2010
2010 MIPH Program Yearbook
Management for International
Public Health Program
Gaborone, Botswana
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Table of Contents
MIPH Program ................................................................................................................................. 3
Sustainable Management Development Program ......................................................................... 4
MIPH Class of 2010 ......................................................................................................................... 5
MIPH Faculty Biographies ............................................................................................................. 24
Team Building and Collaboration.................................................................................................. 32
Special Events and Other Activities .............................................................................................. 33
Botswana Collaboration ................................................................................................................ 34
Map of Countries Represented By MIPH Alumni, 1992 to 2010 .................................................. 35
MIPH Alumni by Year .................................................................................................................... 36
2010 MIPH Program Graduation
Gaborone, Botswana
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MIPH Program
Helping Countries Create Competent Cadres of Health Managers
The CDC Management for Improved Public Health (MIPH) program (formally called the CDC
Management for International Public Health program) is a part of SDMP’s efforts to strengthen
global public health management capacity. CDC’s MIPH program helps low and middle-income
countries build human resources for health (HRH) leadership and management skills to aid in
addressing the shortage of skilled public health managers that threatens healthcare delivery
systems in many countries. It is designed as a one-year program that begins with two weeks of
classroom-based instruction, after which participants implement management improvement
projects. They continue to receive coaching and technical assistance from SMDP and have
numerous opportunities to continue learning via online webinars and other internet-based
resources.
In August 2010, the MIPH program was held in Gaborone, Botswana in collaboration with CDC
Botswana, the Botswana Ministry of Health, and the Botswana Ministry of Local Government.
Course topics included team building, coaching and mentoring, conflict management, effective
presentation skills, effective training, process improvement, project management, and putting
data to work. Participants practiced their training skills in teach-back exercises, with feedback
from fellow participants and course facilitators. Thirty-three participants from countries in
Africa plus India and Vietnam attended the 2010 program.
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Sustainable Management Development Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sustainable Management Development
Program (SMDP) is dedicated to strengthening health systems globally through improved public
health leadership and management. SMDP engages, develops, and supports health leaders by
building country capacity to achieve lasting health improvements, developing strong
partnerships, providing strategic leadership, and advancing the science base through applied
research and evaluation.
SMDP works with countries to develop professional public health leaders and managers who
can plant the seeds for stronger and more enduring health systems. With technical assistance
from CDC, countries assess their management capabilities, address quality standards, and take
action to put in place policies and practices that improve organizational performance. At the
national and district levels, SMDP supports the development of practical management skills
using training, field-based learning, mentoring, coaching, and online learning. Those skills can
be applied directly to addressing current health priorities. By demonstrating how to transfer
these skills to other health challenges a country may face, SMDP helps develop effective and
flexible managers.
SMDP’s work in strategic partnerships and leadership leverages wide-ranging expertise from
across CDC and other organizations. SMDP is working more closely than ever with global health
leaders to bring their experience and wisdom to global engagements. SMDP is a strong
advocate for good management policies and practices and their application to public health
programs and services.
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MIPH Class of 2010
Celestine Barigye
Anderson Chimusoro
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Title: District Health Officer
Institution: Bushenyi District Local Government
Address: Box 1
Bushenyi, Uganda
Tel: 256-772-415875
Email: barigyec@yahoo.co.uk
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Title: Provincial Medical Director
Institution: Ministry of Health
Address: Box 206
Gweru, Zimbabwe
Tel: 263-54 221 227
Fax: 263-54224724
Email: achimusoro@gmail.com
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Gaomodimo Dubani
Godwin Gana
Botswana
Nigeria
Title: Principal Nursing Officer II
Institution: Letlhakeng Sub-District
Address: P/Bag 003
Letlhakeng, Botswana
Tel: 267-5943294
Fax: 267-5943025
Email: gdubani@yahoo.co.uk
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Title: Registrar
Institution: Usmanu University, Danfodiyo
Teaching Hospital
Address: 2370
Sokoto, Nigeria
Tel: 234-8035927162
Fax: 234-8035045144
Email: gojigan2001@yahoo.com
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Abdulhameed Isa Dutse
Nigeria
Title: Chief, Medical Director
Institution: Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Address: No. 1, Zaria Road, Kano, P.O. Box
3452
Kano, Nigeria
Tel: 234-64892443
Fax: 234-64892442
Email: cmdakth@yahoo.com
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Dixon Jimmy-Gama
Malawi
Title: Program Training Manager
Institution: College of Medicine
Address: P/Bag 360
Blantyre, Malawi
Tel: 265-1872535
Fax: 265-1872535
Email: principal@medcol.mw
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Martias Joshua
David Kelapile
Malawi
Botswana
Title: Hospital Director
Institution: Ministry of Health
Address: Box 21
Zomba, Malawi
Tel: 265-999962683
Fax: 265-1524538
Email: martiasjoshua@yahoo.com
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Title: HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator
Institution: Department of Defense
Address: P.O. Box 90
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 267-3672492
Fax: 267-3930429
Email: kelapiled@state.gov
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Joyce Kgampi
Esther Kip
Botswana
Botswana
Title: Senior Consultant/Lecturer
Institution: Institute of Development
Management (IDM)
Address: Box 1357
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 267-3612100 or 267-3612114
Fax: 267-3913296
