This consists of office holders who are elected at the General Assembly and the Administrator of the Permanent Headquarters.
The body is charged with carrying out specific duties assigned at the General Assembly.
PRESIDENT – Yankuba Jabbie
MSA: University of Gambia Medical Students’ Association, Gambia
Year of study: 6th Year
Email address: president@famsanet.org
A final year medical student, Yankuba Jabbie is a global health enthusiast, a pan African and an intending cardiothoracic surgeon. He believes that through adequate collaboration, unity in purpose and fair representation, the African dream of health for all will and can surely be realized and actualized. He is passionate about capacitating African medical students in skills, knowledge and platform generation to be champions of public health and be responsive to its challenges towards the improvement of health care in Africa. He served as the Regional Coordinator for FAMSA West Africa and is currently head to many initiatives and policy driven programs that are hinged and anchored on impact, innovation and inclusivity.
VICE PRESIDENT – Malinga Paddy Derrick
MSA: Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
Year of study: 5th Year
Email address: vp@famsanet.org
My name is Malinga Paddy Derrick, a Ugandan born on 3rd August, hailing from the eastern region of the country, Butaleja district. I am a 3rd born in a family of 6 children and a Christian belonging to the Anglican church of Uganda. I had my primary education at Nabumali Boarding Primary school in Mbale city till 2010 and proceeded to Namilyango College in Seeta Mukono from 2011-2016 for my secondary education. There, I was president Writer’s club 2015/16 and currently, I am a 5th year medical student at Mbarara University of Science and Technology hoping to graduate by 2022/23 session. I am passionate about health systems and health care provision in Africa, global health graduate at Seed Global Health, AMR champion at AMRLEP REACT AFRICA and an advocate to end NCDs. I love hanging out with friends, watching football and documentaries (wildlife and nature especially) and music (singing and playing acoustic guitar). I love the African continent and its beautiful diverse culture and would love to see each of the 54 countries.
GENERAL SECRETARY – Musa Saidykhan
MSA: University of The Gambia Medical Student Association (UniGaMSA)
Year of study: 6th Year
Email address: gensec@famsanet.org
Musa Saidykhan is a final year medical student at the University of The Gambia. Musa is an educator, a solution oriented young leader who has a unique, passion driven vision for the African Health Care System and Child Health. He wants to become a Pediatrician and strive in the quest for child survival strategies and education for all the children in Africa.
ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY – Kyozira Patricia Martha
MSA: Mbarara University Medical Students’ Association (MBUMSA), Uganda
Year of study: 5th Year
Email address: gensec@famsanet.org
Kyozira Patricia Martha is a fifth medical student year at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda. She is a enthusiastic about public health and an advocate for preventive medicine. She is passionate about the advancement of holistic medicine in African health care systems. Martha is inherently a joyful person, passionate about her faith and an ardent lover of music and skilfully written fictional novels.
TREASURER GENERAL – Modou Lamin Conteh
MSA: UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION(UniGaMSA), GAMBIA
Year of study: 5th Year
Email address: treasurer@famsanet.org
Modou Lamin Conteh is a final year medical student at the university of The Gambia. He has a keen interest in global health and entrepreneurship in the field of medicine. Thus, he is a born leader and always served beyond expectations. He has an interest to study health economics and Management with a clinical speciality in Neurology.
REGIONAL CORDINATORS
EAST AFRICA– Melat Mesfin
MSA: Ethiopian medical students association, University of Gondar, Ethiopa
Year: 5th year
Email address: rceast@famsanet.org
NORTH AFRICA– Waad Mohammed Abdullah Basher
MSA: Sinnar University , Sudan.
Year: 4th year
Email address: rcnorth@famsanet.org
WEST AFRICA– Ayodeji Richard Ogunleye
MSA: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; Medical Students’ Association, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (IFUMSA) , Nigeria
Year: 5th yhear
Email address: rcwest@famsanet.org
Ayodeji Richard Ogunleye is a 6th Year medical student at the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
He is passionate about global health, leadership and capacity building. He is a Student Ambassador of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), Campus Ambassador of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) and an acting Ambassador of the International Journal of Medical Students (IJMS) where he contributes to global health causes. He is also an alumnus of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Emerging Leaders Program, Accra, Ghana where he trained under the Public Policy and Management Track, a KECTIL Fellow of the Malmar Knowles Family Foundation and Open Source Leader.
Ayodeji contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education for All as the Co-founder of Readers Club Africa. He is a World Literacy Foundation Ambassador, Millennium Fellowship Alumnus and a Global Youth Ambassador of Their World driving social impact.
He is the Immediate Past Vice Regional Coordinator for External Affairs, FAMSA West Africa and served as a pioneer associate member of the FAMSA COVID-19 Technical Working Group. He currently leads the Group in their effort towards flattening the curve of the pandemic in Africa.
Ayodeji loves to meet new people, build friendship, values simplicity and honesty and inherently believes in the good in the human heart. He plays table tennis and chess in his leisure time, sings and watches anime.
CENTRAL AFRICA- Ndayisaba Mbonyumuvunyi Patrick
MSA: University of Goma, DRCongo
Year: 3rd year
Email address: rccentral@famsanet.org
SOUTH AFRICA– Bertha Chanda Keziah Musonda
MSA: Cavendish School of Medicine, Zambia
Year: 5th year
Email address: rcsouth@famsanet.org
I am a 23 year old Christian who is passionate about Medical Education. I work hard to see an educated Africa with a lot of skill and knowledge in medicine. I am female, I am the future!! I am not the future cause I am female. I am the future cause I am competent.
