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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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