Prof Hannes Steinberg was born and grew up in Johannesburg and studied medicine there. As a young medical doctor, he worked at a rural Hospital in Limpopo province, South Africa. He is presently associated with the department of Family Medicine at UFS in Bloemfontein, responsible for the training of Family Physicians for southern Africa. He has been a member of CMF-RSA since undergraduate years and served on the executive in various positions during the last three decades. He is married to Ute Hallbauer, a paediatrician and they have 2 daughters, Miriam and Naomi.
Pre-Conference
Dr. Proscovia Mugaba
Regional Council & UCMF Chairperson
Dr. Proscovia Mugaba Kasangaki is a pediatric and fetal cardiologist currently based at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. She is married to Dr. Arabat Kasangaki a maxillofacial surgeon and pedodontist, and they have two sons - Samuel aged 11 years and Gabriel aged 8 years. She is a believer in Christ and is a member of Watoto Church in Uganda, where she volunteers with the prayer and counseling ministry and is also the interim leader of the Health sector sphere at Watoto church.
She is the current national executive chairman of the Uganda Christian Medical Fellowship as well as the Chairman of the ICMDA East African Regional Committee.
As a medical professional, Dr. Mugaba approaches her work with care and precision, and is passionate about teaching and mentoring students and young professionals in the profession and in their faith in the LORD.
Dr Abiy Tadesse
ICMDA East Africa Area Representative - Horn of Africa & CMDDF Ethiopia Chairperson
Dr William Griffin
Pre-conference & Breakout Speaker
Dr. William Griffin serves as the Vice President for Dental Ministries with the
Christian Medical & Dental Associations in the United States. A member of
CMDA since dental school, he has been a part of CMDA’s senior leadership
team since 2019. He averages about four dental mission trips each year, and
he also serves as the Director of CMDA’s Faith Prescriptions Resource,
designed to help Christian healthcare professionals address the spiritual
needs of their patients. Dr. Griffin enjoys opportunities to communicate the
love of Christ, domestically and internationally, through healthcare.
Dr Lindael Mlay
ICMDA East Africa Area Representative
Dr Mfanelo Sobekwa
Breakout Speaker
Mfanelo is a medical doctor with postgraduate qualifications in Palliative Medicine. He has great passion for teaching, research, caring for vulnerable populations, missions and reaching out to students. He graduated from the University of Cape Town and practices in the government sector in Gauteng, South Africa. He serves in ICMDA as the Regional Representative for Southern Africa and Saline Process Multiplying Trainer for Sub-Saharan Africa. He is also on the national board of Christian Medical Fellowship South Africa. He is married to Ana.
Prof Daniel Ojuka
ICMDA Board Member
East Africa board member
Senior lecturer, department of surgery University of Nairobi, Kenya. Breast and Endocrine Surgeon.
Dr Augustin Lutakwa
ICMDA AEO for Sub-Sahara Africa
AEO for Sub-Saharan Africa
Augustin was born in the DR Congo and trained as a General Surgeon in South Africa where he now lives and works. He serves as an Associate Executive Officer (AEO) for ICMDA Sub-Saharan Africa, where he promotes the mission, vision and core values of ICMDA among students and junior graduates. He was also the Congress Director for the 17th ICMDA World Congress held in Arusha, Tanzania in 2023.
Dr Joseph Nkuranga
CMF-Kenya Chairperson
Joseph Nkuranga is a medical doctor based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a born-again Christian and is currently Chairman of the Board of the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) in Kenya. Joseph works at the University of Nairobi where he is involved in research projects in the Department of Clinical and Therapeutic Medicine and previously led clinical teams in public health projects in various non-governmental organizations supporting care in faith-based, public and private health facilities across the country. He is married to the beautiful Judy and together they have two handsome, energetic boys.
Dr Peter Saunders
ICMDA CEO
Dr Peter Saunders trained as a general surgeon at Auckland Medical School, New Zealand, before becoming a missionary doctor in Kenya. He worked for the Christian Medical Fellowship UK for 27 years and, in 2019, became Chief Executive of the International Christian Medical & Dental Association (ICMDA).
His current work includes leadership training, teaching evangelism and ethics, medical mission, writing, publishing and media work. He is a board member of the Evangelical Alliance. He and his wife Kirsty live in St Albans, UK, and have three sons and two grandchildren.
Dr Alex Bolek
ICMDA Regional Secretary
Alex Bolek, is a General Practitioner (GP) with Masters in Public and Tropical Health (MPH)
He is ICMDA’s Africa Coordinator and East Africa Regional Secretary since 2017.
Alex is also the chairman of South Sudan Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA-SS)
He is on the board of a number of Christian organisations such as the Scripture Union of South Sudan (SUSS), Fellowship of Christian University Students (FOCUS), ACORD and others.
Alex has a passion for leadership development and is an alumnus of both Haggai International (HI) Leadership Institute and John Maxwell Million Leaders Mandate.
For over ten (10) years, Alex has served with both MOH and international NGOs such as Jhpiego, Healthnet TPO, St. Vincent De Paul Society in different managerial and technical roles implementing public health and humanitarian programs.
Alex has contributed to three (3) books authored by Rev. Colin Salter (UK).
He and his wife Helen founded Timothy School, a community Christian faith-based school and Rock City Medical Centre in Juba, South Sudan.