Jean Kaseya
Dr. Jean Kaseya was appointed Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC) during the thirty-sixth African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in February 2023. Dr. Kaseya, a Congolese Medical Doctor with advanced degrees in Epidemiology and Community Health, brings to this position over 25 years of expertise in […]
Farrah Losper
Farrah Losper currently serves as AVMI’s board Chair and is the lead of the AVMI’s Market Shaping Working Group. Farrah is a BbusSci graduate from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She completed her articles at Deloitte and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007. Thereafter she spent 6 years at KPMG leading […]
Skhumbuzo Ngozwana
Dr Skhumbuzo Ngozwana is CEO of Kiara Health, a South African based Africa-focused healthcare company. He is an international expert on the African Pharmaceutical industry and has worked with both the private and global public health organizations. He consulted to the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United States […]
Olive Shisana
Dr. Olive Shisana is a distinguished researcher, policy expert, and leader with over 30 years of experience in research, management, policy development, fundraising, and multilateral collaboration. Her international experience spans the USA, South Africa, and Switzerland, where she has honed her ability to manage diverse environments. For six and a half years, she served as […]
Jean Marie Okwo-Bele
Dr. Jean Marie Okwo-Bele is a Congolese physician, public health expert, and former Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at the World Health Organization (WHO) from 2004 to 2017. He is currently the Director on the Board of Trustees of the International Vaccine Institute and a member of the Leadership Coalition Group […]
Abebe Genetu Bayih
Dr Abebe Genetu Bayih work with Africa CDC is as Ag Lead, Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM). PAVM is the African Union initiative to expand vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Before joining Africa CDC, he worked in CEPI as the Africa Engagement Lead and was also the Director General of Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), […]
Benjamin Djoudalbaye
Dr Benjamin Djoudalbaye, MD, MSc. MPH, Pg. Dipl. infectious diseases is Head of Policy, Health Diplomacy and Communication at Africa CDC. Prior to joining Africa CDC, he was a Senior Health Officer for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and other Infectious Diseases at the African Union Commission for more than eight years. Before then he worked for […]