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Ramatu Abdulkadir

Nigeria
Head of Pharmacy Department
National Ear Care Center

Gideon Nyaaba Abodoon

Ghana
Principal Nutrition Officer
Ghana Health Service

Chizoba Abone

Nigeria
National Clinical Mentor (FCT)
National AIDS/STI and Hepatitis Control Program

Fartun Ali Aden

Somalia
Newborn,Child and Adolescence Health Manager
Ministry of Health, Somalia

Fabian Yilshal Agwo

Nigeria
Director Logistics and Health Commodities
Plateau State Primary Health Care Board

Sena Ahiakpah

Ghana
Senior Nursing Office (PH)
Ghana Health Service

Rahima Shikur Ahmed

Ethiopia
Advisor, Office of the Minister
Ministry of Health

Khansaa Ahmed

Sudan
Head of Case Management Unit
The Federal Ministry of Health, Directorate General of PHC

Hossan Ajuck

Kenya
Project Manager
East Africa Kidney Institute (EAKI)

Bangaman Christian Akani

Cote d'Ivoire
Medical officer
Institut National d'Hygiène Public

Essona Matatom Akara

Togo
Health District Manager
Ministry of Health

Kabukabu Akufuna

Zambia
Senior Environmental Health Officer
Ministry of Health

Olajumoke Bamidele Aladenola

Nigeria
Deputy Director Planning Research And Statistics/Desk Officer, Medium Term Sector Strategies (MTSS) In HMB
Hospitals Management Board (HMB)
Caroline Reindorf Amissah

Caroline Reindorf Amissah

Ghana
Public Health Physician
Mental Health Authority

Lucas Nyamekye Kofi Annan

Ghana
Senior Administrative Manager (Policy Analyst)
Ministry of Health, Ghana

Fon Edwin Atunji

Cameroon
District Medical Officer
Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon
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Clement Avoka

Ghana
Technical Officer in Disease Control
Ghana Health Service

Irene Bagahirwa

Rwanda
Director of Injuries and Disabilities Unit
Rwanda Biomedical Center

Yaya Barjo

The Gambia
Principal Health Economist
Ministry of Health

Gemu Tiru Bati

Ethiopia
Director, Health System Strengthening and Special Support Directorate
Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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Eyerusalem Bekele

Ethiopia
Partnership Coordination Team Coordinator
Federal Ministry of Health

Ruth Belachew

Ethiopia
Chief of Staff
Ministry of Health

Kalkidan Belayneh

Ethiopia
Deputy Director General
Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency

Suwatang Beneth Emmanuel

South Sudan
Project Coordinator
South Sudan Red Cross
Marie Elisabeth Betsi Noma Epse Dibongue

Marie Elisabeth Betsi Noma Epse Dibongue

Cameroon
National Program for the Prevention and the Fight against Zoonotic Diseases
Ministry of Health
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Solomon Woldeamanuel Birru

Ethiopia
Expert Public Health Professional
Federal Ministry of Health

Mustapha Bittaye

Gambia
Director of Health Services
Ministry of Health

Amma Mpomaa Boadu

Ghana
Deputy Director, Mental Health
Ghana Health Service

Boku Bodha

Kenya
Assistant Director Veterinary Services, Acting County Director Veterinary Services
County Government of Marsabit
Kebba S. Bojang

Kebba S. Bojang

The Gambia
Program Manager of National Cancer Programme
Ministry of Health
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Loko Bongassie

Ethiopia
Director General
Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency
Abdulkedir Gelgelo

Abdulkedir Gelgelo Boru

Ethiopia
Director General
Ethiopia Pharmaceutical Supply Service

Matovu John Bosco Jr

Sierra Leone
Senior HIV Care and Treatment Advisor
ICAP Global Health office
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Selorm Botwe

Ghana
Sub Metro Director of Health Services
Ghana Health Service
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Samuel Kwame Buabeng-Frimpong

Ghana
Head of Center For Health Information Management
Ghana Health Service/Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Division
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Daniel Gebremichael Burssa

Ethiopia
Chief of Staff , State Minister's Office
Ministry of Health

Francisca Tshitenge Bwalya

Zambia
National Mental Health Coordinator / Consultant Psychiatrist
Ministry of Health

Charles T. Caine

Liberia
National Policy & Standards Coordinator for Healthcare Quality
Ministry of Health, Republic of Liberia

