Dr. Mohamad Katoub is a project manager at IMPACT for civil society research and development. His work focuses on humanitarian policy and protection of aid workers in Syria. He is a research fellow at the Syrian impact study at the center of global health at the University of California, Berkeley and a fellow at the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley school of law. He is a licensed dentist and was a former humanitarian worker in Syria.

Dr. Mohamed Lamine Yansané served as the secretary general of the Guinea Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene from 2021 to 2024. With extensive experience in health system strengthening and project management, he has contributed significantly to Guinea’s health sector, including roles as prefectural health director, chief of staff at the ministry of health, and senior advisor to the ministry of health.

Dr. Mohammed Yassin is a public health physician and infectious diseases epidemiologist with over 25 years of experience. As a senior tuberculosis adviser at the Global Fund since 2010, he provides technical leadership on TB to ensure resources are prioritized for key interventions and vulnerable populations to maximize impact. Dr. Yassin promotes innovation, and partnership and accelerating implementation and monitoring, including via private sector engagement in TB.

Dr. Moumouni Kinda is ALIMA’s chief executive officer. He joined ALIMA in 2012 as medical coordinator and then was promoted to roles such as head of mission, medical desk supervisor, program manager and director of operations. Prior to ALIMA, he was part of several medical operations in Haiti, Chad, and the Democratic Republic of Congo for Médecins Sans Frontières.

Dr. Muyi Aina is a public health professional and management consultant with over 25 years of experience in health care and executive management. He currently serves as the executive secretary and CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, or NPHCDA, in Nigeria. Muyi received his medical degree from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria. He holds an MPH in international health from Harvard University and a doctorate in infectious disease epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He also earned a certificate in vaccine science and policy from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Naser Almhawish is a displaced general surgeon from Syria and a health surveillance coordinator for the Assistance Coordination Unit based in Gaziantep, Turkey.

Dr. Naveen Rao is the senior vice president of the health initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation where he leads the foundation’s efforts to shape the field of climate and health. Dr. Rao previously led the foundation’s COVID-19 pandemic efforts. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Naveen Thacker is a pediatrician, the current president of the Asia Pacific Pediatric Association, and chair of the Strategic Advisory Group on Immunization of the International Pediatric Association.

Dr. Nicholas Okumu is an orthopedic surgeon heading the orthopedic oncology unit at the Kenyatta National Hospital and formerly the head of the department of orthopedics at the same institution. He is the CEO of Stratus Medical Imaging Solutions, a private health care provider in Nairobi. He is a 2024 Global Surgery Advocacy fellow.

Dr. Nora Abdullah is a psychiatry resident in Dallas. She’s a volunteer with the humanitarian NGO MedGlobal.