Dr. Sadiya Gumi-Bennett is a Consultant Paediatrician and Lead Allergy Consultant at the Royal Devon University Hospital, UK. She previously served as Clinical Sub-Dean at the University of Exeter Medical School. Passionate about global health, digital health, and medical education, Dr. Gumi-Bennett is actively engaged in various charitable initiatives. She is also the CEO and founder of CallaDoctor Healthcare Limited, a digital health platform dedicated to accessible and efficient healthcare solutions.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Lead Clinician for Colorectal Surgery at the University Hospitals Dorset, UK. His subspecialist interests include robotic surgery for rectal cancer and pelvic organ prolapse. He is passionate about global surgery and improving access to high-quality surgery in low- and middle-income countries. He has partnered with several organisations to organise capacity building programmes in cancer care in Nigeria.
Dr. Olufemi Sanni is the Founder and CEO of Steno Memorial Foundation (SMF) and a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist in the UK. He trained at the University College Hospital of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and in the UK. As a clinician leader, he is skilled in program building, community engagement, and stakeholder relations. His desire to make an impact and give back to society led to the establishment of SMF, which provides free medical interventions, outreach programs, surgical procedures, and educational support services to thousands of Nigerians. SMF also offers university scholarships to underprivileged Nigerian students.
Mr. Hamzat Lawal has spent almost the last 2 decades in the Oil & Gas sector working for an Oil Service Company as their Region Commercial Manager. He finds solace dedicating his energy in commercial models, negotiations, business performance, and risk evaluation. As an analytical and creative thinker, he thrives on results that keep exceeding the benchmarks set. He is an advocate for Preventive Healthcare and has supported several organisations who organise annual medical outreach programmes in Nigeria. What keeps him elated is finding like-minded people who are eager to collaborate in reversing the medical brain drain in Nigeria.
Maryam is a dedicated nurse and researcher, currently in her fourth year as a PhD candidate at Duke University School of Nursing. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, and furthered her education in the UK with a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Community Healthcare Development and a master’s degree in public health. Maryam has led significant healthcare initiatives in Nigeria and Canada, focusing on improving services for underserved communities, including pioneering a cervical cancer screening program for women living with HIV in Nigeria. For her doctoral research, she is examining social factors influencing HIV acquisition among young women in sub-Saharan Africa, with her work published in several respected journals.