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Ramatu Abdulkadir

Nigeria
National Ear Care Center
Head of Pharmacy Department
Gideon Nyaaba Abodoon

Gideon Nyaaba Abodoon

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Principal Nutrition Officer

Chizoba Abone

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

Fartun Ali Aden

Somalia
Ministry of Health, Somalia
Newborn,Child and Adolescence Health Manager
Fabian Yilshal Agwo

Fabian Yilshal Agwo

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

Sena Ahiakpah

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Senior Nursing Office (PH)

Rahima Shikur Ahmed

Ethiopia
Ministry of Health
Advisor, Office of the Minister

Khansaa Ahmed

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

Hossan Ajuck

Kenya
East Africa Kidney Institute (EAKI)
Project Manager

Bangaman Christian Akani

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

Essona Matatom Akara

Togo
Ministry of Health
Health District Manager

Kabukabu Akufuna

Zambia
Ministry of Health
Senior Environmental Health Officer

Olajumoke Bamidele Aladenola

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

Caroline Reindorf Amissah

Ghana
Mental Health Authority
Public Health Physician

Lucas Nyamekye Kofi Annan

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

Fon Edwin Atunji

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

Clement Avoka

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Technical Officer in Disease Control
Irene Bagahirwa

Irene Bagahirwa

Rwanda
Rwanda Biomedical Center
Director of Injuries and Disabilities Unit

Yaya Barjo

The Gambia
Ministry of Health
Principal Health Economist

Gemu Tiru Bati

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

Eyerusalem Bekele

Ethiopia
Federal Ministry of Health
Partnership Coordination Team Coordinator

Ruth Belachew

Ethiopia
Ministry of Health
Chief of Staff

Kalkidan Belayneh

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency
Deputy Director General

Suwatang Beneth Emmanuel

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

Marie Elisabeth Betsi Noma Epse Dibongue

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

Solomon Woldeamanuel Birru

Ethiopia
Federal Ministry of Health
Expert Public Health Professional
Mustapha Bittaye

Mustapha Bittaye

Gambia
Ministry of Health
Director of Health Services

Amma Mpomaa Boadu

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Deputy Director, Mental Health

Boku Bodha

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

Kebba S. Bojang

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

Loko Bongassie

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency
Director General
Abdulkedir Gelgelo

Abdulkedir Gelgelo Boru

Ethiopia
Ethiopia Pharmaceutical Supply Service
Director General

Matovu John Bosco Jr

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

Selorm Botwe

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

Samuel Kwame Buabeng-Frimpong

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

Daniel Gebremichael Burssa

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

Francisca Tshitenge Bwalya

Zambia
Ministry of Health
National Mental Health Coordinator / Consultant Psychiatrist

Charles T. Caine

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

Bongani Chikwapulo

Malawi
Malawi Ministry of Health
Chief Quality Management Officer

Susan Chinyoka

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

Sam Aboubacar Coulibaly

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

Peret Brenda Dadah

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

Fatima Daggash

Nigeria
Department of Public Health, Nigeria
Program officer
Warsama Abdi Daher

Warsama Abdi Daher

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

Abdulkarim Ibrahim Dahiru

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

Zufan Abera Damtew

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

Hentsa Haddush Desta

Ethiopia
Ministry of Health
Public Health Specialist

Hiwot Darsene Dimd

Ethiopia
Ministry of Health
Nutrition Coordination Lead Executive Officer
Moses Djimatey

Moses Barima Djimatey

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
District Director of Health Service

Alfred Douba

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

Wycliffe Dunde

Kenya
Homa Bay County Public Service Board
Pharmacist

Pauline Duya

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

Trevor Dzenga

Namibia
Ministry of Health and Social Services
HIV Clinic Mentor

Abiodun Egwuenu

Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
Antimicrobial Resistance Program Manager

Ahmed Mahmoud Elsayed

Egypt
Deputy Minister Office for Public Health
Public Health Officer

Abdul Mac Falama

Sierra Leone
Ministry of Health and Sanitation
District Medical Officer

Temidayo Fawole

Nigeria
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
Senior Program Officer

Anderson Flomo Jr.