Email: jkgampi@idmbls.com
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Title: Senior Consultant/PHM
Institution: Institute of Development
Management (IDM)
Address: Box 1357
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 267-3612162
Fax: 267-3913296
Email: ekip@idmbls.com
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Eda Mutale Lifuka
Benedict Mairiga
Zambia
Nigeria
Title: DOD PEPFAR Program Manager
Institution: United States Embassy
Address: P.O. Box 31617
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: 260-211250955
Fax: 260-211251754
Email: lifukaem@state.gov
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Title: Regional Manager
Institution: Institute of Human Virology
Address: Nigeria, FCT
Tel: 234-8037001190
Email: bmairiga@ihvnigeria.org
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Madithapo Masemola
Bagele Mbayi
South Africa
Botswana
Title: Technical Assistant
Institution: Department of Health
Address: Civitas South Building, Cnr Andries &
Strubben Street
Pretoria, South Africa 0001
Tel: 012-3958701
Email: masemom@health.gov.za
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Title: Human Capacity Development Officer
Institution: CDC-Botswana
Address: P.O. Box 90
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 267-3672541
Fax: 267-3930429
Email: mbayib@bw.cdc.gov
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Gordon Mbongwe
Peter Milo
Botswana
Kenya
Title: Performance Improvement Coordinator
Institution: Ministry of Health
Address: P/Bag 38
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 267-363-2527
Fax: 267-3910631
Email: gmbongwe@gov.bw
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Title: Training Coordinator
Institution: CDC-Kenya
Address: P.O. Box 1578, Kisumu
Nyanza, Kenya 40100
Tel: 254-572022929
Email: pmilo@ke.cdc.gov
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Ellen Nnini Mokalake
Masego Molebatsi
Botswana
Botswana
Title: Senior Consultant
Institution: Institute of Development
Management (IDM)
Address: Box 1357
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 267-3612150
Fax: 267-3913296
Email: ellen@idmbls.com
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Title: Senior Health Officer
Institution: Ministry of Health
Address: P/Bag 38
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 267-3632459
Fax: 267-3910631
Email: momolebatsi@gov.bw
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Owen Mugurungi
Emmy Bangizi Muramuzi
Zimbabwe
Uganda
Title: Director, HIV and AIDS, TB
Institution: Ministry of Health
Address: Box 41122, Causeway
Harare, Zimbabwe
Email: atp.director@ymail.com
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Title: Deputy Chief, Epidemiology Unit
Institution: CDC-Uganda
Address: P.O. Box 49
Entebbe, Uganda
Tel: 256-752751064
Fax: 414321457
Email: muramuzi@ug.cdc.gov
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Allan Niyonzima Muruta
Oliver Mweemba
Uganda
Zambia
Title: District Health Officer
Institution: Kiboga Local Government
Address: Kiboga Town Council, P.O. Box 1
Kiboga, Uganda
Tel: 256-772460297
Email: allanmuruta@yahoo.com
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Title: Lecturer
Institution: University of Zambia School of
Medicine
Address: P.O. Box 50110
Lusaka, Zambia 10101
Tel: 260-211252322
Fax: 260-211256181
Email: oliver.mweemba@unza.zm
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Alwyn Mwinga
Asia Nguyen
Zambia
Vietnam
Title: Adjunct Director
Institution: CDC-Zambia
Address: P.O. Box 31617
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: 260-211257515
Fax: 260-211257519
Email: mwingaa@zm.cdc.gov
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Title: Program Management Specialist
Institution: CDC Vietnam
Address: 170 Ngoc Khanh
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: 0934 274 351
Fax: 844-8314604
Email: nguyena@vn.cdc.gov
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Robinson Ofiaeli
Jayachandra Palakuru Reddy
Nigeria
India
Title: Professor/Chief, Medical Director
Institution: NAUTH
Address: PMB 5025
Nnewi, Nigeria
Tel: 234-8034068818
Fax: 234-64892442
Email: ofiaeliro@yahoo.com
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Title: Joint Director
Institution: Andhra Pradesh AIDS Control
Organization
Address: Sultan Bazaar, Koti, Hyberabad,
Andhra, Pradesh, India
Tel: 91-040-24657221
Fax: 91-040-24472833
Email: jcreddy_pl@yahoo.com
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Mansur Raji
Vidya Ramachandran
Nigeria
India
Title: Senior Registrar
Institution: Usmanu University, Danfodiyo
Teaching Hospital
Address: 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria
Tel: 234-8037177017
Fax: 234-8035045144
Email: mansurraji@gmail.com
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Title: Scientist "E" (Deputy Director)
Institution: National Institute of Epidemiology
Address: Plot "R" - 127, 3rd Avenue
Tamil Nadu, India 600 077
Tel: 91-44-26136415
Fax: 91-44-26136426
Email: doctorvidya@gmail.com
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Nasir Sani-Gwarzo
Boitshoko Felicia Seretse
Nigeria
Botswana
Title: Medical Epidemiologist
Institution: CDC-Nigeria
Address: Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: 234-7034032615
Fax:
Email: sanig@ng.cdc.gov
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Title: Principal Health Officer I
Institution: Ministry of Local Government
Address: P/Bag 096
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: 267-3953835
Fax: 267-3953492
Email: bseretse@gov.bw
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Srilatha Sivalenka
Geeta Prasadini Tadi
India
India
Title: Scientific Affairs Specialist
Institution: CDC-India
Address: Begumpet, Secunderabad-5000
Hyderabad, India
Tel: 91-040-27905950
Fax: 91-40-27905692
Email: sivalenkas@in.cdc.gov
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Title: Joint Director
Institution: Andhra Pradesh AIDS Control
Organization
Address: Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel: 91-9849902208
Fax: 91-04024651249
Email: idsp.ssuap@yahoo.co.ins
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Janell Wright
Vietnam
Title: Program Manager
Institution: Association of Schools of Public Health
Address: 1900 M Street, NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 848 1265780820
Fax: 848-38225102
Email: jwright@vn.cdc.gov
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
Sara Clements, MPH, CHES
Public Health Advisor
sclements@cdc.gov
Sustainable Management Development
Program, Division of Public Health Systems
and Workforce Development, Center for
Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Sara provides technical assistance and training
to build public health leadership and
management capacity in Georgia, Azerbaijan,
and Botswana. In Georgia and Azerbaijan, she
works with a multidisciplinary team of lab
workers and epidemiologists to build
laboratory management capacity and
strengthen disease monitoring and
surveillance of dangerous pathogens. Her
activities in Botswana focus on improving the
quality of public health program services in TB
and HIV/AIDS.
