Professor of Public Health
University of Central Nicaragua (UCN) / Texila American University
Academic appointment in public health, held alongside field and programme leadership.
Public-health and humanitarian health professional with more than 17 years of progressive experience across public, private and international NGO settings. Experience spans programme leadership and management, health-service management, clinical services (HIV, STI, reproductive health and family planning, TB and nutrition), referral and linkage, commodity supply chains and health-systems strengthening, with a record of planning, leading and managing programmes in several countries.
Known for building solutions-driven, cross-cultural teams; defining technical programme strategy and measurable benchmarks; and working with internal and external stakeholders to turn needs into practical action. Experience includes MSF, UNICEF, WHO, Rescue Life of Children (RLC), THESO, Doctors with Africa CUAMM and COSV.
University of Central Nicaragua (UCN) / Texila American University
Academic appointment in public health, held alongside field and programme leadership.
MSF WaCA · Kano, Nigeria
MSF OCB · Abuja, Nigeria
Rescue Life of Children (RLC) · Juba, South Sudan
MSF OCG · Twic, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières OCP · Katsina, Nigeria
Selected achievements
Médecins Sans Frontières OCB · Afar, Ethiopia
Selected achievements
Médecins Sans Frontières OCB · Afar, Ethiopia
Selected achievements
Médecins Sans Frontières OCB · Maiduguri, Nigeria
The Health Support Organization (THESO) · Juba, South Sudan
Selected achievements
Doctors with Africa CUAMM · Juba, South Sudan
Doctors with Africa CUAMM · Juba, South Sudan
Hold the Child · Juba, South Sudan
UNICEF · Juba, South Sudan
Texila American University · Guyana · Honours
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp · Honours
The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University · Chennai · Honours
Hawassa University · Ethiopia
Documents that sit behind the record: a formal peer-reviewer appointment, journal certificates of publication and a doctoral graduation.




Texila International Journal of Public Health (ISSN 2520-3134), an official publication of Texila American University.



Author of From Gondar to the World (a memoir of resilience, purpose and global healing) and Ethiopia Rising (a journey through progress and promise). Copies are available by enquiry; see the Books page.
International public health; maternal, newborn and child health; reproductive health; nutrition and infant feeding; vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation; HIV prevention and service access; evaluation of humanitarian health interventions; health-system performance; programme quality; and disaster and emergency management.