Vice-President- President-elect
Faculty of Public Health UK

Prof. Raman Bedi is an Emeritus Professor at King’s College London. He holds several international honorary chairs, including an “Extraordinary Professorship” in Paediatric Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and the University of Pennsylvania. Raman was the founding chair of the WFPHA’s oral health working group and a WHO consultant, reviewing dental services in Oman. He was President of the British Society for Disability and Oral Health,  the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Education Research Group, and the IADR Regional Development Program Committee Chair.

President
Public Health Association of New Zealand

From the tribal groups of Ngati Ranginui, Ngai te Rangi, Raukawa, and Ngati Haua in Aotearoa / New Zealand, Emma Rawson-Te Patu is a director of ManuKahu Associates, Indigenous Consultants. Emma is President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, the first Indigenous woman to hold this role. Emma is a founding member of the Indigenous Working Group of the WFPHA. She is a Researcher/Trainer, experienced facilitator, and proud health promoter. Emma has a Master of Philosophy with Honors (First Class) on Institutional racism in Public Health. Emma, an expert advisor, recently contracted with the WHO and has been a New Zealand Human Rights Commission consultant. Emma’s passion is developing training and frameworks for dismantling institutional racism, supporting culturally responsive, human rights-based public health approaches, and socially/culturally conscious business strategy and organizational development. Emma is working on developing a global Indigenous public health institute in conjunction with broader Indigenous networks working in the global health space.

Africa
Cameroon Public Health Association 

Prof. Julienne Louise Ngo Likeng (PhD) is a medical anthropologist, lecturer, and coordinator of the Master’s and PhD programs in Public Health at the School of Health Sciences of the Catholic University of Central Africa.She currently manages a project called CODI (Considering Difference) and trains young researchers to handle fieldwork and field trips. Julienne is the executive director of the Cameroon Public Health Association and a member of the Scientific Committee of the School of Health Sciences of the Catholic University of Central Africa.

South-East Asia
Nepal Public Health Association

Basant Adhikari is the President of the Nepal Public Health Association. He is a public health professional in the Ministry of Health as a Senior Public Health Administrator managing public health interventions at the provincial level. He has completed a Master of Public Health and a Master of Public Administration. He currently represents the South-East Asia region on the WFPHA Governing Council.

Americas
American Public Health Association

As the Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, Dr. Benjamin has provided strong leadership and strategic direction to the organization. He is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in policy and management at all levels of government. Dr. Benjamin is a nationally recognized public health leader who has led state and local public healthcare systems. He represents the Americas region on the WFPHA Governing Council.

Western Pacific
Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians

Dr. Katherine Ann Reyes was formerly the Executive Director of the Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes, a nonprofit public health research and consultancy organization in the Philippines. She was also the Western Pacific representative to the Board of Trustees of Health Systems Global. She now heads the Health Promotion Program of the University of the Philippines – National Institutes of Health.

Europe
Spanish Society for Public Health

Dr. Lucy Anne Parker is an associate professor of Preventative Medicine and Public Health at the University Miguel Hernández of Elche, Spain. She is an active member of this university’s Global Health research group and coordinator of the Masters program in Development Cooperation in Health. She has diverse international experience after working several years with Medecins sans Frontieres and running a large research project in Ecuador. She is a committed member of the Spanish Society for Public Health and Health Administration (SESPAS) and was one of the prominent editors of the WFPHA Casebook on Advocacy for Public Health.

Young Professionals
South Africa Public Health Association

Dr. Lwando Maki hails from rural Eastern Cape, South Africa. He earned his Bachelor’s in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Cape Town (UCT). He completed specialist training in Public Health Medicine at the College of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) and a Master of Medicine at the University of Pretoria. He pursued a second specialty in Internal Medicine at the CMSA and another Master of Medicine at UCT. Dr. Maki specializes in Global Health, Climate Change, and Noncommunicable Diseases, focusing on Cardiovascular Disease.