Bongani Chikwapulo

Malawi
Chief Quality Management Officer
Malawi Ministry of Health

Susan Chinyoka

South Africa
Head Notifiable Medical Conditions
National Institute of Communicable Diseases, a division of the National Health Laboratory Services

Sam Aboubacar Coulibaly

Burkina Faso
Public Health Physician
National Institute of Public Health (INSP)

Peret Brenda Dadah

Nigeria
Director Planning Research and Statistics
Plateau State Primary Health Care Board

Fatima Daggash

Nigeria
Program officer
Department of Public Health, Nigeria

Warsama Abdi Daher

Djibouti
Head of the Public Health Emergency Management Department
Djibouti National Institute Public Health
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Abdulkarim Ibrahim Dahiru

Nigeria
Deputy Director Health Planning, Research and Statistics
Nasarawa State Hospitals Management Board
Zufan Damtew

Zufan Abera Damtew

Ethiopia
Director, Health Extension and Primary Health Service Directorate
Ministry of Health

Hentsa Haddush Desta

Ethiopia
Public Health Specialist
Ministry of Health

Hiwot Darsene Dimd

Ethiopia
Nutrition Coordination Lead Executive Officer
Ministry of Health
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Moses Barima Djimatey

Ghana
District Director of Health Service
Ghana Health Service

Alfred Douba

Côte D'Ivoire
Public Health Specialist
National Institute of Public Hygiene

Wycliffe Dunde

Kenya
Pharmacist
Homa Bay County Public Service Board

Pauline Duya

Kenya
Head of Division of Traditional and Alternative Medicine
Ministry of Health, Kenya

Trevor Dzenga

Namibia
HIV Clinic Mentor
Ministry of Health and Social Services

Abiodun Egwuenu

Nigeria
Antimicrobial Resistance Program Manager
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

Ahmed Mahmoud Elsayed

Egypt
Public Health Officer
Deputy Minister Office for Public Health

Abdul Mac Falama

Sierra Leone
District Medical Officer
Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Temidayo Fawole

Nigeria
Senior Program Officer
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

Anderson Flomo Jr.

Liberia
National Clinical Coordinator for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Ministry of Health

Modeste Gashayija

Rwanda
Health Quality Services Assurance Specialist
Ministry of Health

Senami Janice Jennifer Gbaguidi

Benin
Supply Chain Manager
SOCIETE BENINOISE POUR L'APPROVISIONNEMENT EN PRODUITS DE SANTE

Abdulkedir Gelgelo

Ethiopia
Director General
Ethiopia Pharmaceutical Supply Agency
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Kabiru Ibrahim Getso

Nigeria
Public Health Physician/Field Epidemiologist
Ministry of Health, Kano State

Firehiwot Gobena

Ethiopia
Director General
Ministry of Health

Janilza Solange Gomes Silveira Silva

Cabo Verde
Public Health Specialist
National Institute of Public Health

Ernest Gonyon

Liberia
Acting Director of Health Financing
Ministry of Health, Liberia

Michelle Jennifer Groome

South Africa
Head – Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response
National Institute for Communicable Diseases

Babacar Gueye

Senegal
Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics
Ministry of Health - Senegal

Eposi Haddison

Cameroon
District Medical Officer
Ministry of Health

Birikty Lulu Hagos

Ethiopia
National Family Planning Program Leader
Ministry of Health

Muluken Haile

Ethiopia
Deputy Director General
Ethiopian Health Insurance Service
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Biruk Abate Halallo

Ethiopia
Director of Policy, plan, M&E Directorate
Federal Ministry of Health
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Moono Hansombo

Zambia
District Health Director
Ministry of Health
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Ikrama Hassan

Nigeria
Chief Medical Director
State Specialist Hospital, Nasarawa

Irene Rusticus Haule

Tanzania
Principal Medical Officer-Quality Improvement and Primary Health Care Coordinator
President's Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG)-Health, Social Welfare and Nutrition Directorate

Shadi Henchiri

Tunisia
M&E Officer at HIV/AIDS National Program Tunisia
Ministry of Health Tunisia National Program for HIV/AIDS and STIs