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

Modeste Gashayija

Rwanda
Ministry of Health
Health Quality Services Assurance Specialist

Senami Janice Jennifer Gbaguidi

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

Abdulkedir Gelgelo

Ethiopia
Ethiopia Pharmaceutical Supply Agency
Director General
Kabir Getso

Kabiru Ibrahim Getso

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

Firehiwot Gobena

Ethiopia
Ministry of Health
Director General

Janilza Solange Gomes Silveira Silva

Cabo Verde
National Institute of Public Health
Public Health Specialist
Ernest Gonyon

Ernest Gonyon

Liberia
Ministry of Health, Liberia
Acting Director of Health Financing

Michelle Jennifer Groome

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

Babacar Gueye

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

Eposi Haddison

Cameroon
Ministry of Health
District Medical Officer

Birikty Lulu Hagos

Ethiopia
Ministry of Health
National Family Planning Program Leader

Muluken Haile

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Health Insurance Service
Deputy Director General
Biruk Hallalo

Biruk Abate Halallo

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

Moono Hansombo

Zambia
Ministry of Health
District Health Director
Ikrama Hassan

Ikrama Hassan

Nigeria
State Specialist Hospital, Nasarawa
Chief Medical Director

Irene Rusticus Haule

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

Shadi Henchiri

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

Saheed Ibrahim

Ghana
Municipal Health Directorate
Municipal Director of Health Service

Fatoumatta Jaiteh

The Gambia
Ministry of Health
National Cancer Control Program

Anna H. Jammeh

Gambia
Ministry of Health
Epidemiologist
Taddeus Ndahepele Jonas

Taddeus Ndahepele Jonas

Namibia
Ministry of Health and Social Services
Senior Health Program Officer

Adilson José De Pina

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

Fatma Kabole

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

Jaques wa nsenda Kamangu

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

Uganda
Nakasongola District Local Government
Senior Medical Officer
Njideka Kanu

Njideka Kanu

Nigeria
National Primary Health Care Development Agency
Consultant Special Grade II

Ntuli Kapologwe

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

Cordelia Mboijana Katureebe

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

Blen Ayele Kebede

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

Maureen Nyambura Kimani

Kenya
Ministry of Health
Program Manager
Lucy Kimondo

Lucy Kimondo

Kenya
National Council for Population and Development
Assistant Director
Fatoumatta Komma

Fatoumata Komma

The Gambia
Ministry of Health
Senior Program Officer

Victus Kwaku Kpesese

Ghana
Mental Health Authority
Director, Administration (Ag)

Wambui Kungu

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

Joyce Mutanu Kyalo

Kenya
Health Policy Plus-Palladium Kenya
Policy and Planning Advisor
Eva Lang'at

Evaline Lang’at

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

Rita Larsen-Reindorf

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Deputy Director Clinical Care

Andrew Likaka

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

Dawuda Louis

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

Nyembezi Kasaro Malakata

Zambia
Lusaka Provincial Health Office
Provincial Surveillance Officer

Tumiso Mamashela

South Africa
Limpopo Department of Health
Public Health Medicine Specialist

Patience Ami Mamattah

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Municipal Director of Health Service
Chrispin Mandiwa

Chrispin Mandiwa

Malawi
Ministry of Health
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Chileshe Mapemba

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

Denver Mariga

Kenya
Ministry of Health
Technical Advisor

Sandra Maripe

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

Fungo Samson Masalu

Tanzania
Government of The United Republic of Tanzania
Regional Health Officer

Paul Matsvimbo

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

Pogisho Samuel Daddy Matthews

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

Nurhan Mawi

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

Irvine Mchacha

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

Lucy Mecca

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

Andrew Method

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

Moeketsi Modisenyane

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

Aisha Omar Mohamed

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

Sarah Mohammed

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

Abdullahi Mohamed Mohamud

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

Tuduetso Molefi

Botswana
Ministry of Health and Wellness
Neglected Tropical Diseases Program Manager

Grace Momba

Malawi
Ministry of Health
Director of Health and Social Services

Simbarashe Mpariwa

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

Joel Muhoza Mubiligi

Rwanda
Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima
Chief Medical Officer

