Paul Adepoju

Journalist in science, health, tech, development

Paul Adepoju is a Nigerian-scientist-turned-journalist with vast and robust reporting experience in science, health, tech, development and their intersections. Over the years, he has built a successful career by telling previously ignored or underreported Africa-relevant stories for various major outlets including leading science publications. He also works with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) as the Community Manager for the ICFJ Pamela Howard Forum on Global Crisis Reporting through which…

Olusoji Adeyi

President
Resilient Health Systems

Dr. Olusoji Adeyi is the President of Resilient Health Systems, a policy analysis and advisory services firm based in Washington DC, and a Senior Associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is the author of the book entitled “Global Health in Practice: Investing Amidst Pandemics, Denial of Evidence, and Neo-dependency.” In his prior career at the World Bank, Dr. Adeyi served as Director of the Health,…

Ayo Douglas

Co-Chair

Ayooluwa (Ayo) is a native of Nigeria. She is an MD/MPH candidate at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Uche Anigbogu

Poster Competition

Uche Anigbogu, physician and public health practitioner. Emergency medicine clinician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston U.S.A. Harvard T.H Chan Alumni 2022. In addition to clinical medicine, I am also currently working in West Africa on capacity building and health systems development.

Rifat Atun

Professor of Global Health Systems | Global Health and Population
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

His research examines health systems performance and how design and implementation of health system reforms impact on outcomes. His second strand of research explores adoption and diffusion of innovations in health systems, and innovative financing in global health.

Esias Bedingar

Co-Chair

Esias Bedingar is a native of Chad. He’s currently a second-year PhD student in Population Health Sciences at Harvard University. As a doctoral student, Esias is interested in identifying health system priorities in Chad, and designing community-based health insurances (CBHI) schemes, and measuring their impact on access and quality of care.

Agnes Binagwaho

Professor of Pediatrics
UGHE, Harvard Medical School, Dartmouth

Professor Agnes Binagwaho, MD, M(Ped), PhD, is a Rwandan Pediatrician and served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity from 2017-2022, a university which she co-founded with the late Dr. Paul Farmer and an initiative of Partners in Health. She previously worked as the Executive Secretary of Rwanda’s National AIDS Control Commission, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, and Minister of Health. She is a…

Adeline Boatin

Assistant Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Harvard Medical School (HMS)

Adeline Boatin is an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and an Attending at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, USA. She received her undergraduate education at Harvard University, medical degree at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and an MPH with a focus on international health at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health. She was trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology…

Azariah Boyd

Media & Communication

Azariah Boyd is a Donald Hopkins Predoctoral Fellow pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Epidemiology at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. She is dedicated to addressing global environmental racism through innovative research and Azariah hopes to pursue a MD/PhD in Population Health Sciences.

Didier Buingo

Activist
Goma Actif

Didier Buingo works with  GOMA ACTIF, an NGO dedicated to support Congolese communities affected by war in Eastern Congo. Didier is also an activist for non-violence and is engaged and dedicated to humanitarian service in favor of vulnerable communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.