Saheed Ibrahim

Ghana
Municipal Director of Health Service
Municipal Health Directorate

Fatoumatta Jaiteh

The Gambia
National Cancer Control Program
Ministry of Health

Anna H. Jammeh

Gambia
Epidemiologist
Ministry of Health

Taddeus Ndahepele Jonas

Namibia
Senior Health Program Officer
Ministry of Health and Social Services

Adilson José De Pina

Cabo Verde
Head of Malaria Elimination Program
Ministry of Health
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Fatma Kabole

Tanzania
Head of Unit/ Program Manager Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit Zanzibar
Ministry of Health Zanzibar

Jaques wa nsenda Kamangu

Namibia
Deputy HIV Chief Clinical Mentor
Ministry of Health and Social Services
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John Kamulegeya

Uganda
Senior Medical Officer
Nakasongola District Local Government

Njideka Kanu

Nigeria
Consultant Special Grade II
National Primary Health Care Development Agency

Ntuli Kapologwe

Tanzania
Director of Health, Social Welfare and Nutrition Services
President's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government - Tanzania
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Cordelia Mboijana Katureebe

Uganda
National Cordinator, Paediatric and Adolescent HIV care, AIDS Control Program
Ministry of Health
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Blen Ayele Kebede

Ethiopia
National Drug-Resistant TB and Childhood TB Program Manager
Ministry of Health
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Maureen Nyambura Kimani

Kenya
Program Manager
Ministry of Health

Lucy Kimondo

Kenya
Assistant Director
National Council for Population and Development

Fatoumata Komma

The Gambia
Senior Program Officer
Ministry of Health

Victus Kwaku Kpesese

Ghana
Director, Administration (Ag)
Mental Health Authority

Wambui Kungu

Kenya
Assistant Director of Population
National Council for Population and Development
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Joyce Mutanu Kyalo

Kenya
Policy and Planning Advisor
Health Policy Plus-Palladium Kenya
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Evaline Lang’at

Kenya
Health Research and Non-Communicable Disease Program Coordinator
Ministry of Health

Rita Larsen-Reindorf

Ghana
Deputy Director Clinical Care
Ghana Health Service

Andrew Likaka

Malawi
Director of Quality Management and Digital Health
Ministry of Health and Population

Dawuda Louis

Nigeria
Health Planning Officer
Kaduna State Health Supplies Management Agency (KADHSMA)

Nyembezi Kasaro Malakata

Zambia
Provincial Surveillance Officer
Lusaka Provincial Health Office

Tumiso Mamashela

South Africa
Public Health Medicine Specialist
Limpopo Department of Health

Patience Ami Mamattah

Ghana
Municipal Director of Health Service
Ghana Health Service
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Chrispin Mandiwa

Malawi
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Ministry of Health

Chileshe Mapemba

Zambia
Director of Public Health Services
Livingstone City Council, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

Denver Mariga

Kenya
Technical Advisor
Ministry of Health

Sandra Maripe

Botswana
Ngami District Health Management Team Coordinator
Ministry of Health, Botswana

Fungo Samson Masalu

Tanzania
Regional Health Officer
Government of The United Republic of Tanzania

Paul Matsvimbo

Zimbabwe
Provincial Medical Director
Ministry of Health and Child Care
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Pogisho Samuel Daddy Matthews

South Africa
Deputy Director: Nutrition services
Department of Health, Limpopo Province

Nurhan Mawi

Ethiopia
Program Coordinator
Ministry of Health (MoH) / International Institute for Primary Health Care Ethiopia (IPHCE)

Irvine Mchacha

Malawi
Zonal Team Lead
Ministry of Health (MOH)
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Lucy Mecca

Kenya
Assistant Chief Pharmacist
Ministry of Health, National Vaccines and Immunization Program

Andrew Method

Tanzania
City Medical Officer of Health
City Director, Dodoma City Council

Moeketsi Modisenyane

South Africa
Director: Africa and Middle East Relation
National Department of Health

Aisha Omar Mohamed

Kenya
Head, Division of Quality Assurance
Ministry of Health, Kenya

Sarah Mohammed

Sudan
Provider, Initiated Testing and Counseling Head Unit
Federal Ministry of Health

Abdullahi Mohamed Mohamud

Somalia
Surveillance & Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) Officer
Federal Ministry of Health-Somalia

Tuduetso Molefi

Botswana
Neglected Tropical Diseases Program Manager
Ministry of Health and Wellness

