Professor Kovin Naidoo: The African Vision Scientist Who Moved Eye Health into Global Public Health
From anti-apartheid resistance to global vision policy, Professor Kovin Naidoo shows how African leadership turned basic eye care...
Category : Health
The Heath category of Afrispora News features Africa-born personalities who are making the continent proud in different parts of the world.
Professor Oye Gureje: The African Psychiatrist Rewriting Mental Health Policy from the Ground Up
From ICD-11 reform to community mental health policy in West Africa, Professor Oye Gureje shows how African expertise...
Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim: African Scientist Transforming HIV Prevention and Global Health Policy
Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim turned local evidence from KwaZulu‑Natal into global HIV prevention policies, empowering young African women...
Professor Agnes Binagwaho: Architect of Equity in Rwanda’s Health System and Global Health Leadership
From rebuilding Rwanda’s health system to co-founding the University of Global Health Equity, Professor Agnes Binagwaho has turned...
Dr Matshidiso Moeti and a Decade of African Global Health Leadership at WHO
She did not lead with noise or spectacle. Dr Matshidiso Moeti led with systems, credibility and quiet resolve,...
John Nkengasong: Architect of Africa’s New Public Health Order
From founding Africa CDC to leading PEPFAR, John Nkengasong operates where science, sovereignty, and global power meet—quietly redefining...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Global Health Leader and Advocate for Equity in Global Health Systems
From Ethiopia’s health reforms to the helm of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sits at the fault line...