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…
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…
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.
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis is member-elect to the expert committee on the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2023-2026. She is faculty at University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is also the Hillary Rodham Clinton Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. She recieved her S.J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Dr. Al-Hamndou Dorsouma is Manager, Climate and Green Growth (PECG2) within the African Development Bank. He is responsible for leading and managing the Bank’s team of Climate Change/Green Growth Specialists and Climate Finance Officers in the Headquarters and Regional Hubs. Agreement. Dr. Dorsouma also worked for two other international organizations, namely the Observatory of Sahara and Sahel (OSS) in Tunis as Environment and Climate Change Officer and for the World Meteorological…
PhD, MPH, MA, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Africa CDC
Dr. Mosoka P. Fallah, most recent positions before joining SLL Project of Africa CDC was a short term Health Security Technical consultant for the World Bank where he worked on Pandemic diagnostics for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone in the Context of the COVID-19. He also served as a contract Consulting Senior Scientist for the US National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) through Medical Science & Computing, LLC…
Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences
Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Global Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Wafaie Fawzi’s research has generated significant new knowledge on the discovery and translation of interventions to enhance maternal and child health and human development, with emphasis on nutritional factors. His research includes the epidemiology of adverse pregnancy outcomes, childhood infections, and HIV, TB and malaria. He established the Nutrition and Global Health Program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, that addresses and documents existing gaps; advances the research…
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr. Bizu Gelaye is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School and The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an associate member of the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Program and Teaching Faculty at the Center for Bioethics in the Department of Global Health and…
Assistant Professor of Planetary Health and Nutrition
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr. Christopher Golden is an Assistant Professor of Planetary Health and Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. As an ecologist and epidemiologist, his research investigates the human health impacts of global environmental change, with a focus on food systems. He received his BA from Harvard College and two graduate degrees from UC Berkeley: an MPH in Epidemiology with a focus in Nutrition, and a PhD in…
David C. Henderson, MD, currently serves as Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Boston Medical Center and Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Henderson previously served as Director of The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Director of the MGH Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program, and Medical Director of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma. Dr. Henderson serves…
