Speakers

Dr. Anicet RWAMA, is public Health specialist currently a leader and implementor of preaching Program in RCMDO organization aimed to change the bad attitudes and behavior of using drug abuse in youth's at KTC (Kigali Transit Center) among the other rehabilitation centers existing in Rwanda.
He is also a Director of JAAR NGO which is focused on implementing the different projects in the fields of Agriculture, Health, Education and ICT at the grass root level. He was formerly worked in Ministry of Health to the National Program of Malaria Control and eventually shifted to the National program of Community Health worker as a training Officer entitled mainly in different programs based to the community level. He is also among the Doctors who helps RCMDO (Rwanda Christians Medical and Dental Organization) to prepare and implement the medical outreach program to be successfully.

Presently the CEO of Companions of Grace International, Dr. Mathew George Mulavelil spent twenty years with the Emmanuel Hospital Association holding the positions of Coordinator of Oral Health Services, the Medical and Managing Director of the Duncan Hospital Raxaul Bihar. Following which he was seconded to the Evangelical Medical Fellowship Of India (EMFI) as the Secretary of Missions, From 2013 to 2019 he was with the Evangelical Medical Fellowship of India (EMFI) heading its Missions Department. He oversaw its various Mission training programs and developed new paradigms and directions in healthcare missions as well as mentored a significant number of young students and professionals.
Companions of Grace International (COGI) seeks to Challenge, Teach and Empower healthcare professionals to be “On Mission”.

Dr Joseph Warurua Mugo, a paediatric pulmonologist, currently consulting mainly at the Nairobi hospitals. He also on part time basis, runs his own practice together with his wife Dr Ruth Mugo.

Dr Mugo and Dr Ruth met at the Medical School & have now been Married for 37 years. God has blessed them with 3 adult children and one grandchild.

Dr Mugo, has been a member of the CMF, Kenya and was Chair of the first organising Committee of a
the Regional Conference held in 1980, as a 3rd year Medical Student.
Was a. E.A. Regional Representative for many years and a regional vice president of ICMDA for 10 years

Dr. Margaret Makanyengo is an established consultant psychiatrist with a Master in medicine in psychiatry, and experienced in child, adolescent and family psychiatry, and palliative care in HIV/AIDS in Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). She has been practising as a psychiatrist for over 32 years and was in charge of mental health services in Kenyatta National Hospital for 21 years. Under her leadership in KNH, she worked with the Ministry of Health to develop the national HIV Comprehensive Care Program and to establish Comprehensive Care Clinics all over the country.
During her tenure in at KNH, she established the child and adolescent, Psychosocial and mental health care in HIV and Gender based Violence services in KNH.
In collaboration with Population Council, she did several studies in KNH on screening for Intimate Partner Violence in the antenatal clinic, mental health clinic, HIV clinic and youth Center. This study enabled the national program to incorporate screening for GBV as an item in the National Health Information System database.
She founded NAHEDO in 2004, an NGO that addresses Health, Research and Development Through her leadership, NAHEDO participated in various research projects since 2014. One of them included a study funded by Johns Hopkins University, Public Health Department, USA, on “enhanced economic empowerment initiatives for HIV prevention among youth living in the urban slums of Kenya”. Through NAHEDO, she has partnered with Daktari Online to provide online courses on mental health including “spirituality and mental Health”
She recently received an award of Moran of the Burning Spear (M.B.S) in 2022 from former
President Uhuru Kenyatta. She is currently a practicing psychiatrist at Oasis Mental Health
Hospital on Peponi road.

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.

Dr Michael Burke lives in an area of the world where Climate Change effects daily life in disturbing ways. Michael will explore options for Christian approaches to health issues related to current and future needs. Michael is the immediate former Icmda Oceania regional Secretary

I am Sybrand de Vaal, a 43-year-old sinner saved by God's grace in Christ; a husband of 20 years to the lovely Celeste; and the father of four precious daughters. I live and work in Cape Town, where I am a psychiatrist working in the intellectual disability unit of a specialist psychiatric hospital. I am jointly employed at the University of Cape Town, and, together with my wife, we enjoy connecting with students through the local Christian Medical Fellowship. I love God and people, albeit very imperfectly.

