African Health Initiative

Lola Adedokun, M.P.H.
Director for the African Health Initiative and Program Director for Child Well-being
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McKenzie Bennett
Associate for the African Health Initiative and Program Associate for Child Well-being
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The African Health Advisory Council provides advice and guidance to the foundation staff on the African Health Initiative.

African Health Advisory Council Members

Abdul Ghaffar, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
World Health Organization

Charles Hongoro, Ph.D.
Deputy Executive Director, 
Human Sciences Research Council

Marian Jacobs, M.B.Ch.B.
Emeritus Professor, Paedeatrics and Child Health
University of Cape Town

Adetokunbo O. Lucas, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of International Health
Harvard School of Public Health

Cheikh Mbacké, Ph.D.
Independent Consultant

Irene Agyepong, M.B.Ch.B., Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Public Health Specialist, Research and Development Division
Ghana Health Service

Mary Bassett, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Stefan Nachuk, M.A.
Deputy Director, Health System Design
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation