Emilie Sabine Koum Besson is a health financing specialist, researcher and writer working at the intersection of financing, governance and equity. Her publications examine aid transition, epistemic injustice, pharmaceutical supply chains and mortality in conflict-affected settings. She founded *Epistemic Sovereignty in Africa*, a newsletter exploring power, knowledge and development finance. Her policy work spans public financial management, government co-financing and sustainable transitions from external assistance, bringing a focus on public accountability and country ownership to innovative financing and commercial engagement in health. She has worked with the Global Fund, the World Bank and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and currently serves as a Policy Specialist in Health Finance and Health Funds Sustainability, Transition and Cofinancing at UNDP.