Prior to joining CDC, Sara worked as a health
communications research assistant at Emory
University while completing her graduate
education. During this time, she also
volunteered as a health educator, leading
group discussions and conducting workshops
on sexual health for youth and young adults.
Sara earned her Masters of Public Health from
the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory
University and her Bachelor of Science in
Psychology from Santa Clara University. She is
also a Certified Health Education Specialist.
Sara taught Project Management and
Coaching and Mentoring at the 2010 MIPH.
She was the captain of her rugby team in
college, loves being outdoors, and is always up
for new adventures!
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
Melissa Cunningham joined the division in
April 2010 as a Public Health Prevention
Specialist for the Sustainable Management
Development Program. Her main activities
included supporting the first Regional MIPH
Course being held in Botswana where she was
responsible for curriculum development and
the evaluation of the course. She also
supported activities in preparation for the first
Global Leadership Forum held in November
2010 helped to complete a communication
and messaging project for the branch.
Before coming to the division, Melissa
completed her Dietetic Internship at Brigham
and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. She
received her bachelor’s degree from the
College of Holy Cross and her MS in Food
Policy and Applied Nutrition and her MPH
from Tufts University.
Melissa Cunningham, MS, MPH, RD
Public Health Prevention Service Fellow
mcunningham2@cdc.gov
Sustainable Management Development
Program, Division of Public Health Systems
and Workforce Development, Center for
Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
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Melissa’s role at the 2010 MIPH course
included evaluation and aiding in the teaching
of various courses, particularly Putting Data to
Work, which she developed.
She is originally from Massachusetts, enjoys
traveling, and is an avid runner.
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
Libby has more than 25 years of experience in
prevention programming, social marketing,
management and leadership development,
research translation, and technical assistance,
16 of those years at CDC. At CDC, she is Chief
of the Sustainable Management Development
Program in the Center for Global Health.
Elizabeth "Libby" Howze, ScD, CHES
Chief
ehowze@cdc.gov
A Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
and former Peace Corps Volunteer in Sri
Lanka, Libby earned her doctorate in public
health education at the Johns Hopkins
University Bloomsburg School of Hygiene and
Public Health. Before coming to CDC, Dr.
Howze was an Associate Professor of
Community Health at Virginia Tech and
Director of the Center for Health Promotion at
George Mason University. Libby was the
President of the Society for Public Health
Education in 2007. She received the Sarah
Mazelis Award for Exemplary Health
Promotion Practice from the American Public
Health Association in 2002.
Sustainable Management Development
Program, Division of Public Health Systems
and Workforce Development, Center for
Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
At the 2010 MIPH course, Libby taught team
building and effective training. In her leisure
time, she loves to work in her garden, go bird
watching, and spend time with her children
and grandchildren.
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
BJ became Division Deputy Director in
December 2007 and Acting Director in 2010.
He works with division staff and partners at
CDC and internationally to plan, implant, and
evaluate applied epidemiology programs,
policies, and strategies. BJ joined the division
in 1999 as a Public Health Advisor working
with the Integrated Disease Surveillance and
the Global Disease Surveillance projects and
later led a number of projects such as Jordan
and Egypt.
Bassam (BJ) Jarrar, MA, MBA
Deputy Director, Public Health Advisor
bjarrar@cdc.gov
Division of Public Health Systems and
Workforce Development, Center for Global
Health, US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Before joining the division, BJ was assigned to
the State of Oklahoma from 1995 to 1999 first
as Regional Supervisor in Tulsa and then as the
state STD Program Manager in Oklahoma City.
Other CDC experience includes field
assignments with the STD program in
Fayetteville, North Carolina and Long Beach,
California. Before joining CDC in 1990, BJ was
Administration Manager at the corporate
headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for
American Medical International.
BJ completed the Graduate Certificate
Program in Public Health at the University of
Washington, Seattle in 1995. He also has an
MBA from the University of Phoenix and an
MA in English Literature from Atlanta
University. BJ was born in Jordan. He has twin
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daughters who live in San Diego, California.
MIPH Faculty Biographies
Audrey Kgosidintsi
Managing Director
Audrey and Associates
Gaborone, Botswana
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Audrey is Managing Director of Audrey and
Associates, a management consulting
company focusing on Management
Development, Human Resources
Management, Organizational Development,
HIV/AIDS Policy, and Program Development
and Management. She is a consultant for
the African Platform on Human Resources
for Health based in the WHO/Africa
Regional Office at the Harare office.
