AFREhealth Inducts New Leaders
After completing a 2-year term, the first Executive Committee of AFREhealth led by Prof Peter Donkor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, who got the organization on a firm footing, handed over to the new leadership who were inducted into office during the closing ceremony on 8th August, 2018. They will serve a two-year term ending August, 2020. AFREhealth’s new President is Prof Marietjie De Villiers, Stellenbosch University. She previously served as Vice President from 2016-2018. Other members include Prof Abigail Kazembe, Vice President (University of Malawi), Prof Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, Secretary, (African Centre for Health and Social Transformation, ACHEST) , Prof Vuyu Kanda Golakai, Treasurer (University of Liberia) and two other members – Prof Nelson Sewankambo (Makerere University) and Prof Abdon Mukalay (University of Lubumbashi). The first Executive committee successfully organized two (2) annual symposia, developed governance structures, established a secretariat and a website, publicized AFREhealth on global platforms, and published a special supplement of the Annals of Global Health, dedicated to research by Africa.