Irene Chami

Accomplished leader and executive with a strategic focus and distinguished experience directing health care delivery programs and expanding service offerings for populations in Africa. Over 25 years technical and managerial experience working in the non-governmental health sector in areas such as Health Systems Strengthening, Human Resources for Health, Policy, Advocacy, Health innovation, Capacity Strengthening, Resource […]

Molly Mort

Program Officer on the NTD team at the Gates Foundation working on the Product Development/Operational Team.

Moudachirou Ibikounle

Moudachirou Ibikounle is a full professor of parasitology at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin. Moudachirou’s works are focused on Neglected Tropical Diseases especially on Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis, Lymphatic Filariaris and Onchocerciasis epidemiology, control and elimination.

Gertrudis Ribado Meñe

Gertrudis Ribado Meñe is always willing to learn something new; only with continuous learning self-improvement is achieved; available to teach others and watch them grow.

Olusola Olaleye

A graduate of Microbiology (first and Masters degree). Olusola has 8 years experience as a research officer with Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis and Onchocerciasis Research . She has laboratory and field experience in neglected tropical diseases.

Ige Maxwell Tillo

Ige Maxwell is a principal veterinary officer, frontline veterinarian, and a laboratory diagnostician.

Maxine Whittaker

Maxine Whittaker’s research interests are in the fields of operational and health services research and medical anthropology, with a primary focus on One Health, NTDs, community engagement, health seeking behaviour and quality of care. She has a special interest in the issue of scaling-up pilot programmes into policy and practice, and as a founding member […]

Yusuph Mgaya

Experienced laboratory scientist with a demonstrated history of working in diagnostic laboratories, teaching and medical research institutions. Skilled in prevention, quality management systems, good clinical practice (GCP), laboratory quality assurance, and health promotion.

Diltokka Gideon Kevin

With over 5 years’ experience in health system research, Mr. Kevin has mentored several young researchers, published over 5 articles in peer-reviewed journals, made several conference presentations and has written policy briefs and case studies. His research interest is in the area of Health Economics such as cost-effectiveness analysis of health care interventions and cost […]

Noel Awa

Noel Awa is a dedicated advocate in global health, focusing on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Noel leads initiatives integrating water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) with NTD prevention strategies, aiming to eradicate these diseases through community engagement and technological innovation.