Grace Momba

Malawi
Director of Health and Social Services
Ministry of Health

Simbarashe Mpariwa

Namibia
Senior Regional HIV Clinical Mentor
Ministry Of Health and Social Services, Directorate of Special Programs

Joel Muhoza Mubiligi

Rwanda
Chief Medical Officer
Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima

Justice Mudavanhu

Zimbabwe
Director of Non-Communicable Diseases
Ministry of Health and Child Care

Joy Mugambi

Kenya
County Director Health Administration & Planning
Nakuru County Government

Zainab Kwaru Muhammad-Idris

Nigeria
Project Coordinator and Manager
Kaduna State Ministry of Health

Philbert Muhire

Rwanda
Director General
Ministry of Health: Ruhengeri Referral Hospital
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Nkeng Eva Mulutsi

South Africa
Director: Forensic Mental Health
National Department of Health

Moses Mutabazi

Uganda
Senior Regional Nutritionist
Ministry of Health: Kabale Regional Referral Hospital
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Pendo Mwihumbo

Tanzania
District Reproductive Health Coordinator for Maternal, Newborns, and Adolescents
Ulanga District, Tanzania
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Upendo John Mwingira

Tanzania
Program Manager NTD and Research Scientist
Ministry of Health - National Institute for Medical Research

Leilah Najjaar

South Africa
Director, Clinical Service Improvement
Department of Health

Miriam Nakanwagi

Uganda
Program Officer - Paediatric HIV Care and Treatment
Seconded to the AIDS Control Program / Ministry of Health, Uganda by UNICEF

Brenda Nansubuga

Uganda
District Medical Officer
Kampala Capital City Authority

Dynamo Ndacyayisenga

Rwanda
Ag Director of Drug Abuse and Management Unit
Rwanda Biomedical Centre

Jean d’Amour Ndahimana

Rwanda
Director of Infectious Diseases
Partners In Health

Eric Ipyn Nébié

Burkina Faso
Epidemiologist/Public Health Specialist
Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna/ National Institute of Public Health
Takalani Girly Nemungadi

Takalani Girly Nemungadi

South Africa
Deputy Director: Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
National Department of Health

Sarata Ngack

Gambia
Senior Health Economist
Ministry of Health

Martha Ndiko Ngoe

Cameroon
Chief of Unit for Surveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation
Ministry of Health

Maame Yaa Pomaa Nhyira Essel

Ghana
Municipal Director of Health Services
Ghana Health Service

Denyse Niyoturamya

Rwanda
Professional Operations Manager
National Pharmacy Council of Rwanda

Punjom Njefi Yves

Cameroon
Director of District Hospital
Ministry of Public Health

Koena Joseph Nkoko

South Africa
Group Head: Health
City of Tshwane Health Department

Emile Nkurunziza

Burundi
Adviser of Director, Integrated National Food and Nutrition Program
Ministry of Public Health
Bernard Nsah

Bernard Nsah

Cameroon
Analyst, Routine Immunization
Clinton Access Foundation
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Gloria Ntow-Kummi

Ghana
Deputy Director
Ghana Health Service
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Rebone Ntsie

South Africa
Director: Nutrition
National Department of Health

Clare Obonyo

Kenya
Pharmacist
The National Treasury
Deborah Odoh

Deborah Odoh

Nigeria
Deputy Director, National HIV Treatment & PMTCT Programme Coordination and Performance Monitoring
National AIDS and STIs Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria
Festis Ogada

Festus Ogada

Kenya
Assistant Chief Pharmacist
Ministry of Health/County Department of Health

Wesley Oghera

Kenya
Assistant Chief Pharmacist
Ministry of Health

Oladipo Ogunbode

Nigeria
Deputy Director
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
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Abiola Olubunmi Ogunenika

Nigeria
Ondo State Program Manager
Ondo State Ministry Of Health; Saving One Million Lives Program for Results
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Moses Ray Ogwang

Uganda
Assistant District Health Officer (Environmental Health)
Kole District Local Government

Tunde Masseyferguson Ojo

Nigeria
Consultant Psychiatrist / National Coordinator, National Mental Health Programmme
Federal Ministry of Health
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Arnold Ikedichi Okpani

Nigeria
Senior Medical Officer/Technical Officer
National Primary Health Care Development Agency