Audrey is an alumnus of the 2000 CDC MIPH
course, as well as the International
Management Methods for Health Program
at Boston University. She is the former
Regional Director for the Institute of
Development Management (IDM). She has
held a temporary position as Public Health
Advisor with the Sustainable Management
Development Program (SMDP) at CDC in
Atlanta.
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Audrey holds a Masters of Nursing degree
from the University of Wales in the UK. She
has served as a Board Member for the
Tebelopele Voluntary Counseling and
Testing Center in Botswana and a Board
Member and Chairperson of the Programs
Committee of the Regional AIDS Training
Network for Eastern and Southern Africa,
among others.
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
Martin Mosima, MPH, MSSA
Country Program Manager
Forum Syd
Gaborone, Botswana
Martin is Country Program Manager for
Forum Syd, where he manages a national
HIV and AIDS Partnership Program for NGO
Networks in partnership with the Botswana
government and other sectors. He is
leading capacity building of the networks
and other supported NGOs in organizational
development, monitoring and evaluation,
financial management and strategic
leadership. He is also an active member of
a national donor coordination forum for
development partners working in HIV and
AIDS in Botswana and a member of the
national HIV and AIDS partnership forum, a
technical advisory committee to the
National AIDS Coordinating Agency and the
National AIDS Response.
He was previously a Senior Consultant for
the Institute of Development Management,
with overall responsibility for training,
consulting and research in Public Health
Management in Botswana, Lesotho and
Swaziland.
A 2001 MIPH course graduate Martin holds
an MPH degree and a Post Graduate
Diploma in Public Health from the
University of Limpopo-Medical University of
Southern Africa, a Master of Social Work
from Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Social
Work from the University of Botswana.
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
Tebatso Paul, MSW
Senior Consultant
Public Health Management
Institute of Development Management
Gaborone, Botswana
Tebatso is a Senior Consultant (Public
Health Management) at the Institute of
Development Management (IDM),
Gaborone, Botswana. A 2004 graduate of
CDC’s MIPH course, Tebatso is responsible
for training, consultancy and research in the
area of Public Health, with an emphasis on
HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care,
support, training and capacity building. He
manages the Botswana Sustainable
Management Development Program for
Middle Level Managers in partnership with
the government of Botswana, BOTUSA, and
CDC. He is also Lead Consultant at IDM for
the Measurement and Evaluation Capacity
Building Project with the National AIDS
Coordinating Agency (NACA). He is also a
Faculty Member of the Bristol Myers Squibb
Secure The Future Technical Assistance
Program and a Master Trainer for the HIV
Monitoring, Evaluation and Strategic
Information for Countries with Generalized
and Hyper-Endemic HIV Epidemics.
Tebatso holds a Master of Social Work
(Health/Clinical Specialization) form
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
and a Bachelor of Social Work degree from
the University of Botswana.
Tebatso was also the recipient of the 2008
US/CDC Management Capacity –Building
Program Excellence Award that was
presented in Dubrovnik, Croatia May 28,
2008.
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
Brian’s work with developing countries such as
Malawi, Ethiopia, Croatia, and Macedonia has
focused on building capacity to improve work
processes to achieve better public health
outcomes, enhancing planning for goal
achievement with scarce resources, and
improving managers’ leadership skills to create
focused, goal-oriented work units. As Deputy
Chief of SMDP, Brian is also responsible for a
variety of administrative and budgeting issues
in the branch. Brian facilitated Effective
Presentation Skills and co-facilitated Process
Improvement and Project Management at the
2010 MIPH course.
Brian Robie, PhD
Deputy Chief, Public Health Advisor
brobie@cdc.gov
Sustainable Management Development
Program, Division of Public Health Systems
and Workforce Development, Center for
Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
His Ph.D. from the University of Virginia is in
Counselor Education, with a minor in Research
and Statistics. He began his professional career
as Director of Counseling Services at Longwood
College in Virginia. Later, at LOMA, an
international trade association, he coordinated
the Employee Attitude Survey Unit and served
as Assistant Vice President of the Training and
Management Development Department. He
was also a Senior Education Consultant for
McKesson HBOC, a Fortune 50 Company, where
he built staff skills on a variety of management
and staff development topics.
Brian enjoys swimming and running in his spare
time.
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
Antoinette joined the division in February
2010 as a Public Health Management
Specialist. She has over eight years of
experience as a project manager in the
pharmaceutical and clinical research industry
in infectious disease (anthrax), neurology, and
psychiatry. She has over seven years of
experience in public health, including
conducting studies in health literacy and
improving medication compliance among lowliterate patients, and conducting
epidemiological assessments in racial and
ethnic health disparities in diabetes.
Antoinette Seright, MPH, MA, CCRP
Public Health Management Specialist
Sustainable Management Development
Program, Division of Public Health Systems
and Workforce Development, Center for
Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
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She received her Masters of Public Health with
a concentration in Epidemiology from Florida
International University, and is a certified ISO
9001:2000 quality systems auditor and clinical
research professional (CCRP). Antoinette’s
role at the 2010 MIPH conference was lead
facilitator for the Teachback Method course
and co-presenter for the Project Management
course. She is from Key Biscayne, Florida and
enjoys hiking, running, and diving.
