People

Employees

Geans Abaasa

GFF Nurse Manager
Uganda

Gerald Abaho

Biomedical Engineering Manager
Uganda

Rose Acen

Office Assistant
Uganda

Deborah Aloyo

Director of Biomedical Programs
Uganda

Stoichkov Anslem

Procurement & Logistics Officer
Uganda

Basunga Espoir

Nurse Mentor for NDH and NDH satellite clinics
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kasule Peace Joseph

Biomedical Technician
Uganda

Musa Jumapili

Biomedical Apprentice
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabriel Ngabe Kandjo

GFF Clinical Nurse Trainer Burundi and DRC
Uganda

Vincent Kipkoech Kemei

Biomedical Engineer, COTUMLKH Project
Kenya

Bernard Kirwa

Biomedical Engineer, Kenya Facilities
Kenya

Soklou Kodjo Edem Loius

Biomedical Technician
Togo

Icukwa Lothas

Nurse Mentor for NDH and NDH satellite clinics
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Moses Luswata

Biomedical Engineering Manager
Uganda

Bazil Masabo

Biomedical Program Manager
Kenya

Ndakoraniwe Melchiade

Biomedical Technician, French-Speaking Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sylvia Meya

GFF Accounting and Administrative Officer
Uganda

Philemon Mugabi

Manager Biomedical Programs
Uganda

Abou Salama Ndikumana

Lead Biomedical Engineer, French-speaking Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ufitinema Straton

Partner Support
Rwanda

Sharon Wudu

M&E Officer and Biomedical Programs Assistant
Uganda

Co-Funded Biomedical Technicians

Morris Asiku

Uganda

Jehovaniste Ikorineza

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kasule Peace Joseph

Uganda

Musa Jumapili

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dominic Kibet

Kenya

Isaac Musaasizi Kkulumba

Uganda

Soklou Kodjo Edem Loius

Togo

Augustine Maruk

Uganda

Consolata Moru

Uganda

Godlove Lusajo Mwakibete

Tanzania

Francis Oling

Uganda

Achen Hellen Phoebe

Uganda

Wekesa Solomon

Kenya

Ufitinema Straton

Rwanda

Andrew Waigonda

Uganda

GFF Fellows

Bronah Nameeru

Uganda

Spencer Yekko

Uganda

Board of Advisors

Antoine Chiquet

France

Antoine is Founder and President of Komo Learning Centres a Ugandan NGO that supports youth programs, operates a health clinic (NamaWellness) and a large-scale Community Health Worker (CHW) program. He has lived in Burundi, is married to a Burundian and personally funds many start-up NGOs in Africa. He also serves as a Board member for the Segal Family Foundation and several community-based, African NGOs.

Pauline Picho Keronyai

Uganda

Pauline Picho Keronyai is the Executive Director of Nama Wellness Community Centre (NAWEC), a pioneering Ugandan NGO that has transformed community health systems to serve over 586,000 people annually across Mukono and Buikwe districts through a network of 1,466 professionalized Community Health Workers. Under her leadership since 2015, NAWEC developed the evidence-based proCHW "4S model" (Skilled, Salaried, Supplied, Supervised), achieving a 93% functionality rate and earning the GAVI CEO Award for exceptional immunization coverage.

Dr. Marx

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dr. Marx is the Medical Director of Nundu Deaconess Hospital in Nundu, DRC. Dr. Marx was born at the Nundu Hospital and was raised only seven kilometers from the hospital. He returned to be Medical Director at the request of the Bishop of the Nundu region to “rebuild” the hospital. He previously served as Deputy Health Director at the Van Norman Clinic in Bujumbura, Burundi (a GFF partner hospital). Dr. Marx was awarded the 2017 Master’s Award for Professional Excellence from Brown University for his outstanding contribution to the advancement of maternal and neonatal care in developing countries.

Dr. Innocent Nukuri

Dr. Innocent Nukuri (MD, MPH) is an accomplished, resourceful medical doctor and public health expert with over 14 years of experience working with international organizations such as the World Bank, international NGOs, and Ministries of Health in Africa. Proven track record in collaborating with key stakeholders to design and implement effective public health programs. Areas of expertise include health policy and management, health financing and economics with expertise in Result-Based Financing (RBF), disease surveillance and preparedness, and quality of care.

Eve Omala

Eve previously served as Director of Operations at the Segal Family Foundation, where she oversaw the foundation’s grantmaking activities to over 200 grantee partners across Sub-Saharan Africa. She now advises and supports philanthropic organizations on their Africa grant making strategies. Through this work, she oversees Partners for Equity’s Africa grassroots portfolio as well as managing Segal Family Foundation’s impact investing portfolio. Eve also serves on the advisory boards of Segal Family Foundation, Fundi Bots and Africa Visionary Fund.

Anubha Rabat

Australia

Anubha is the Projects Director at the DAK Foundation, a private foundation based in Australia. DAK focuses on sub-Saharan Africa and Asia in three areas – women’s health programs, focused on birth injury repair and family planning, restorative eyesight surgery and the distribution of medical equipment with a special focus on oxygen systems. She serves as a Director for Partners for Equity an Australian foundation serving supporting the disadvantaged in Asia and Africa.

Marnie Richards

Australia

Marnie oversees the DAK Foundation’s medical equipment programs, partnering with health networks across Asia and Africa to help increase their efficiency and quality of service through provision of basic medical equipment and biomedical program support. She serves as a Director for Partners for Equity an Australian foundation serving supporting the disadvantaged in Asia and Africa.