Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar is Pro-Provost (Health) and Dean of the University College London Faculty of Population Health Sciences. Dr. Abubakar is a member of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board and Chair of the WHO Global Clinical Trials Forum. He was Head of Tuberculosis at Public Health England and previously served as the Chair of the […]
Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe
Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe is a Public Health Physician with a passion for improving population health through policy, health system strengthening and advocacy, which she championed in over 30 years of service in the environment and health sectors of the Nigerian public service. Dr. Ezeigwe has in-depth experience in stakeholder engagement and extensive networks in critical […]
Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN
Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN is a Law graduate of the University of Benin, and after a 14-year stint in private Law practice as a litigator, has had a public service career that spanned over two decades long. In that period of public service, he has served as Chief of Staff and Commissioner in the […]
Dr. Iruka N Okeke
Dr. Iruka Okeke is Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and a Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellow at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr. Okeke is a Fellow of the Nigerian and African Academies of Science. Her research group uses microbiology, genetic and genomic methods to investigate the mechanisms bacteria use to colonize humans, cause disease and […]
Dr. Tom Frieden
Dr. Frieden’s forthcoming book, The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own (MIT Press, September 2025), distills four decades of public health leadership into a clear, actionable framework to extend healthy lives. Drawing from real-world successes and failures, the book bridges the lethal gap between scientific knowledge and life-saving action. […]