Board Of Directors

Munyaradzi Dhodho is an accomplished public health specialist, nurse practitioner, epidemiologist, health informatics specialist and development practitioner. For over 15 years, Munyaradzi Dhodho has been a noteworthy leader in the management of HIV/AIDS and TB in Africa. Currently working for Zimbabwe Health Interventions in the Strategic Information and Evaluation department, Munyaradzi leads learning activities and the application of evidence-based health practise through research. Munyaradzi Dhodho has worked for MSF-OCB and MSF Southern Africa in different capacities for a combined 13 years. You may have known him as the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor for MSF Southern Africa, but Munyaradzi Dhodho can also be credited with contributions to Clinical management of HIV and TB patients, in Buhera District and leading project coordination in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe.

He holds a BSc Honours Degree in Nursing Science from the University of Zimbabwe, a BSc degree in HIV/AIDS Management and Community development from Chinhoyi University of Technology, an MSc degree in Development Studies from the National University of Science and Technology, an MSc degree in Health Informatics from The University of Sheffield, and an MPH degree candidate (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) from the University of Cape Town.  

Maximina Kazetu is a qualified Business Management Officer and a member of the Economics Association of Zambia. She graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Lusaka and is currently studying for Masters in Business Administration at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh School of Business).

She worked for MSF Zambia under the Kapiri Mposhi HIV/AIDS and Lusaka Cholera Project 2009 – 2011 and is a very active association member. She currently works for the Zambia Revenue Authority as an Inspector and appointed Change Manager for All Direct and Indirect Taxes Projects.  She is a driven, committed and dedicated to any duty bestowed upon her and diligently work to the best of her ability.

Yeukai is a qualified finance and operations professional with 15 years of financial experience and 11 years of management experience at country and project management levels in these areas. She possesses a bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master's Degree in Business Intelligence. She is also a certified Program Management professional.

She spent almost 6 years with MSF Belgium in the Zimbabwe Coordination as deputy Finance Coordinator and then Finance Coordinator from 2012 to 2018.  She had financial oversight of various projects encompassing HIV/TB, SGBV, NCDs, Wash and reproductive health during this time. This exposure gave Yeukai a strong health programming perspective.

Currently, Yeukai is Finance and Operations Manager in the Pathways Project covering 9 districts and reaching out to 250,000 people under Catholic Relief Services. She is part of the project management team of this project whose goal is getting to zero new HIV infections.

Yeukai is passionate about compliance and proper financial and operational controls in order for funding to best serve the clients in humanitarian interventions and achieve positive impact.

Spencer Botolo is a Malawian Medical and Humanitarian professional with more than twelve years of experience in the Medical and Humanitarian sectors. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Humanitarian Action, Bachelor's Degree in Health Systems Management and Diploma and Certificate in Clinical Medicine. Currently, he is studying Master of Science Degree in Healthcare Management at Unicaf University, Zambia.
Spencer is currently working full time as Site Clinical Coordinator with USA PEPFAR/CDC funded Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) Malawi's HIV Epidemic Control Project (Reach 95 95 95) in Blantyre, Malawi. Previously he worked with MSF France and MSF Belgium (National staff), Nkhoma Mission Hospital and St Gabriel's Hospital in the capacities of Assistant Medical Coordinator, HIV TB Clinical Mentor, caretaker Medical Activity Manager and Medical Focal Point, Palliative Care Outreach Activity Manager, Clinical Officer and Senior Medical Assistant respectively.
 

Nkanyiso Gambu is a dedicated and technically skilled professional Nurse with medical, research, training and administrative support skill set developed throughout his 18 years of experience. He has worked as Program Officer, Nurse Tutor/Lecturer, Project Coordinator, Nursing Activities Manager, Prescribing Nurse Practitioner and General Nurse.

Nkanyiso is not only a holder of BSc Honours Nursing Science but also of a Master of Public Health. He also has other certificates that are related to humanitarian medical activities. He has passion for emergency work as well research. He is currently working with Eswatini MoH in emergency COVID-19 response.

Bhelekazi is a passionate registered nurse with 19 years solid and valuable experience in both the private and public health sectors. Results-oriented, high energy and hands-on with a successful proven record of being reliable and efficient.

She is currently a school nurse manager at St Albans College for boys. Proud to be part of the school with the vision to prepare young men for life. She had been with MSF for two years as the Clinic Activity Manager for Kgomotso Care Centres (KCC) in the Sexual Violence Project in Rustenburg, North West Province. She also played a critical role at the forefront fighting against COVID-19 pandemic in Johannesburg.

Before joining MSF, she worked for Gauteng Provincial Department of Health as a Programme Coordinator where she was overseeing the running of 26 designated Clinical Forensic Medicine (CFM) facilities inclusive of seven Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) in the province. During this time she trained over 100 doctors and professional nurses on the management of sexual violence cases.

She also spent three years of her profession working as a midwife in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at Al Corniche Maternity Hospital.

Qhubekani Mpala is currently studying towards getting his Masters in Public Health after achieving his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Mpilo School of Nursing in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He also holds many certificates of qualification ranging from clinical health to project management.

Currently, Qhubekani is the Country Programs Manager for infectious diseases at the Clinton Health Access Initiative. Inc (CHAI) in Eswatini. He has 15 years of working experience in healthcare and public health. 

Qhubekani served as a research assistant at MSF OCG at the Eswatini TB/HIV project from 2013 to 2019.  He has a core understanding of MSF’s charter and values. His main drivers are making a difference in the lives of the less privileged and saving lives whilst ensuring the unheard voices have a platform to speak out. 
 

Feristus Mbumba Lyson is a dynamic and results-driven community development practitioner with a strong background in project management, gender and youth empowerment, health systems, and community resilience. With a Master of Science in Management Studies (Health Systems Management) from the Malawi School of Government and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Cultural Studies from the University of Malawi.

Over the past decade, Feristus has successfully led and coordinated donor-funded projects for renowned organisations such as Emmanuel International and Angaliba Foundation. She most recently served as District Coordinator for the Global Affairs Canada-funded Titukule Azimai (Empower Women Project), where she designed Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) response structures and facilitated multi-sectoral stakeholder engagement to promote gender equality and access to justice and health services for women and girls.

In her previous role as Project Integration Officer for the USAID-funded Titukulane Resilience Food Security Activity, Feristus championed integrated programming across health, WASH, disaster risk management, and livelihoods. Her leadership in community mobilisation, capacity building, and disaster preparedness notably strengthened resilience in vulnerable districts.
 

Dr. Perseverance Chikide is a medical doctor and public health professional with over six years of multidisciplinary experience encompassing humanitarian clinical work, clinical research, monitoring & evaluation, and strategic health programming. His strong academic background includes a medical degree and an MSc in Big Data Analytics. He is currently pursuing an MPH and completing a course at the MSF UK Academy in Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine.

His previous tenure with MSF as a Medical Doctor, spanning over a year from 2024 to 2025, involved delivering frontline clinical care and managing program data analysis and reporting. This period also saw him providing strategic input into programmatic implementation, affording Dr. Chikide a robust health programming perspective.

Currently, Dr. Chikide serves as a Lead Consultant for an M&E project at the Ministry of Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe, where he directs a national-scale process evaluation of the Impilo Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Concurrently, as a Clinical Scientist at Africa Clinical Research Network, he leads three multi-country studies focused on particular diseases of significant public health concern.