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MIPH Faculty Biographies
Thuto is a Senior Consultant with the
Department of Public Health at the Institute
of Development Management (IDM), with
responsibility for training, consultancy and
research. He was previously a Ministry AIDS
Coordinator in the Ministry of
Communications, Science and Technology,
where he developed and implemented an
HIV and AIDS workplace program,
formulated policy guidelines on HIV and
AIDS prevention, care and support to guide
implementation, developed a monitoring
and evaluation system to track HIV trends,
activities and impact and mainstreamed HIV
and AIDS in the ministry’s core business.
Thuto Tomeletso, MPH, MSW
Senior Consultant
Department of Public Health,
Institute of Development Management
He has also been a Principal Health Officer
in the Botswana Ministry of Health, where
he expanded HIV and AIDS counseling and
testing services throughout the country,
and an Adherence Counselor for the
Botswana Harvard Partnership for HIV/AIDS
Research, where he developed adherence
protocols within the Adult ARV clinical trial
study designed to investigate resistance,
toxicity and adherence.
A 2007 MIPH course graduate, Thuto holds
an MPH from the University of LimpopoMedical University of Southern Africa, a
Master of Social Work from Washington
University, St. Louis, Missouri and a
Bachelor of Social Work from the University
of Botswana.
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Team Building and Collaboration
MIPH graduates work together in teams
during interactive Team Building, Coaching
and Mentoring, Conflict Management,
Effective Presentation Skills, Effective
Training, Process Improvement, Project
Management, and Putting Data to Work
workshops.
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Special Events and Other Activities
The MIPH program enlisted leading officials from Botswana government, local subject matter
experts, past MIPH graduates, and SMDP staff to engage participants. On the left, above, is Dr.
Khumo Seipone, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Botswana Ministry of Health. At right is Dr. Patrick
Molotsi, Executive Director of the Tertiary Education Council in Botswana.
The 2010 MIPH course culminated with a graduation ceremony during which each graduate received an
MIPH diploma and a 2010 MIPH class photo. Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo (seated second from right) from
Nigeria spoke for the class at graduation. Ms. Faith Tombale, IDM Country Director-Botswana, is seated
in the middle of the first row.
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Botswana Collaboration
The success of this year’s MIPH was made possible by extensive collaboration of multiple
partners in Botswana. These partners came together to plan and implement a program that
highlighted the success of past MIPH graduates and introduced participants to the beauty and
welcoming culture of Botswana. Since the inception of the Botswana SMDP in 2003, the
program has built and maintained strong partnerships and program advocates within the
Botswana Ministry of Health and Ministry of Local Government. Representatives from both
ministries assisted in the planning and implementation of the event and participated in the
opening and closing ceremonies. Trainers from the Institute of Development Management
facilitated parts of the MIPH course and CDC Botswana provided critical support in coordination
and communication with all partners involved. The event was truly a collaborative
achievement we can all be proud of.
Monica Smith, Human Capacity Development
Specialist, CDC Botswana (left) and Steven
Ludick, Acting Director, Department of Primary
Health Care Services (right) collaborated with
various partners to make MIPH a success in
Botswana.
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2010 MIPH Program Yearbook
Map of Countries Represented by MIPH Alumni, 1992 to 2010
To date, 409 participants from Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, Middle East,
Caribbean, and South Caucasus have graduated from the program.
Africa
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cote d’Ivoire
Egypt
Ethiopia
Kenya
Lesotho
Ghana
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
