Larry Sthreshley serves as the Democratic Republic of Congo country director for IMA World Health and has been a recognized leader in global public health for over 30 years. He has spent most of his life in the DRC, having grown up as the son of Presbyterian missionaries in the Kasaï provinces. His technical expertise centers around health systems strengthening, maternal and child health, nutrition, malaria, water, sanitation and hygiene, sexual and gender-based violence, and livelihood programs.