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  Meet the team that does the work behind the scene

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	Raoul Kamadjeu Managing editor - Kenya Raoul Kamadjeu is a physician, co-founder of the Pan African Medical Journal. He is driven in all his projects by a simple motto: “Start small, but think big..!” He got his doctorate in Medicine in Cameroon and completed his MPH in Belgium (ULB). He experienced the broad spectrum of public health practice, from the district in Cameroon to international arenas with the the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He joined CDC in 2004 through the very selective CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program where he sharpened his expertise on information technology to help lift public health practice into the 21st century. His expertise spans across fields as varied as epidemiology, biostatistics, informatics, communication, computer programming and project management. Raoul is a research junky and a keen supporter of the Open Access movement in science. He thinks Africa as a major beneficiary of OA should also become a major contributor. He works for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Immunization Division and is currently seconded to the World Health Organization Somalia Liaison Office in Nairobi (Kenya) to support polio, measles and other vaccine preventable diseases eradication and control efforts. When he is not working (this is rare), he indulges various hobbies like being surrounded by loved ones, music, movies, books and sport.
	Landry Tsague Managing editor - Zambia Landry is a co-founder of PAMJ. He strongly believes in the potential of Open Access Medical Publishing to accelerate access to knowledge and foster experience sharing among medical and public health professionals in developing countries, while brigding the knowledge gap between developing countries and the rest of the world. PAMJ was created to leverage this potential. Landry is a physician and public health expert trained in Cameroon (MD); he holds a Masters Degree in Global Health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta, USA. Landry has been working in the field of HIV&AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs for the past 10 years, both at home (Ministry of Health and National AIDS Control Committee in Cameroon)and abroad(ICAP-Columbia University, Rwanda). He served as UNICEF HIV&AIDS advisor in Rwanda before joining UNICEF Zambia in similar capacity. His interests include maternal and child health, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, health system strengthening, leadership development, scientific writing, e&m-health. Landry has co-authored over 10 manuscripts in the field of HIV, and received awards for his contributions to the global agenda for the elimination of mother-to-child Transmission of HIV (International Aids Society Young Investigator, 2005; New Investigator in Global Health, 2006; Shepard Award for Scientific Merit, 2007). He enjoys time spent with friends and his family.
	Anita Tibasaaga Editor - Uganda Anita Tibasaaga is the Editor at the AFENET Secretariat, where she assists in coordinating internal and external communication and public affairs activities. She is a Mass Communication graduate from Makerere University, Uganda. Anita is a trained journalist and corporate communications expert who has previously worked with one of Uganda’s leading dailies called the Daily Monitor as a reporter. She also has international exposure to foreign media and communication as a Fellow of the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change in Austria. A member of the Governing Council of the Public Relations Association of Uganda, Anita is one of the founders of the premier online students’ newspaper called the Ivory Post at Makerere University, Uganda. She has previously worked with the Bank of Uganda as a Communications Intern and a Research Assistant at Makerere University.
	Nqobile Ndlovu Editor - Uganda Mr Ndlovu is a laboratory scientist and a public health expert and the head of the Pan African Medical Journal Kampala editorial office. He holds a degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences and a Masters in Public Health (MPH), both from the University of Zimbabwe. Mr Ndlovu has worked as a medical laboratory scientist for five years in Zimbabwe. During that time, he also worked with the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory in Zimbabwe as a Laboratory Surveillance Officer. In 2006, he began his work as lecturer under the Masters in Public Health program, Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, where he was mentoring trainees in field epidemiology. Since then, he has joined the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), based in Uganda, as a Scientific writer and also spearheads laboratory strengthening projects
	Lazarus Kuonza Editor - South Africa Lazarus Kuonza is an Editor of the Pan African Medical Journal based in South Africa. He is a physician and a public health specialist; he earned a Bachelors degree in Medicine and Surgery, and a Masters degree in Public Health from the College of Health Sciences at the University of Zimbabwe. Lazarus has immense experience in public health systems, having risen through the ranks of Zimbabwe’s health system from a junior medical officer to lead health services in one of the eight provinces in the country. He currently works with the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) as an epidemiologist, presently seconded to the South African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program. He is involved in mentoring trainees in field epidemiology. Lazarus has keen interests in health systems strengthening, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases epidemiology and international health.
	Allan Mwesiga Editor - Uganda Allan Mwesiga carries out the editing, formatting and preparation for review of papers submitted to PAMJ alongside his other public affairs assignments. He holds a Bachelor´s Degree in Literature and English from Makerere University, Uganda. Allan has worked as a freelance book reviewer, proof-reader and editor. He has edited and proof-read a range of materials from research documents to textbooks and his reviews have been published by The Independent news magazine and dailies like The New Vision and The Daily Monitor. Allan retains an avid interest in classical, speculative and science fiction.
	Rebecca Babirye Editor - Uganda Rebecca Babirye is an Epidemiologist with a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Makerere University, Kampala. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery from the same university. Rebecca has in the past been a member of research teams investigating varying aspects of various diseases in Uganda. She currently works with the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) as a Fellow in the Science and Public Affairs Unit. Her main role is to write grants and participate in the implementation of new projects and other initiatives at AFENET. She also participates in writing and editing manuscripts from activities carried out within the Network in preparation for submission to various journals.
	Sheba Nakacubo Gitta Managing editor - Uganda Dr. Gitta Nakacubo Sheba heads the Science and Public Affairs Unit at the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and is one of the Managing Editors of PAMJ. She has a Bachelors degree in Dentistry and a Master of Public Health from Makerere University, Uganda. At AFENET, Sheba serves as the Editor-in-Chief for AFENET’s monthly newsletter, spearheads public relations, oversees new grants and initiatives, in addition to providing scientific and technical guidance to the Executive Director and other technical staff in writing grant proposals, manuscripts and preparation of presentations. She works as an epidemiologist on AFENET’s non communicable disease surveillance project. Prior to joining AFENET, Sheba lectured at Makerere University School of Public Health for 5 years where she taught Epidemiology, Research methods, Informatics, and Scientific writing among others. She has vast experience in operational research and outbreak investigation. She has a keen interest in neonatal and child health, infectious disease epidemiology, non communicable disease epidemiology and health systems strengthening.
	Peter Wasswa Editor - Uganda Peter Wasswa is a Scientific Writer at the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET). He has a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Public Health from Makerere University in Uganda. At AFENET’s Peter’s main role is to solicit and edit scientific articles for Pamj from trainees and faculty of Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs (FELTPs) in the Network. He also supports implementation and documentation of various project activities. Peter has been involved in conducting training in clinical research methodology, biostatistics, and research ethics over the last five years. He has particular interest in zoonotic diseases and other emerging pandemic threats as well as non-communicable diseases. In his free time, Peter makes country wine and he enjoys watching the English Premiership League.