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About the Award jury
Our jury panel comprises seasoned professionals across business, non-profit, and the public sector. Meet the panel members of the 1st and 2nd editions who help us decide on the next cohort of innovators developing health innovations across Africa.
1st edition
Pr. Awa Marie Coll Seck
Minister of State of Senegal and Chair of the scientific committee for the Galien Forum Africa.
Dr. Moredreck Chibi
Regional Innovation Adviser,
WHO Regional Office for Africa.
Pape Amadou Gaye
Founder and President,
Baobab Institute.
Dr. Abdourahmane Diallo
Chief Executive Officer,
RBM Partnership to End Malaria.
Dr. Karim Bendhaou
Head of Africa Bureau, Merck group and IFPMA Africa Engagement Committee Chair.
Ms. Mame-Yaa Bosomtwi
Stakeholder Management Officer for the WHO Cervical Cancer Initiative.
Guy Francis Boussafou
Head of Patents and TechnicalCreations (DBCT), OAPI.
Elizabeth (Lizz) Ntonjira
Global Communications Director, Amref Health Africa.
Yacine Djibo
Founder and Executive Director, Speak Up Africa.
2nd edition
Pr. Awa Marie Coll Seck
Minister of State of Senegal and Chair of the scientific committee for the Galien Forum Africa.
Dr. Karim Bendhaou
Head of Africa Bureau, Merck group and IFPMA Africa Engagement Committee Chair.
Guy Francis Boussafou
Head of Patents and TechnicalCreations (DBCT), OAPI.
Philippe Guinot
Chief Technical Officer at IntraHealth International, former Director Europe and West Africa at PATH.
Caroline Mbindyo-Koroso
CEO, Amref Health Innovations – Amref Health Africa.
Kelly Chibale
Chairman and CEO of the H3D Foundation.
Conrad Tankou
CEO and former Award program winner, GICMED.
Dr. Magda Robalo
President of the Institute for Global Health and Development (IGHD), former Minister of Health of Guinea-Bissau.
Shakira Choonara
Member of the AHAIC State of UHC in Africa Commission and of Inaugural African Union Youth Advisory Council.
Jean Philbert Nsengimana
Chief Digital Health Advisor at Africa CDC.
Yacine Djibo
Founder and Executive Director, Speak Up Africa.
Dr. Ibrahima Socé Fall
Director of Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO.
Meet the Business Mentors
We understand that building a successful business is not just about having access to financial capital. This is why the Award program includes a three-month business mentorship program where Awardees benefit from guidance, advice, and feedback from distinguished business leaders who support them in accelerating their personal and professional development. Meet the 2nd and 1st editions’ business mentors:
1st edition
Nicole Kayode
Founder & CEO,
Medixus Health.
Awa Dia
Founder and CEO,
ADN Strategy.
Osahon Akpata
COO, Consumer Payments atEcobank Transnational Incorporates (ETI).
Carl Manlan
VP Social Impact for Visa Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Gustavo Raiter
Former Business Development Lead, Microsoft 4Afrika.
2nd edition
Pier Spinazze
Senior executive, venture investor and start-up advisor, Launch Africa Ventures.
Nithya Ramanathan
CEO & Co-Founder of Nexleaf.
Carl Manlan
VP Social Impact for Visa Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Chahir Fahmy
Senior Azure Success Manager at Microsoft.
Meet the Experts
Manon Coulibaly
Regional Director of Novartis for Francophone West Africa.
Yacine Barro Bourgault
Microsoft Transformation Office.
Mariam Djibo
Chief Executive Officer at Advans Côte d’Ivoire.
Awa Babington-Ashaye
Founder and Managing Director at Adenium Healthcare.
Organizational supporters & Media partners
We are grateful for the support received from all supporting organizations and media partners who contribute to the success and impact of the African Young Innovators for Health Award. Amongst which Amref Health Africa, Forum Galien Afrique, IntraHealth, Geneva Health Forum, Women in Global Health, leading law firm, Adams & Adams, Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC), OAPI, and media partners Maddyness, African News Agency, Africa.com, REMAPSEN, and Scienceactu.
