Staff Directory

Director General

H.E Dr. Jean Kaseya
Director General, Africa-Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of the Director General

Dr Bilguissou Balde

Head of Executive Office and Chief of Staff

Marie-Huguette Ngung

Special Assistant of the Director General

Dr Raji Tajudeen

Acting Deputy Director General and Head, Division of Public Health Institutes and Research

Advisors

Dr. Ngashi Ngongo

Principal advisor to the DG and the Continental Incident Manager for Mpox

Directors

Michel Irie Bi

Director of Administration

Margaret Muigai Edwin

Director Communication and Public Information

Heads of Divisions

Bethlehem Arega

Head of Legal Office

Dr. Mosoka Papa Fallah

Acting Director Science, Research and Innovation

Mr. Muhanad Hassan Musa

Head of Partnership and International Cooperation

Dr. Nadia Yakhelef

Head of Health Economics and Financing

Ms Florence Nviri

Head of Financial Management

Dr. Claudia Shilumani

Director for External Relations and Strategic Engagement

Dr. Justin M. Maeda

Head of Planning, Reporting, and Accountability

Wessam Mankoula

Regional Director, Northern Africa RCC & Acting Head of Emergency Preparedness & Response Division

Dr Mohammed Abdulaziz

Head, Division of Disease Control and Prevention

Dr Yenew Kebede Tebeje

Acting Director for Laboratory Network and Systems, Biosafety and Biosecurity

Dr Merawi Aragaw Tegegne

Head of Surveillance and Disease Intelligence