STANDING COMMITTEES
SCOPA Chairperson – Adaeze Sandra Ozoagu
MSA: Enugu State University Medical Student Association (ESUMSA)
Year of study: 5th Year
Email address: scopa@famsanet.org
Adaeze is a 5th year Medical Student at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria.
She is currently serving as the Chairperson, Federation of African Medical Students’ Association – Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA) for the second time.
She also serves as the Regional Director for Africa in the UNESCO Bioethics Chair Student Association International (UBCSA Intl) and her National Medical Students Association (NiMSA-Nigeria)’s Liaison Officer to the International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA)
Previously she has worked as her school’s Liaison officer to the Standing Committee on Capacity Building and the Technical Officer on Communications to the Vice President Internal NiMSA-Nigeria
During the previous service years, she was awarded Outstanding Officer of the month (while she was the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in SCOPA)
SCOPA was awarded Most Active Committee in FAMSA under her leadership, and she was awarded Woman of Valour, by the Offices of the Vice Presidents Internal and External Nigerian Medical Students’ Association. Feel free to connect with her on LinkedIn
SCOMER Chairperson – Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde
MSA: University of Ibadan Medical Student Association (UIMSA), Nigeria
Year of study: 5th Year
Email address: scomer@famsanet.org
Abdulhammed Babatunde is a medical student at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, a Youth Research Facilitator at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), and a member of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH). He is a social innovator, a budding global health researcher, and a serial volunteer. He won the National World AIDS Day Ideation contests in 2019 and 2021 for his innovation in promoting HIV services among Nigerian youths. He co-founded MyBelle, a digital innovation that seeks to improve the pregnancy experience of Nigerian women which emerged as grand prize winner of $25000 at the Fishbowl Challenge 2021. He is the Founder and Director of Healthy Africans Platform, an organization currently impacting about 1000 students through its substance abuse initiative. He is the Director of Graphics at the SmileBuilders Initiative, an Ambassador of the Asido Foundation, and has volunteered in over 20 community outreaches and impacted over 2000 beneficiaries. He has published 13 research papers that seek to drive policymaking and decision-making to improve Africa’s healthcare system.
SCOPUB Chairperson – Joshua Aluga Gideon
MSA: Ahmadu Bello University Medical Student Association (ABUMSA), Nigeria
Year of study: 4th Year
Email address: scopub@famsanet.org
Joshua Aluga Gideon is a Global Health Advocate and professional Graphic designer with interests in health policy and advocacy. He has engaged in using quantitative and qualitative research data to make decisions in drafting national and international reproductive health policies, organizing policy and advocacy training in Africa as well as employing several graphic design initiatives for health advocacy.
He has numerous volunteering and leadership experiences as Publication team member NiMSA-SCORA, Program and Design Officer FAMSA-SCOPA, Acting Chairman FAMSA-SCOPUB 2020/21, NiMSA-SCOPI Academy Coordinator, Editor in Chief CMDA-ABUTH and the National Association of Taraba state Medical and Dental students (NATAMS). With several notable experiences in Africa among which is the FAMSA delegation for the Pre-71st WHO Regional Committee meeting Workshop and internationally in a number of IFMSA policy SWG both as coordinator and general member.
SCOPE Chairperson – BANTURAKI DAVIS
MSA: Makerere University Medical Students Association(MUMSA),
Year of study: 3rd Year
Email address: scope@famsanet.org
I am a 3rd year medical student at Makerere University. I’m passionate about effective leadership. I am a budding undergraduate researcher and a vigorous volunteer in health-related activities. I am a rotaractor, a pan-Africanist and a self motivated trustworthy person. I am a health advocate for patient centered care. Football and reading are my top hobbies
SCOHE Chairperson – Tasneem Abdelmahmoud Elamin Mohammed
MSA: Khartoum Medical Students Association (KMSA) Sudan
Year of study: 5th Year
Email address: scohe@famsanet.org
I’m Tasneem abdelmahmoud a Sudanese 5th year medical student of the University of Khartoum . I’m passionate about Public Health, education, science and youth empowerment. I participated in many community based activities. I’m always ready to help and learn . I like art, photography and watching documentaries. I enjoy walking in natural landscapes and watching sunset.
ADMINISTRATOR, FAMSA HEADQUARTERS– Ifeyinwa Ogbogu
MSA: University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Associations (UIMSA), Nigeria
Year of Study: 6th year
Email: hq@famsanet.org, famsaarchives@gmail.com
EX- OFFICIO 1– Philemon Kojo-Woode
EX-OFFICIO– Laura Nyiha
Special executive 1 – NKENGANYI AKA ELVIRA
Country: CameroonSchool: University of Buea Medical Student Association: Buea Medical students association(BMSA) Year of study: Fourth year
Biography This is N AKA ELVIRA a level 500 medical student at FHS Buea, Cameroon. Capacity building unit director of Cameroon medical students association, Regional Coordinator for FAMSA CENTRAL AFRICA 2020/2021, Vice-director for community health CEREDRUP NGO. She has a certificate in community health advocacy. ELVIRA is passionate about global health and this is seen in her volunteering as a community health worker under CHORDO Cameroon. She loves singing , dancing and writing. Trained and a natural public speaker and a patient centered care enthusiast, volunteering under Patient centred care movement Africa (PaCeM Afro). She is a tutor and head of department for biology in a premedical training school M.I.A Cameroon ( teaching since 2019).
Special executive 2 – Domiho Aimé YEDENOU
Country: Benin
Medical Student Association: Cotonou Medical Students Association
Position: French translator