Tian Johnson
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights South Africa
Tian joined the ISC as Civil Society Observer in August 2019. An African gender non-conforming activist, Tian has worked for two decades to strengthen community-based…
Tijani Salami
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Nigeria
Tijani Salami is a dedicated physician with over a decade of experience championing maternal and child health and child survival in Nigeria. Through targeted outreach, health…
Abhilasha Karkey
Health Nepal
Abhilasha is a lead microbiologist who has worked extensively on the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). She has conducted extensive studies on the epidemiology…
Fenny Louise Taylor-Diggs
Gender, Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Liberia
Fenny Louise Taylor-Diggs is a social entrepreneur and reproductive health specialist specializing in menstrual health and gender equity. As the founder of a Urmonae Health…
Gulrez Shah Azhar
Environment India
Gulrez is an independent researcher passionate about health, environment, climate, and development. He along with other partners helped develop India’s first heat preparedness plan in…
Kopano Mabaso
Food Security, Health South Africa
Kopano Mabaso, born in 1985 in a township outside Pretoria, South Africa, is a writer and medical doctor known for her award-winning novels Coconut and…
Shuchin Bajaj
Health India
Shuchin is an Indian medical doctor who founded Ujala Cygnus Healthcare, now a chain of 16 hospitals supported by outreach village Sehat Clinics and a…
Nelson Olanipekun
Governance Nigeria
Nelson Olanipekun is founder and executive director of Citizens Gavel, a Nigerian NGO aimed at improving the access to justice and citizen engagement through the…
Maxwell Gomera
Environment, Governance Zimbabwe
Prior to being appointed as Resident Representative for UNDP South Africa and Director for the UNDP Africa Sustainable Finance Hub, Maxwell Gomera served as Resident…
Naomi Tulay-Solanke
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Liberia
Naomi Tulay-Solanke is a Liberian feminist, a human right activist, a humanitarian, and the Founding Executive Director of Community Health Initiative (CHI), a local non-governmental…
Koketso Moeti
Governance South Africa
Koketso Moeti has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people power. She…
Rejoice Misozi Kankhande
Health Malawi
Rejoice Misozi Kankhande is a registered Public Health Practitioner by the Medical Council of Malawi, with over 10 years’ experience in health program management, monitoring,…
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