Meet the voices shaping Africa's surgical healthcare future.
PASHeF 2026 will bring together government representatives, health system leaders, researchers, clinicians and technical experts from across Africa and beyond.
Abebe Bekele, MD, PhD, FCS (ECSA), FACS, MAMSE
Chair, PASHeF Executive Committee
Emmanuel A. Ameh, MBBS, FWACS, FACS
Faustin Ntirenganya, MD, PhD, FCS (ECSA)
Member, PASHeF Executive Committee
Lillian Mwape, BSc, MSc
Member, PASHeF Executive Committee
Barnabas Tobi Alayande, MBBS, MBA, MPH, PgDTh, FMCS, FRRHHEd, FICS, FACS
Secretary General, Pan-African Surgical Healthcare Forum (PASHeF)
Dr. Stephen Okelo, MD, MMed
Member, PASHeF Executive Committee
Justina Seyi-Olajide, MBBS, FWACS
Treasurer, PASHeF Executive Committee
Dr. Joao Rufino
Member, PASHeF Executive Committee
Emmanuel Malabo Makasa, FCSECSA, MPH, MMed(Orth), MBChB, BSc.HB
Nkeiruka (NK) Obi BSc. (Hons), MBA, GPHR, FNIM, FIMC, CMC
Member, PASHeF Executive Committee
Co-Chair, Partnerships Subcommittee
Robert Riviello, MD, MPH, FCS, FACS
Member, PASHeF Executive Committee