MSc, PhD. Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (African Union-Ethiopia)
The Jury
The Jury is composed of 11 members and one honorary member :
Professor Souleymane Mboup
Senegal
Pharmacist and virologist. Executive Director of the Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (IRESSEF)
Doctor Amadou Alpha Sall
Senegal
Virologist and Public health Doctor. Director General of Institut Pasteur of Dakar
Doctor Raymonde Goudou Coffie
Ivory Coast
Pharmacist and biologist, Minister Governor of the District des Lacs (Ivory Coast)
Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim
South Africa
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
Professor Nicolas Meda
Burkina Faso
Physician-epidemiologist, teacher and researcher. Special Advisor to the President of Faso, former Minister of Health of Burkina Faso
Doctor in medical biotechnology. Regional Advisor for Innovation at the WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville
Dr. Moredreck Chibi is holder of an Executive MBA in innovation management and entrepreneurship. He is a Doctor in medical biotechnology and also world-leading expert for the United Nations Programme on the Global Impact of Innovations for Sustainable Development
With more than 15 years of experience, his work is based on the implementation of innovative and sustainable solutions to health challenges in Africa.
Professor Tumani Corrah
Gambia
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
Professor Senait Fisseha
Ethiopia
Gynecologist, Specialist in reproductive endocrinology, graduate in human rights. Director of International Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation
Doctor Erick Gbodossou
Senegal
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