Geofrey Emesu

Geofrey is a dedicated health services professional pursuing a postgraduate diploma in Global Health Research at the University of Oxford. His educational background includes a Bachelor's in Health Services Management from Islamic University In Uganda (IUIU) and a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and community health from Mbale school of clinical officers. From 2019 to date, he has worked as the Diocesan Health Coordinator for the Church of Uganda soroti diocese, facilitating partnerships among health facilities and ensuring quality of care among the 21 health facilities across the diocese. Previously, he managed clinical operations at Clinic Point Soroti and volunteered at TASO Soroti as HIV treatment officer, focusing on HIV treatment and community outreach. His skills encompass leadership, policy development, and strategic management in public health, with a keen interest in health services research and community-driven initiatives. In his free time, I enjoy watching news, playing football, and exploring new places.

Louis Mnyema Ng'oma

Louis Mnyema Ng'oma is a 43-year-old Malawian currently pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research. With a strong academic background, he holds a Master of Science in Health Care Management, a Bachelor of Arts in Health Systems Management, and a Nursing and Midwifery Technician Diploma. His 19-year career spans diverse roles in both clinical and project management settings. Louis spent six years working in busy hospitals and the last 13 years overseeing donor-funded projects with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and managing community and clinical research initiatives.

Presently, he serves as the Project Coordinator for MANASO, managing health programs across six districts in Malawi. His expertise includes program management, financial oversight, project design, and strategic development. In addition to his professional role, Louis volunteers as the Country Coordinator for The Global Health Network Malawi, where he focuses on coordinating research programs, building the capacity of health workers, and enhancing networking in research-related areas across the country.

Chinenye Claire Chukwu-Mba

Chinenye Claire Chukwu-Mba is a pharmacist in Nigeria, who is passionate about improving health and wellbeing in her country. She is dedicated to infectious diseases control and has an extensive background in clinical care and health systems strengthening. She was most recently engaged in HIV care, where she recommended screening and prophylaxis for at-risk patients, provided medication counseling and closely monitored patient adherence to therapy.

She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy at University of Nigeria and is an MSc scholar in global health and infectious diseases, at University of Edinburgh. She aspires to support advancements in knowledge of the opportunities for Infectious disease elimination as a global health problem in Nigeria, by conducting contextually relevant studies and providing public education.

In her free time, Chinenye is a freelance event planner, a blogger and a volunteer in community outreach programs.

Salima Nanyanzi

Salima Nanyanzi is a Public Health Specialist from Uganda and a Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholar pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research at the University of Oxford. With a First-Class Honour’s degree in Community Health from Uganda Christian University and a Master’s in Global Health from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, she also has specialized training in Implementation Science from the University of Washington. She is currently working at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) in Uganda, supporting quality improvement initiatives in HIV/TB care, collaborating with stakeholders to enhance healthcare standards. Salima is dedicated to advancing health through innovative, research-driven solutions that address real-world healthcare challenges in resource-limited settings.

Venus Frimpong

A research associate affiliated to the skin Neglected Infectious Diseases group at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, KCCR, in Ghana. Venus has an honours degree in Medical Diagnostics and an MPhil in Molecular Medicine. She has been conducting and involved in research geared towards neglected tropical/infectious diseases control and elimination. Through patient care activities in clinical trials and the development and validation of effective field-based disease detection/diagnostic tools as well as epidemiological and surveillance studies in endemic communities, she has contributed to improved primary care by making available innovative and accessible solutions in community-based and under-resourced district healthcare facilities that serve these disease endemic communities and vunerable populations across regions in Ghana.

Barthalomew Wilson

Barthalomew Wilson is the Social Mobilization, Communications, and Community Engagement (SMC) Manager for the Partnership for Research on Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), a clinical research program co-founded by the governments of Liberia and the United States. Barthalomew oversees all advocacy, communication, and community engagement activities for all PREVAIL research projects in Liberia and has previously supported NIH research projects in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prior to joining PREVAIL, he volunteered with the case management unit of the National Ebola Response program at the Liberian Ministry of Health, where he assisted with case investigation, case management, and contact tracing during the 2014 EVD outbreak in Liberia. With a master's degree in global health and social medicine from Harvard University, Barthalomew is a strong advocate for good participatory practices in clinical research and is committed to ensuring that community perspectives inform research and public health interventions. He is an adjunct faculty member at the African Methodist Episcopal University in Liberia. Barthalomew is the lead author of "Beyond Recruitment: Good Participatory Practice Enhances the Impact of Research in a Pandemic", and co-author of "Social Mobilization for Ebola Virus Clinical Trials in Liberia During a Public Health Crisis".