Justice Mudavanhu

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

Joy Mugambi

Kenya
Nakuru County Government
County Director Health Administration & Planning

Zainab Kwaru Muhammad-Idris

Nigeria
Kaduna State Ministry of Health
Project Coordinator and Manager

Philbert Muhire

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

Nkeng Eva Mulutsi

South Africa
National Department of Health
Director: Forensic Mental Health

Moses Mutabazi

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

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

Upendo John Mwingira

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

Leilah Najjaar

South Africa
Department of Health
Director, Clinical Service Improvement

Miriam Nakanwagi

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

Brenda Nansubuga

Uganda
Kampala Capital City Authority
District Medical Officer

Dynamo Ndacyayisenga

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

Jean d’Amour Ndahimana

Rwanda
Partners In Health
Director of Infectious Diseases

Eric Ipyn Nébié

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

Takalani Girly Nemungadi

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

Sarata Ngack

Gambia
Ministry of Health
Senior Health Economist

Martha Ndiko Ngoe

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

Maame Yaa Pomaa Nhyira Essel

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Municipal Director of Health Services

Denyse Niyoturamya

Rwanda
National Pharmacy Council of Rwanda
Professional Operations Manager

Punjom Njefi Yves

Cameroon
Ministry of Public Health
Director of District Hospital

Koena Joseph Nkoko

South Africa
City of Tshwane Health Department
Group Head: Health

Emile Nkurunziza

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

Bernard Nsah

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

Gloria Ntow-Kummi

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Deputy Director
Rebone Ntsie

Rebone Ntsie

South Africa
National Department of Health
Director: Nutrition

Clare Obonyo

Kenya
The National Treasury
Pharmacist
Deborah Odoh

Deborah Odoh

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

Festus Ogada

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

Wesley Oghera

Kenya
Ministry of Health
Assistant Chief Pharmacist

Oladipo Ogunbode

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

Abiola Olubunmi Ogunenika

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

Moses Ray Ogwang

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

Tunde Masseyferguson Ojo

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

Arnold Ikedichi Okpani

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

Beatrice Okundi

Kenya
National Council for Population and Development
Assistant Director of Population
Ladun Okuromade

Oyeladun Okunromade

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

Solome Okware

Uganda
World Health Organization
Surveillance Officer
Yetunde Olagbuji

Yetunde Olagbuji

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

Lois Oluwatoyin Olajide

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

Kenya
German Development Cooperation
Component Lead Healthcare Financing

Mohamed Osman Mohamed

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

Jeanne Patrick

Kenya
Ministry of Health
Senior Deputy Director of Medical Services

Orapeleng Phuswane-Katse

Botswana
Ministry of Health
Public Health Physician
Faizah Abiodun Popoola

Faizah Abiodun Popoola

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

Diana Ratsiambakaina

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

Christian Rusangwa

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

William Rutagengwa

Rwanda
Rwanda Ministry of Health
Director General
Stephen Sasetu

Stephen Sasetu

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

Moorine Penninah Sekadde

Uganda
Ministry of Health
National Paediatric TB coordinator

Cynthia Amino Semá Baltazar

Mozambique
Mozambique National Institute of Health
Field Epidemiology Training Program Director

Justice Thomas Sevugu

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

Onyekachi C. Subah

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

Edwin Exaud Swai

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

Acayo Cicily Taban

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

Momo Tegli

Liberia
National Public Health Institute
Deputy Director

Sirak Tesfamariam

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

Maphefo Thekiso

South Africa
Gauteng Department of Health
Dental Specialist in Community Dentistry
Hillina Tadesse Tiyo

Hillina Tadesse Tiyo

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

Yéri Silvie Youl Traore

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

Gontse Tshisimogo

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

Ismail Tukur

Nigeria
Zamfara State Primary Health Care Board
Executive Secretary

Emily Tumwakire

Uganda
Ministry of Health
Senior Medical Officer
Afua Animwaa Asante Twumasi

Afua Animwaa Asante Twumasi

Ghana
Ghana Health Service
Municipal Health Director

Olohitare J. Uduokhai

Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)
Epidemiologist

Nebongo Daniel Wa Nebongo

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

Ebba Abate Waktola

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)
Director General

Cecilia Monica N. Wamalwa

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

Elizabeth Naukusi Wangia

Kenya
Ministry of Health
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Birara Yalew

Birara Melese Yalew

Ethiopia
Ministry of Health
National Nutrition Case Team Coordinator

Sidbewende Pierre Yameogo

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

Esther Waryit Yonah

Nigeria
Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency
Program Coordinator CHIPS

Celina Marjorie Zayzay

Liberia
Ministry of Health
Technical Coordinator
Desaleg Zegeye

Desalegn Tegabu Zegeye

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

Khozya Zyambo

Zambia
MoH UTH PCOE
National Paediatric HIV Mentor