance on COVID-19 surveillance; data  gathering and reporting; healthcare pathways; improving healthcare capacity;  and supporting in accelerating COVID-19 vaccination efforts.