Beatrice Okundi

Kenya
Assistant Director of Population
National Council for Population and Development
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Oyeladun Okunromade

Nigeria
Assistant Director, Surveillance and Epidemiology
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
Solome Okware

Solome Okware

Uganda
Surveillance Officer
World Health Organization

Yetunde Olagbuji

Nigeria
Director of Planning, Research and Statistics
Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency

Lois Oluwatoyin Olajide

Nigeria
Assistant Director/Infectious Disease Consultant
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
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Joanne Ondera

Kenya
Component Lead Healthcare Financing
German Development Cooperation

Mohamed Osman Mohamed

Somalia
Non Communicable Disease National Program Manager
Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services
Jeanne Patrick

Jeanne Patrick

Kenya
Senior Deputy Director of Medical Services
Ministry of Health

Orapeleng Phuswane-Katse

Botswana
Public Health Physician
Ministry of Health

Faizah Abiodun Popoola

Nigeria
TB/HIV Focal Person
Ogun State AIDS/STI Control Program
Diana Ratsiambakaina

Diana Ratsiambakaina

Madagascar
Head of Universal Health Coverage Implementation Unit
Ministry of Public Health
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Christian Rusangwa

Rwanda
Deputy Chief Medical Officer - Chronic Care
Partners In Health
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William Rutagengwa

Rwanda
Director General
Rwanda Ministry of Health

Stephen Sasetu

Nigeria
Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics
NASARAWA STATE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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Moorine Penninah Sekadde

Uganda
National Paediatric TB coordinator
Ministry of Health

Cynthia Amino Semá Baltazar

Mozambique
Field Epidemiology Training Program Director
Mozambique National Institute of Health

Justice Thomas Sevugu

Ghana
Municipal Director of Health Services / Regional Chair, District Directors of Health Services Group
Ghana Health Service

Onyekachi C. Subah

Liberia
Program Director, National Blood Safety Program
Ministry of Health, Liberia
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Edwin Exaud Swai

Tanzania
National Program Officer
Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC)

Acayo Cicily Taban

South Sudan
Maternal Neonatal and Child health / Family Planning Project Officer
Ministry of Health

Momo Tegli

Liberia
Deputy Director
National Public Health Institute

Sirak Tesfamariam

Eritrea
Head, Product Evaluation and Registration Unit
National Medicines and Food Administration

Maphefo Thekiso

South Africa
Dental Specialist in Community Dentistry
Gauteng Department of Health

Hillina Tadesse Tiyo

Ethiopia
Director of General for Medical Services General Directorate
Ministry of Health

Yéri Silvie Youl Traore

Burkina Faso
Regional Directorate of Health and Public Hygien
Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene

Gontse Tshisimogo

Botswana
Manager, Non-communicable Diseases Program
Ministry of Health
Ismail Tukur

Ismail Tukur

Nigeria
Executive Secretary
Zamfara State Primary Health Care Board

Emily Tumwakire

Uganda
Senior Medical Officer
Ministry of Health
Afua Animwaa Asante Twumasi

Afua Animwaa Asante Twumasi

Ghana
Municipal Health Director
Ghana Health Service

Olohitare J. Uduokhai

Nigeria
Epidemiologist
Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)

Nebongo Daniel Wa Nebongo

Cameroon
Acting Chief of Unit of Routine Immunization
Ministry of Public Health
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Ebba Abate Waktola

Ethiopia
Director General
Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)

Cecilia Monica N. Wamalwa

Kenya
Head of Division of Health Products and Technologies
County Government of Kilifi
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Elizabeth Naukusi Wangia

Kenya
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Ministry of Health
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Birara Melese Yalew

Ethiopia
National Nutrition Case Team Coordinator
Ministry of Health

Sidbewende Pierre Yameogo

Burkina Faso
Technical Secretary in charge of Health Financing Reforms
Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene

Esther Waryit Yonah

Nigeria
Program Coordinator CHIPS
Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency

Celina Marjorie Zayzay

Liberia
Technical Coordinator
Ministry of Health
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Desalegn Tegabu Zegeye

Ethiopia
Director, Policy and Planning Directorate
Ministry of Health
Khozaya Zyambo

Khozya Zyambo

Zambia
National Paediatric HIV Mentor
MoH UTH PCOE