Silvia Lutucuta is Minister of Health of Angola since 2017. She studied medicine and obtained a scholarship in Portugal where she specialised in cardiology. From 2000 to 2004 she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, having won awards for best research for three years. …
Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana is the Minister of Health of Rwanda since November 2022. He previously served as Director General of the University teaching hospital of Butare and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre. He holds extensive experience in infectious disease and non communicable diseases programs design, strategic planning and implementation science. Dr. Sabin served as Principal Investigator …
Dr. Anastasia Ugwuanyi is a Senior Clinical Educator at the University of the Witwatersrand, with an MBBS from the University of Nigeria , A PGDip in Public health from the University of Liverpool and an MSc Family Medicine from the University of Edinburgh. Good job!! Please note: To nominate other high achievers of African Descent …
Darlington Akogo is a Global leader in Artificial Intelligence. He’s the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at minoHealth AI Labs; an AI Healthtech company; karaAgro AI; an AI-powered Plant & Pest Disease Detection and Precision Agriculture platform, Runmila AI Institute; an AI and Data Science training institute, and Gudra AI Studio; an organization broadly exploring …
Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri (aka DR. MAY) popularly referred to as “The Celebrity Shrink,” and is a multiple award winning Mental Health Physician, Advocate & Coach. She is the Medical Director and Psychiatrist-In-Chief at Pinnacle Medical Services, Nigeria’s leading and foremost Psychology and Mental health clinic prominent in the application of innovative clinical approaches in …
Affiong Williams is the CEO & Founder of ReelFruit the largest fruit processing, packaging and marketing company in Nigeria. The company, founded in 2012, retails a range of dried fruit and nut snacks through a variety of channels including over 450 Supermarkets, Airlines, Schools, Hotels, and concluding export sales via Amazon.com ReelFruit is an award-winning …
Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is the first African co-chairman of the Global Business Coalition on Health (GBC Health). He is also an investor, banker and philanthropist. As co-founder of the Tengen Family Office, Aig-Imoukhuede oversees a multibillion-dollar business portfolio, while through the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, Aigboje and his wife, Ofovwe, manage a significant financial commitment focused on …
Dr. Afam Onyema is the Co-Founder & CEO, GEANCO Foundation. He was born in Chicago, IL in 1979. He graduated from Harvard University (cum laude) and Stanford Law School. While in law school, Afam co-founded the GEANCO Foundation. After graduating from law school in 2007, Afam declined multiple lucrative law firm offers in order to …
Dr.Chinyere Anyaogu is the President, Association of Nigerian Physician in the Americas. The Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas represents the professional, political and social interests of the 4,000 plus physicians, dentists and allied health professionals of Nigerian birth, ethnicity or empathy in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Prior to this she worked in …
Gregory Rockson is the Co-founder and CEO of mPharma. mPharma is a patient-centered technology-driven healthcare company providing innovative solutions through three main business units: Wholesale, Retail and Diagnostics. Its portfolio of solutions include vendor-managed inventory services, primary care solutions for community pharmacies and data analytics. Founded in 2013, mPharma is headquartered in Ghana with operations …