MSc, PhD. He leads, manages, and oversees the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
The Jury
The Jury is composed of 11 members and one honorary member :
Senegal
Professor Souleymane Mboup
Pharmacist and virologist. Executive Director of the Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (IRESSEF)
Senegal
Doctor Amadou Alpha Sall
Virologist and Public health Doctor. Managing Director of the Pasteur Institute of Dakar
Ivory Coast
Doctor Raymonde Goudou Coffie
Pharmacist and biologist, Minister Governor of the Autonomous District des Lacs (Ivory Coast). Former Minister of Health
South Africa
Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim
Epidemiologist, Specialist in Infectious Diseases. Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Columbia University in the USA
Dean and Director of Empower School of health
Burkina Faso
Professor Nicolas Meda
Physician-epidemiologist, teacher and researcher. Minister, Executive Director of the Innovation Center for Development
Doctor in medical biotechnology. Regional Advisor for Innovation at the WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville
Gambia
Professor Tumani Corrah
Researcher, Clinician, Specialist in Infectious Diseases. Director of the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) and British Medical Research Council Foundation Director of Research and Development for Africa
Ethiopia
Professor Senait Fisseha
MD, JD. Gynecologist, Specialist in reproductive endocrinology. Vice-President, Global Programs at The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Senegal
Doctor Erick Gbodossou
President and founder of the NGO ProMeTra. International (Promotion of Traditional Medicine), Director of Cemetra (Experimental Center for Traditional Medicine)
Doctor of Dermatology and Specializes in Clinical pharmacology. Medical Director, Research & Innovation at L'Oréal