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Zambia
Zimbabwe
The Americas
Brazil
Bolivia
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
St. Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela
Asia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
Guam
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mariana Islands
Micronesia
Pakistan
Palau
Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Eastern Europe
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Croatia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Middle East
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine
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Uganda
United Arab Emirates
MIPH Alumni by Year
1992
Antonio Gomez (Bolivia)
Wang Jie (China)
Zhu Peifu (China)
Florence Addo (Ghana)
Fernando Meneses-Gonzalez (Mexico)
Mohammad H. K. Ammacha (Pakistan)
Mohammad Rafiq (Pakistan)
Tatiana Ciomartan (Romania)
Shiow-Ing Wu (Taiwan)
Alfred Sanga (Tanzania)
Samson Nyagwegwe (Tanzania)
Sangsom Sinawat (Thailand)
1993
Rafiqul Islam(Bangladesh)
Zahid Kazi Hossain (Bangladesh)
Wang Ruotao (China)
He Xiong (China)
Fernando de la Hoz (Colombia)
Leda Bolanos (Honduras)
Cesar Nunez (Honduras)
Raja Ram Bharti (India)
Sudhir Chandra Joshi(India)
Ramachandra Prakash (India)
Theresa Banda (Malawi)
Jonathan Nkhoma (Malawi)
Zainab Tambi (Malaysia)
Miguel Lombera (Mexico)
Silvia Artasanchez-Franco (Mexico)
Bilal Ahmad (Pakistan)
Juliet Aphane (Swaziland)
Narumol Silarug (Thailand)
Valerie Wilson (Trinidad & Tobago)
Davies Gordon Dhlakama (Zimbabwe)
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1994
Vladmir Davidyants (Armenia)
Wang Xiaomao (China)
Luo Jiacong (China)
Guo Mei (China)
Yan Zhengmin (China)
Guo Biao (China)
Jorge Jara (Colombia)
Nana Pruidze (Georgia)
George Kiknadze (Georgia)
Magda Esebua (Georgia)
Pablo Kuri (Mexico)
Yuwono Sidharta (Indonesia)
Munzer Sharif (Palestine)
Enrique Tayag (Philippines)
Nemia Sulcadito (Philippines)
Nomonde Bam (South Africa)
Regina Mokgokong (South Africa)
Debra Nanan (St. Lucia)
1995
Fedor Espinosa Noriega (Bolivia)
Shao Ruitai (China)
Eduardo M. Espinel (Ecuador)
Guillermo Zea Flores (Guatemala)
Sadi Moussa (Niger)
Emmanuel Miri (Nigeria)
Jonathan Yisa Jiya (Nigeria)
Emmanuel Gemade (Nigeria)
Marlow Ninal (Philippines)
Mario Bruizuela (Philippines)
James Kanu (Sierra Leone)
Ksekwaemang Thole-Thunsti (South Africa)
Hermina Nxumalo (South Africa)
Moonira B. M. Khan (South Africa)
Chou Jih-Haw (Taiwan)
Merle Lewis (Trinidad & Tobago)
Mary Grace Alwano (Uganda)
Tetyana Blikhar (Ukraine)
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MIPH Alumni by Year
1996
Zhang Lingping (China)
Liu Ying-ying (China)
Wang Shaohua (China)
Wang Jian (China)
Chen Zhihui (China)
Sun Shuqui (China)
Yong-Xiao Lui (China)
Abel Eigege (Nigeria)
Ifeoma C. Onwukeme (Nigeria)
Sophia Mukasa-Monico (Nigeria)
Gillian Johanes (Palau)
Janice Bugtong (Philippines)
Grace Viola (Philippines)
Jocelyn Chandler (Trinidad & Tobago)
Olena I. Martynyuk(Ukraine)
Vu Khac Luong (Viet Nam)
1997
Salah Ali Abdulrahman (Bahrain)
Zhang Lingping (China)
Nable Yaya Coulibaly (Cote D’Ivoire)
Fikry Abdel Wahab(Egypt)
Ehud Miron (Israel)
Paula Feder-Bubis (Israel)
Amin Abdel Jaber (Jordan)
Kamel Kaddoura (Lebanon)
Fatima Real (Nicaragua)
Jose Crus (Nicaragua)
Oscar Nunez (Nicaragua)
Elena McEwan (Nicaragua)
Ibrahim Sulqan (Palestine)
Qasem Maa’ni (Palestine)
Ma. Ruth Gamaro (Philippines)
Vincent Kang (Taiwan)
John Onen (Uganda)
Charles Kasozi (Uganda)
Mai Hoa Do (Viet Nam)
Tuong Van Phan (Viet Nam)
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1998
Sam An Ung (Cambodia)
Chanthol Eang (Cambodia)
Karen C. Mendoza (Dominican Republic)
Ramez Mahaini (Egypt)
Madiha Fathy Ahmed (Egypt)
Ekaterina Sioridze (Georgia)
Nikoloz Natsvlishvili (Georgia)
Govada Mastan Rao (India)
Mala Ramachandran (India)
Ronny Shtarkshall (Israel)
Samir Haj-Bloukh (Jordan)
Mamadou Drave (Mauritanie)
Maria Hoy (Mexico)
Maria C. Roces (Philippines)
Gladstone Skeete (Trinidad & Tobago)
Edmund Gumisiriza (Uganda)
Phuong Lan Pham (Viet Nam)
Van Nhu Ha (Vietnam)
1999
Georgette Adjorlolo-Johnson (Cote D’Ivoire)
Nader Faiq Fatouh (Egypt)
Herliep Nowell (FSM Chuuks State)
Kino Reuben (FSM Chuuks State)
Halima Dao (Georgia)
