Miranda Wolpert
Professor Miranda Wolpert MBE is the Director of Mental Health at Wellcome, a global charitable foundation which supports science to solve urgent health challenges. Miranda joined Wellcome in 2019 to oversee a £200 million programme to help develop a new generation of treatments and approaches for young people with anxiety and depression. Her role was […]
Sylvia M. Kasanga
Sylvia M. Kasanga is an award-winning mental health champion, practicing Architect and practising Arbitrator with 20 years’ experience in the construction industry. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Sycum Solutions Company Limited, an Architectural and Construction Management firm based in Nairobi. Sylvia served as a Senator in the 12th Parliament where she sponsored […]
Naeem Dalal
Dr Naeem Dalal is leading grassroots to system level change around preventive health. He has a track record of impact as a Zambian youth mentor and mental health specialist, psychiatrist at University Teaching Hospitals, and public health chairperson of the Zambia Medical Association. Dr Dalal has a record in promoting behaviour change specifically tailored to […]
Mohammed Abdulaziz
Dr. Mohammed Abdulaziz is the Head of the Division of Disease Control and Prevention at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). A medical doctor with a Master of Public Health, he is a fellow of the West African College of Physicians and previously served as a Chief Consultant Physician. Dr. Abdulaziz […]
Michael Njenga
Mr. Michael Njenga is a prominent figure in both media and disability rights advocacy. He is a Regional Mental Health Advisor for CBM Global and an Executive Council Member of the Commonwealth Disabled People Forum. Njenga is also a member of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry in Kenya (USP-K) and serves in an advisory capacity. […]
Kaushik Ramaiya
Prof. Kaushik Ramaiya is Consultant Physician Specialised Internal Medicine / Endocrinology and Chief Executive Officer at Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Hon. Lecturer at the Department of Internal Medicine at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam. Currently, he is a Member of the Board of World Diabetes […]
Byron Bitanihirwe
Dr Byron Bitanihirwe, is a Programme Manager at Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation) on the Being Programme-an international mental health initiative envisioning a world where young people feel well and thrive. He also currently serves as a Visting Lecturer within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Nairobi. Prior to joining SFA Foundation, […]
Adelard Kakunze
Dr Adelard Kakunze is a medical doctor, an accomplished public health professional and social entrepreneur with commitment to engage in knowledge translation to improve health systems in Africa. He is currently leading the Non-communicable diseases and Mental health Unit under the Division of Disease Control and Prevention at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and […]