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Dr Courage Uhunmwangho
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Dr Courage Uhunmwangho

Dr Courage Uhunmwangho joined CMDA in Nigeria as a student (then known as National Conference of Christian Medical and Dental Students - NCCMDS)  in 1995; four years later he was elected the national vice-president of the students.

As a doctor, he served as the student and junior graduates representative for ICMDA West Africa between 2006 and 2012, and has been in charge of professional development in CMDA Nigeria since 2020.

He is an elder in the Chapel of Faith, University of Jos where he leads the discipleship training committee, teaches young believers' classes, as well as overseeing the teenagers' church.

Courage is a senior lecturer in the University of Jos College of Health Sciences and a consultant rheumatologist with the Jos University Teaching Hospital. He is a fellow of both the West African College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians (London). He has a masters degree in clinical epidemiology and is pioneering postgraduate rheumatology training in North Central Nigeria.

He is married to Aderonke, a paediatrician, and they are blessed with four children.

Dr Pinkie Bala-Mbambisa
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Dr Pinkie Bala-Mbambisa

Dr Pinkie Bala -Mbambisa a recently retired Specialist Family. Physician with special interest in child health, Anaesthesia ,Travel and Preventive Medicine.
Married -for 50 years to  Zweli also a retired gynecologist .
Blessed with 3 children and 3 grandchildren .Now have 2 daughters , our only son passed on to Glory August 2018
Founder and president of Woman of Virtue, a women's mentoring organisation  helping women to achieve balance in their lives and reach their full God given potential
Board member of various professional and community organisations including Daily Bread children’s Home that caters,loves and empower the vulnerable and abandoned and also of Focus of the Family -Africa
Active member of our local  Business Woman's Association and previous recipient of its Best Award in the Professional Category 2011
Previously involved with my husband in a mentoring  program for Christian medical  students at WSU helping them to hold on to their faith in a rapidly changing world.
Provincial coordinator for MWASA
Medical Women Association of S.A.
Passionate about family issues,women issues,leadership development ,preventative health and community development .
A lover of Jesus and His Kingdom .Presently enrolled in a Christian Bioethics course with ICMDA

Dr Colin Pfaff
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Dr Colin Pfaff

Colin is a family medicine and public health doctor from South Africa. After 8 years in a rural hospital in South Africa, he spent two years in medical mission work in Nepal and later 10 years in Malawi working with HIV and TB programs. He is currently the Senior Regional Advisor for Southern Africa for the NCDI poverty network, which seeks to establish clinics for patients with advanced NCDs in district hospitals in low- and middle-income countries.

Dr Victor Fredlund
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Dr Victor Fredlund

Victor Fredlund graduated in 1979 from London University. In 1981 he started as a medical officer in Mseleni Hospital, KZN, South Africa became Medical Superintendent in 1985 and retired at the end of March 2021. Involved in hospital administration, planning and development, as well as day to day clinical practice. He has written research papers on TB, HIV and Mseleni joint disease; and was also involved in community development, water, sanitation, job creation, education, orphan care, youth work and church ministry. At present running Ngithume Nkosi, which seeks to encourage health workers to a life of service to the community.

Dr Michael Burke
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Dr Michael Burke

Dr Michael Burke lives in an area of the world where Climate Change effects daily life in disturbing ways. Michael will explore options for Christian approaches to health issues related to current and future needs. Michael is the immediate former Icmda Oceania regional Secretary

Dr Augustin Lutakwa
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Dr Augustin Lutakwa

AEO for Sub-Saharan Africa
Augustin was born in the DR Congo and trained as a General Surgeon in South Africa where he now lives and works. He serves as an Associate Executive Officer (AEO) for ICMDA Sub-Saharan Africa, where he promotes the mission, vision and core values of ICMDA among students and junior graduates. He was also the Congress Director for the 17th ICMDA World Congress held in Arusha, Tanzania in 2023.

Dr Alex Bolek
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Dr Alex Bolek

Alex Bolek, is a General Practitioner (GP) with Masters in Public and Tropical Health (MPH)

He is ICMDA’s Africa Coordinator and East Africa Regional Secretary since 2017.

Alex is also the chairman of South Sudan Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA-SS)

He is on the board of a number of Christian organisations such as the Scripture Union of South Sudan (SUSS), Fellowship of Christian University Students (FOCUS), ACORD and others.

Alex has a passion for leadership development and is an alumnus of both Haggai International (HI) Leadership Institute and John Maxwell Million Leaders Mandate.

For over ten (10) years, Alex has served with both MOH and international NGOs such as Jhpiego, Healthnet TPO, St. Vincent De Paul Society in different managerial and technical roles implementing public health and humanitarian programs.

Alex has contributed to three (3) books authored by Rev. Colin Salter (UK).

He and his wife Helen founded Timothy School, a community Christian faith-based school and Rock City Medical Centre in Juba, South Sudan.