Regional Collaboration Portal
The people and rhythm of the region
Technical leads, implementing partners and the live calendar of regional activities that keep the eleven MPA countries moving together.
Expert directory
Regional technical leads
- Timothy Ayebare Digital Health & POE Systems Lead Leads the design and national deployment of the Version 2 Digital Points-of-Entry surveillance system across MPA countries, and th... ECSA Health Community 30 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Benedict Mushi Emergency Preparedness & Response Lead Coordinates strategic risk assessments and multi-country preparedness planning, including the joint SRA across Ethiopia, Kenya and... ECSA Health Community 26 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Evelyn Wesangula AMR & IPC Programme Lead Leads the regional AMR/IPC continuous-quality-improvement framework and the country adaptation of the Regional IPC-AMR curriculum... ECSA Health Community 25 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Yohannes Dugasa Emergency Medical Teams & SimEx Lead Directs regional Emergency Medical Team training and cross-border simulation exercises, and the psycho-social service guideline wo... ECSA Health Community 25 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Mohamed Mohamed Surveillance & One Health Lead Leads event-based surveillance strengthening and the One Health / AMS animal-health guidance across the region. ECSA Health Community 23 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Khalid Azam Laboratory Systems & EQA Lead Leads laboratory-network strengthening, external quality assessment and the biosafety legal-framework programme. ECSA Health Community 21 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Amina Rashid Workforce Development Lead Oversees Field Epidemiology Training Programme alignment and the regional health-workforce competency framework. ECSA Health Community 21 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Grace Chirwa Gender (GENPAR) & Community Engagement Lead Leads gender-responsive preparedness (GENPAR) and risk-communication and community-engagement innovation. ECSA Health Community 22 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Peter Nsubuga Implementation Research Lead Coordinates operational and implementation research and the peer-reviewed evidence base for the MPA programme. ECSA Health Community 23 publications ORCID ↗
- Dr. Sarah Okello Points of Entry & IHR Lead Leads IHR core-capacity strengthening at ground crossings, ports and airports, and border-health SOP harmonisation. ECSA Health Community 21 publications ORCID ↗
Calendar of regional activities
Regional events & missions
- Apr 19 – May 1, 2026 Zambia Digital POE V2 Deployment Past
- Apr 19 – May 2, 2026 Strategic Risk Assessment — Ethiopia, Kenya Past
- May 4 – 8, 2026 Country Adaptation of the Regional IPC-AMR Curriculum Guide Past
- May 4 – 15, 2026 Rwanda Digital POE V2 Deployment Past
- May 11 – 15, 2026 Support to Rwanda — Development of the NAPHS Past
- May 12 – 16, 2026 External Quality Assessment Training — Ethiopia & Burundi Past
- May 18 – 29, 2026 STP Digital POE V2 Deployment & National Digital Health Strategy Finalisation Ongoing
- May 18 – 22, 2026 Training — Biosafety Legal Framework, Malawi Ongoing
- May 26 – 29, 2026 HAI Training-of-Trainers — Africa CDC Upcoming
- Jun 1 – 12, 2026 Malawi Digital POE V2 Deployment Upcoming
- Jun 1 – 5, 2026 Regional ToT on Emergency Medical Teams in MPA Countries Upcoming
- Jun 15 – 26, 2026 QMS Mentors & Mentorship Workshop — São Tomé Upcoming
- Jun 15 – 27, 2026 Regional AMS / IPC / AMR CQI Framework Workshop Upcoming
Partner directory
Implementing & financing partners
World Bank (HEPRR-MPA Financing)
Africa CDC
World Health Organization (AFRO)
ECSA Health Community
Africa Field Epidemiology Network
PATH
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