Apollo Ssenyange is the Founder, Signals from the Grassroots, a global youth empowerment NGO dedicated to bridging the gap between young people’s passions/aspirations and community needs. He is a passionate practitioner of community betterment through youth empowerment. It has more than 4000 youth from 54 countries across 5 continents. He has advocated for more and …
Tuesday, October 24th – In celebration of the annual commemorative day, that marks the official creation of the United Nations, MIPAD is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the Global Top 100 Editions. Alongside the Global Top 100 Under 40 Edition, Most Influential People of African Descent releases a special edition with no …
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NEW YORK, 26th September, 2023: Brace yourself for an infusion of global power as the annual Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Recognition Week 2023 kicks off from Friday, September 28th to Monday, October 2nd at prestigious 1 United Nations Plaza in New York City. Following the opening of the 78th United Nations General …
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Tamia Potter is the first Black woman neurosurgery resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, an institution founded nearly 150 years ago. This achievement is even more remarkable given that, as of 2019, only 0.6% of neurosurgeons in the United States were Black Women. Potter is on the brink of breaking a barrier, yet her origin …
Stavros Nicolaou is the Aspen Pharmacare Group’s Senior Executive responsible for Strategic Trade Development. Previously he was CEO of Aspen’s Export Business. Aspen is Africa’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer and a now world leader in Anaesthetics and injectable anti-coagulants. Aspen is one of South Africa’s most globalised multinational companies with a presence in over 50 geographies …
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. …
Ms.Samantha Tross is a British consultant surgeon. In 2005 Tross became the first black female orthopaedic surgeon in Britain and has been regularly recognized as one of Britains most influential Black Britons in the annual Powerlist. Miss Samantha Tross is a renowned consultant orthopaedic surgeon practising at Bupa Cromwell Hospital and The Clementine Churchill Hospital. Miss Tross specialises in conditions affecting …
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 …
Abigail Epane-Osuala is Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer & HR Strategic Initiatives at GE HealthCare. Her role as Chief Diversity Officer promotes an inclusive, people-first environment where colleagues benefit from the brilliance, experience, and contributions of all team members. Abigail’s more than 20-year career in HR includes a breadth of executive leadership experiences across …
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 …