President and founder of Teach To Transform

I am Dr. Mugisha Ntiyonza Nkoronko, A Tanzanian Christian Surgeon and Entrepreneur Practicing General Surgery at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma, Central Tanzania). I was born, raised and trained in Tanzania. I did my Primary and Secondary school education in my birth place Sumbawanga town, southwestern of Tanzania few miles from the shores of Lake Tanganyika later high school in Lushoto town Northeastern Tanzania on the Usambara plains.

In 2011, I graduated as Medical Doctor from the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College located just at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Moshi town. After my Internship at KCMC, I worked few years at Moshi Cooperative University as a Medical officer and University Health Policy advisor to the Vice Chancellor.

In 2015 I started General Surgery Residency at Arusha Lutheran Medical Center and graduated as General Surgeon from College of Surgeons East, Central and Southern Africa(COSECSA) and Loma Linda University through Pan African academy of Christian Surgeons at Arusha program.

I have worked at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, My Almer mater Head of Acute Surgery Unit at the Department of Surgery.Inwas supervising and mentoring Medical students, Intern Doctors, Registrars,Residents and surgical trainees.

Currently I am the Founder of Netcare foundation a Christian Cause that Advocate for Safe surgery , promote good and ethical leadership, Enhance Education for Self reliance in Africa. I am also a Founder of Ideal Academy a preschool in Moshi. I am a board member to the Same qualities Foundation in Tanzania a charitable organisation providing reconstructive surgery for children with Disabilities in Tanzania. I am also the President Elect (Assuming Office in October 2024) of Medical Association of Tanzania.

As you all know being a first-born in Africa you are a deputy parent by birth. As a Surgeon and So I started being a leader at home to the other three brothers and other members of extended family, proceeded by Children leader position at my local church while in primary school. I took elective leadership position at High School and served as the General Secretary.

At University I have led the students and their organization both as Class representative and Prime Minister. I have also engaged with leadership of Christian Organization for University Students at my local university and National level. During my residency have been the Resident Representative and Chief Resident.

My leadership experience involves also Being a Church Planter, Church Clerk, Sabbath School Superintendent , Youth leader, Communication Director, and Chair Construction Committee at my Local Church (Kariwa SDA Church)

As a family man, I have over ten(13) years experience of Family Leadership, I am a Loving Husband to Ms. Vera Nicholas Kitunga and Co-parent to our two children Von Aislinn-Chimpaye and Don-Einstein.

I have decided to live the rest of my life as a Surgeon and Entrepreneur with keen focus in Education and health sector. I will also author more books apart from the book of Incredible steps to success; form the roof base to the roof of Africa. I hold a view that the root cause of all Africans problems, Leadership contributes more than half. Grooming Leaders fro both today and tomorrow suffice to solve many problems in our continent. I'm convinced that the good personal leadership will materialize to good social leadership.

I have known CMDA for years, attended a CMDA Conference in Greece and Presented on ICMDA East Africa conference in Arusha 2015.

Contacted me through +255 713 305 843(whatsapp), or through mugishankoronko@yahoo.com, Follow me on Facebook,and Twitter (Mugisha Nkoronko) and to learn more about Nectar Foundation (www.netcarefoundation.com) or Ideal Academy (www.ideal-academy.org)

Walter Jaoko is a physician and professor of medical microbiology at University of Nairobi where he has been teaching for over 30 years. He is currently the Director of KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research at University of Nairobi, and an extraordinary professor of medicine at Stellenbosch University. He trained in medicine at University of Nairobi, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Oxford University, and in ethics at Stellenbosch University and Anahuac University. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Africa Academy of Sciences. His interests are in infectious diseases and research ethics, and has published widely in these areas.
Walter Jaoko became a follower of Christ as a teenager, and is passionate about his faith in the Lord. He is married and has 2 adult daughters.