Division Chief
Taguig City
Philippines
Dr. Jan Aura Laurelle Llevado is the Chief of the Cancer Control and Mental Health Divisions in the Department of Health. She leads the Secretariat of the National Integrated Cancer Control Council and the Philippine Council for Mental Health.
Her career in public health started when she served as a doctor to the Barrio in a far-flung island municipality in the Philippines...
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Disability Rights Activist
Nairobi
Kenya
Felicia Mburu holds a masters in international human rights law from American University, Washington College of Law. Felicia is interested in pursuing the rights of persons with disabilities to live and be included in the community on an equal basis with others. In the past, Felicia has worked with various civil societies in Kenya, Latvia, Hungary, the United States and across Africa on intersectional matters of gender and disability justice...
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Public Health Epidemiology Researcher
Alberta
Canada
Dr. Nonsikelelo Mathe is a public health scientist and healthcare entrepreneur whose research focuses on understanding the relationships between lifestyle and risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes. Dr Mathe has worked with different populations globally, including adults in the UK, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya, Indigenous Canadians and women who previously had gestational diabetes in pregnancy...
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Environmental Health Specialist
Manila
Philippines
Dr. Geminn Louis “Gelo” Apostol is a Filipino physician, educator, and researcher specializing in environmental public health, climate-resilient health systems, and socio-ecological determinants of health...
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Nutritionist & Program Coordinator
Lima
Peru
Haydeé Nancy Rumaldo is a nutritionist and project and research coordinator at Partners In Health- Perú. Her work focuses on promoting health equity in underserved populations. She has training in qualitative methods, extensive experience in implementation science, and community-based participatory methods in urban and rural contexts...
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Hospital Medical Director
Nundu
Democratic Republic of Congo
Dr. Marx Itabelo Lwabanya is the Medical Director at Nundu Deaconess Hospital and the Executive Director & Co-founder of JALI AFYA, a non-profit in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Marx is passionate about empowering healthcare workers to address mental health and trauma to provide holistic care for patients...
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Oral Health & Public Health Education
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Dr. Scott Howell is a board certified public health dentist and director of public health dentistry & teledentistry at A.T. Still University. His work in health equity focuses on developing innovative models in the field of teledentistry to help increase access to oral health care...
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Oral Health & Community Health
Achham
Nepal
Dr. Pratiksha Dhungana is a dedicated healthcare professional serving as the Community Health Program Lead at Nyaya Health Nepal, a non-profit organization based in Nepal.
In her current capacity, she diligently strives to ensure that vulnerable populations residing in rural areas of Nepal have access to dignified and evidence-based healthcare...
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Nurse & Non-profit Leader
Abuja
Nigeria
Muhammad Saddiq Ahmad, CEO of Rural Health Mission Nigeria, dedicates himself to dismantling healthcare barriers in underserved communities. As Deputy Chief of Infection Control at Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, he ensures safety standards...
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Infectious Disease Physician & State Politician
Des Moines, Iowa
United States
Dr. Megan Srinivas is an infectious disease physician who focuses on addressing disparities in health resource allocation in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She is working with Project ECHO that uses telecommunications to extend clinical reach to underserved and rural communities in the state...
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