The official launch event of the Pan-Africa Network was held in December 2020. Check out the agenda here. Headquartered in Nigeria, the Network also has representation from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Key Aims

Steering Committee

PAN-AFRICA Launch Event Attendees & Founding Members

Sonigitu Asibong Ekpe*

Calabar, Nigeria

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Kai Sento Kargbo**

New York, USA & Sierra Leone

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Dr Betta Edu

Chair, Commissioners of Health

Nigeria

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Betty Egharevba

Director, Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning

Nigeria

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Hon. Benjamin Kalu

National Assembly

Nigeria

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Prof (Mrs) Margaret Akpana Agiang

Nutrition Society of Nigeria

Nigeria

Dr Lorin Bih

Medical Practitioner

Cameroon

Dr James Humuza

Dean, School of Public Health

Rwanda

Hon. D. Ngamije

Minister of Health

Rwanda

Nicole Jabo

Advisor to Minister of Health

Rwanda

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Dr Laila Lokosang

CAADP Advisor for Food and Nutrition

Africa Union

Stacia Nordin, RD

Private Sector

Malawi

Alberto Banze

Private Sector

Mozambique

Fidel Joao

Mozambique

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Prince Ishmael Dimah

Ghana Health Services

Ghana

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Dr Vincent Micheal Kiberu

College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

Uganda

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Dr Laila Lokosang

CAADP Advisor for Food and Nutrition

Africa Union

Prince Ishmael Dimah

Ghana Health Services

Ghana

Dr. Vincent Micheal Kiberu

College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

Uganda

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Maureen Maduagwu

Summer School/IANE

Nigeria

Abioye Oladipupo

Summer School/IANE

Nigeria

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Ebiambu Ondoh Agwara

Summer School/IANE

Cameroun

Umar Faruk Apord Karim

Summer School/IANE

Ghana

Stephen Ochieng Otieno

Summer School/IANE

Kenya

Timon Bati Onyango

Summer School/IANE

Kenya

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Prof Bernard Chazovachii 

Dean, Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences                                   

Great Zimbabwe University

Dr Josiah Taru  

Chairperson, Department of Sociology and Social anthropology  

Great Zimbabwe University

Dr Gibson Mhlanga,

Chief Director Preventive Services

Handreas Njovo

Deputy Director of Nutrition Services

Ruth Machaka

Nutrition Interventions Manager

Mr T. K. Nyadzayo

Nutrition Surveillance Manager

Anita Asiimwe

Director-General, National Child Development Agency 

Prof. Ingrid Fromm

Bern University

Dr Dionysia (Sissy) Lyra

Dubai, UAE

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* Regional Network Lead

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* Regional Network Deputy Lead

morocco section

In collaboration with the Moroccan Ministry of Health and the British Council, NNEdPro received funding to build collaborations between early career nutrition researchers from both Morocco and the UK.  

NNEdPro conducted a workshop in Rabat, Morocco to examine local nutrition research gaps and research capacity needs. The event brought together numerous researchers, government representatives and policy makers who worked to form a Nutrition Task Force with the ultimate goal to raise awareness of the nutrition research needs in Morocco and understand the central role of healthcare professionals in empowering and supporting local nutrition researchers.

The workshop has subsequently resulted in further funding from UNESCO that is currently being used to develop a digital nutrition education platform targeted at healthcare professionals.

Morocco Articles

Our Network in Morocco developed from our Scaling UP Nutrition capacity building initiative in April 2016. Read our article to learn more. 

morocco section founding members

Mei Yen Chan, UK

Gabriele Mocciaro, UK

Mike Newell, UK

Sonja Nicholson, UK

Nida Ziauddeen, UK

Hassan Aguenaou, Morocco

Amal Alla, Morocco

Leila Ammari, Morocco

Larbi Bouaiti, Morocco

Khalid El Bairi, Morocco

Amina Barkat, Morocco

Ahmed Badahi, Morocco

Rabii Baha, Morocco

Fatiha Chigr, Morocco

Khalid El Kari, Morocco

Hicham ElberrI, Morocco

Malika Hajjab, Morocco

Jaafar Heikel, Morocco

FaFma Zahra Mouzouni, Morocco

Azlaf Mehdi, Morocco

Imane Menchawy, Morocco

Benjelloun Mohammed, Morocco

Naima Otmani, Morocco

Amine Radouani, Morocco

Mahjoub Sahaba, Morocco

Central Ops and Strategy Facilitation