Javier Montiel-Perdomo (Mexico)
Kenneth Korve (Nigeria)
Amyn Lakhaini (Pakistan)
Lily Sackey (Rwanda)
Wei-Gang Huang (Taiwan)
Utoomporn Sittisingh (Thailand)
Hissa Al-Massoud (United Arab Emirates)
Hajer Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)
Lisbelia Perez (Venezuela)
Ngan Nguyen Le (Viet Nam)
Thi Ngoc Hanh Nguyen (Viet Nam)
Anglebert Mbengwa (Zimbabwe)
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Tam Thanh Bui (Viet Nam)
MIPH Alumni by Year
2000
Kgomotso More (Botswana)
Audrey Kgosidinsti (Botswana)
Charity Tuffour-Kwarteng (Ghana)
Laurent Duenas (Guam)
Malka Avitzour (Israel)
Mario Jimeneze-Garcia (Nicaragua)
Eduardo Pauca Garces (Nicaragua)
Khuloud J. Khayyat Dajani (Palestine)
Lydia Sombrero (Phillipines)
Thelma C. Bermudez (Philippines)
David B. Rosario (Saipan)
Jocelyn M. Songsong (Saipan)
Geoffrey Setswe (South Africa)
Chanuantong Tanasugarn (Thailand)
Binh Hoa Nguyen (Viet Nam)
Liem Nguyen-Dinh (Viet Nam)
Ireen Silweya (Zambia)
2001
Ronald Molosiwa (Botswana)
Martin Seike Mosima (Botswana)
Tea Vukusic Rukavina (Croatia)
Selma Sogoric (Croatia)
Zewde Tamrat (Ethiopia)
Joyce Sepenoo (Ghana)
Keerti Bhusan Pradhan (India)
Hariadi Wibisono (Indonesia)
Lukman Hakim Tarigan (Indonesia)
Nelwina Tomi (Indonesia)
Sylvia Elena Reyes (Nicaragua)
Swandari Djojo (Indonesia)
Armando Ulloa (Nicaragua)
Harold Rugama Lopel (Nicaragua)
S.M. Israr (Pakistan)
Ernie Vera (Philippines)
Rene-Anatole Ekpini (Cote D’Ivoire)
Teresa Castillo (Philippines)
Lindi Mhlanga (South Africa)
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Socorro P. Lupisan (Philippines)
Poovanon Eamchan (Thailand)
Le Van Duc (Viet Nam)
Nguyen Dinh Tuan (Viet Nam)
Le Thanh Hai (Viet Nam)
Ruth Bwalya Tembwe (Zambia)
2002
Daly Aguirre (Bolivia)
Othilia Phumaphi (Botswana)
Saorith Khun (Cambodia)
Thay Ly Heng (Cambodia)
Bak Khim Team (Cambodia)
Marcellin Aye (Cote D’Ivoire)
Aleksandar Dzakula (Croatia)
Sonja Grozic-Zivolic (Croatia)
Maria Pangelinan (Guam)
Rhoda Banda (Malawi)
Onofre E. Merilles (Philippines)
Agnes Barrientos (Philippines)
Rio Magpantay (Philippines)
Elena Samarkina (Turkmenistan)
Peter Awongo (Uganda)
Joshua Musinguzi (Uganda)
Donna Kabatesi (Uganda)
Thu Hien Mai (Viet Nam)
Thi Ngoc Dieu Troung (Viet Nam)
Bich Ngoc Nguyen (Viet Nam)
Thi Thu Hong Nguyen (Viet Nam)
Thi Thanh Nhan Tran (Viet Nam)
Grace Kahenya (Zambia)
Mussa Banda (Zambia)
2003
Md. Asadul Haque (Bangladesh)
Modisaostile Mokomane (Botswana)
Has Phal Mony (Cambodia)
Ognjen Brborovic (Croatia)
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2010 MIPH Program Yearbook
MIPH Alumni by Year
Ivan Sklebar (Croatia)
Lily Yarney (Ghana)
Ramotan Gultom (Indonesia)
Tunggul Sihombing (Indonesia)
Fimka Tozija (Macedonia)
Mome Spasovski (Macedonia)
Andew Dimba (Malawi)
Wright James Chisamba (Malawi)
Martin Castellanos (Mexico)
Armando Martinez Guarneros (Mexico)
Juan Lopez (Philippines)
Noel Macalalad (Philippines)
Shu-Hui Tseng (Taiwan)
Ying-Chao Chang (Taiwan)
Potjaman Siriarayapon (Thailand)
Gakenia Wamuyu Maina (Uganda)
Primo Madra (Uganda)
Nguyen Mai Anh (Viet Nam)
Pham Hoang Yen (Viet Nam)
Tran Nhu Nguyen (Viet Nam)
Fales Mwamba Zulu (Zambia)
Chishala Chabala (Zambia)
Michael Nguluta (Zambia)
2004
A.F.M. Mostofa Sarker (Bangladesh)
Tebatso Paul (Bostwana)
Tekeste Kebede (Ethiopia)
Phillip Harrison (Guam)
Claudia Thomas Riche (Haiti)
Yves Gaston Deslouches (Haiti)
Jacob Varghese (India)
Stanley Joseph (India)
Bruno Nanthuru (Malawi)
Barton Giston Upindi (Malawi)
Martha Faustina Santos (Saipan, MP)
Pasquana Calvo (Saipan, MP)
Aguedo Troy Gepte IV (Philippines)
Agnes Benegas (Philippines)
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Valentina Simonovska (Macedonia)
Elena Kosevska (Macedonia)
Christophe Habiyambere (Rwanda)
Slavenda Jankovic (Serbia & Montenegro)
Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic (Serbia &
Montenegro)
Chao Kun-Yu (Taiwan)
Jaw Shiow Jiuan (Taiwan)
Huang YI-chia (Taiwan)
Chen Tzu-Ling (Taiwan)
Geoffrey Rogathe Somi (Tanzania)
Sirima Pattamadilock (Thailand)
Rudolf Buga (Uganda)
Elizeus Rutebemberwa (Uganda)
Do Tuan Kim (Viet Nam)
Catherine Chenda (Zambia)
Welani Chilengwe (Zambia)
2005
Rose Lebang Choto (Botswana)
Elizabeth David Dos Santos (Brazil)
Hailu Negassa (Ethiopia)
Gregory Desir (Haiti)
