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

Dr. Ngashi Ngongo

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

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

Head of Divisions and Directorates

Mohammed Abdulaziz

Dr Mohammed Abdulaziz

Head, Division of Disease Control and Prevention

Bethlehem Arega

Head of Legal Office

Brice Wilfried Bicaba

Regional Director - Central Africa RCC

Dr Landry Dongmo Tsague

Director, Center for Primary Health Care (PHC)

Dr. Claudia Shilumani

Director for External Relations and Strategic Engagement

Margaret Muigai Edwin

Director Communication and Public Information

Mr. Muhanad Hassan Musa

Head of Partnership and International Cooperation

Michel Irie Bi

Director of Administration

Dr. Justin M. Maeda

Head of Planning, Accountability and Reporting

Wessam Mankoula

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

Dr. Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba

Regional Director - Eastern Africa RCC

Ms Florence Nviri

Head of Financial Management

Dr. Mosoka Papa Fallah

Acting Director Science, Research and Innovation

Dr Lul Riek, MD, MSPH

Acting Regional Director - Southern Africa RCC
Yenew Kebede Tebeja

Dr Yenew Kebede Tebeje

Acting Director for Laboratory Network and Systems, Biosafety and Biosecurity

Dr Merawi Aragaw Tegegne

Head of Surveillance and Disease Intelligence
Herilinda Joseph

Herilinda Temba

Acting Regional Director, Western Africa

Dr. Nadia Yakhelef

Head of Health Economics and Financing