Patrice Nevil (Haiti)
Mapiers Mohapi (Lesotho)
Isaias Leo Dambe (Malawi)
Felesia Samuel Chawani (Malawi)
Fannie Kachale (Malawi)
Erika De la Cabada Tamez (Mexico)
Yolanda Martinez Marroquin (Mexico)
Argentina Munguambe (Mozambique)
Olivia Semende (Mozambique)
Marina P. Deleon Guerrero (MP)
Marija Kisman (Republic of Macedonia)
Sandra Sipetic-Grujicic (Serbia & Montenegro)
Zorica Terzic (Serbia & Montenegro)
Zanele Claudia Mhlongo (Swaziland)
Chiu Chan-Hsien (Taiwan)
Dah-Shyong Jiang (Taiwan)
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MIPH Alumni by Year
Vallerut Pobkeeree (Thailand)
Wilia Chalermchan (Thailand)
Paranee Vatanasomboon (Thailand)
Aree Wadwongtham (Thailand)
Kamaranzi Bakuda (Uganda)
Winifred Wafula (Uganda)
Nhat Phung Duc (Viet Nam)
Thanh Ton That (Viet Nam)
Velepi Mtonga (Zambia)
2006
Hamida Ebadi (Afghanistan)
Koona Keapoletswe (Botswana)
Elsie Hulela (Botswana)
Vera Lucia Gattas (Brazil)
Wildo Araujo (Brazil)
Marcia Lopes de Carvahlho (Brazil)
Ashenafi Haile (Ethiopia)
Petros Faltamo (Ethiopia)
Samuel Esena (Ghana)
Winarno (Indonesia)
Jane Tulong (Indonesia)
Joko Waluyo (Indonesia)
Isaac Mugoya (Kenya)
Lindsey Mwoga (Kenya)
Khalikapo Morton Kumwenda (Malawi)
Isaac White Chiphazi (Malawi)
Santiago Zaragoza (Mexico)
Florindo Mudender (Mozambique)
Maria I. de Sousa Cambe (Mozambique)
Natasa Maksimovic (Serbia & Montenegro)
Milena Santric Milicevic (Serbia &
Montenegro)
Bin-Shenq Ho (Taiwan)
Jiunn-Shyan Wu (Taiwan)
Ubolrat Narueponjirakul (Thailand)
Peter Mmbuji (Tanzania)
Chau Le Bao (Viet Nam)
Hieu Vu Hung (Vietnam)
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Charles Nyambe (Zambia)
Edgar Wamuwi (Zambia)
Anderson Chimusoro (Zimbabwe)
Cremance Tshuma (Zimbabwe)
2007
Thuto Tomeletso (Botswana)
Ntukunu Makubate (Botswana)
Kebabonye Gabaake (Botswana)
Steven Ludick (Botswana)
Chipo Petlo (Botswana)
Helois Helena Pelluci Duarte (Brazil)
Carla M. A. Santos Domingues (Brazil)
Rejane Maria De Souza Alves (Brazil)
Almaz Abebe (Ethiopia)
Ashenafi Negash (Ethiopia)
Manoj Murhekar (India)
Saswell Kayuni (Malawi)
Priscillia Dogonyaro (Nigeria)
Jacob Ngobua (Nigeria)
Allana Salim (Pakistan)
Janey E. Parris (St. Lucia)
Mohamed Mohamed (Tanzania)
Boosaba Sanguanprasit (Thailand)
Wimon Roma (Thailand)
Thuy Anh Doung (Viet Nam)
Thi Thuy Linh Pham (Viet Nam)
Minh Hoan Trinh (Viet Nam)
Maurice Mwanza (Zambia)
2008
Josephine Botho Tlale (Botswana)
Bernadette Peto (Botswana)
Reuben Esena (Ghana)
Kehinde Oyenekan (Nigeria)
Ina Kalisa Rukundo (Rwanda)
Shahin Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
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MIPH Alumni by Year
Tamar Ghaniashvili (Bahrain)
Houessey Sennen (Burkina Faso)
Shallo Hamussee (Ethiopia)
Desalagn Tesema (Ethiopia)
Yassir Ahmed (Ethiopia)
Gvantsa Chanturia (Georgia)
Revaz Jorbenadze (Georgia)
Jacob Mahama (Ghana)
Sharma Rejeev (India)
Ainagul Kuatbayeva (Kazakhstan)
Maina Ndiangui (Kenya)
John Wagacha Burton (Kenya)
Maureen Chirwa (Malawi)
Gokum Wongdem (Nigeria)
Vikki Carr de los Reyes (Philippines)
Isaac Ntahobakulira (Rwanda)
Tsai-ping Lee (Taiwan)
Darin Areechokchai (Thailand)
Atthaphon Kaewsamrit (Thailand)
Nicholas Ayebazibwe (Uganda)
Yves Musana (USA)
Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen (Viet Nam)
Duc Chinh Nguyen (Viet Nam)
Trung Dien Han (Viet Nam)
2010
Gaomodimo Dubani (Botswana)
David Kelapile (Botswana)
Joyce Kgampi (Botswana)
Esther Kip (Botswana)
Bagele Mbayi (Botswana)
Gordon Mbongwe (Botswana)
Ellen Nnini Mokalake (Botswana)
Masego Molebatsi (Botswana)
Felicia Seretse (Botswana)
Vidya Ramachandran (India)
Jayachandra Palakuru Reddy (India)
Srilatha Sivalenka (India)
Geeta Prasadini Tadi (India)
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Peter Milo (Kenya)
Martias Joshua (Malawi)
Dixon Jimmy-Gama (Malawi)
Godwin Gana (Nigeria)
Abdulhameed Isa Dutse (Nigeria)
Benedict Mairiga (Nigeria)
Robinson Ofiaeli (Nigeria)
Mansur Raji (Nigeria)
Nasir Sani-Gwarzo (Nigeria)
Madithapo Masemola (South Africa)
Emmy Bangizi Muramuzi (Uganda)
Celestine Barigye (Uganda)
Allan Niyonzima Muruta (Uganda)
Asia Nguyen (Viet Nam)
Janelle Wright (USA/Viet Nam)
Eda Mutale Lifuka (Zambia)
Oliver Mweemba (Zambia)
Alwyn Mwinga (Zambia)
Anderson Chimusoro (Zimbabwe)
Owen Mugurungi (Zimbabwe)