Breadcrumb What we do | Driving global impact Young Leaders programme Young Leaders Alumni Young Leaders Alumni As of 2023, there are 55 professionals who have completed the Young Leader programme and are now part of the Young Leaders Alumni, a community of change-makers in cancer control. Go to section About Recent activities and news Meet the Young Leaders Alumni Alumni photo album Contact us UICC recognises the contribution of Young Leaders past and present to the cancer community and commits to support and nurture the network as it continues to grow. All Young Leaders who successfully complete the programme become part of the Young Leaders Alumni. This community will facilitate ongoing collaboration between participants and will provide a resource of emerging experts and cancer leaders for UICC to engage in its core work. Young Leaders Alumni have gone on to take up influential roles within government, academia and international organisations, including the UICC's Board, and continue working towards improving cancer control globally and regionally in a number of different ways. Recent Alumni activities Young Leaders Alumni in the news How COVID education programmes were repurposed for cancer Source: CodeBlue - Health is a human right How artificial intelligence (AI) can help oncologists and patients in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: Forbes Africa Tackling breast cancer in the marginalised population of Borneo Source: The Borneo Post The 2021-22 class of Young Leaders calls for greater access to cancer medicines Source: Cancer Discovery A podcast with Dr Murallitharan Munisamy, Managing Director of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia Source: BFM Business Station Meet the heroic oncologist battling to provide cancer care in Nigeria Source: Global Citizen Health Hero: meet Tlotlo Ralefala Source: BBC News (Life Clinic) Changing the course of cancer in Mongolia Source: Think Global Health How Rwanda could become one of the first countries to wipe out cervical cancer Source: The Guardian Young Leaders Alumni in UICC articles and blogs ‘Finding their tribe’: UICC Young Leaders expand their work from local impact to global collaboration Read more UICC Young Leaders programme: a decade of influencing change in global cancer control Read more Announcing a new cohort of Young Leaders in global cancer control Read more Young Leaders 2023-2024 Podcast "Let's Talk Cancer": Inclusive care for LGBTQI people Read more Applications are now open for the Young Leaders programme Read more Meet the Young Leaders Alumni 2021-22 cohort Anna Dare (Canada / New Zealand) Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow, University of Toronto Find out more about Anna's work. Asma Hatoqai (Jordan) Tobacco Control Specialist, King Hussein Cancer Center Find out more about Asma's work. Diego Gimenez Velilla (Paraguay) Head of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Institute (INCAN) Find out more about Diego's work. Freddy Houehanou Rodrigue Gnangnon (Benin) Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology, University of Abomey-Calavi Find out more about Freddy's work. Tlotlo Ralefala (Botswana) Clinical Oncologist and Head of Oncology, Princess Marina Hospital Find out more about Tlotlo's work. Arnaud Bayle (France) Assistant Professor, Drug Development Department, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center Find out more about Arnaud's work. Chemtai Mungo (USA / Kenya) Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina Find out more about Chemtai's work. Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis (Mexico) Researcher in Medical Sciences, Department of Geriatrics, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Find out more about Enrique's work. Melissa Lim Siaw Han (Malaysia) Pharmacist / Researcher / Committee Member, Society for Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Kuching Find out more about Melissa's work. Venus Dadirai Mushininga (Zimbabwe) Program Manager, Department of Non-Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health and Child Care Find out more about Venus's work. 2019-20 cohort Ahmed Hefnawy (UK / Egypt) Obstetrics and Gynecology Lecturer, Assiut University Find out more about Ahmed's work. Felipe Roitberg (Switzerland / Brazil) Consultant, Cancer Control, World Health Organization Find out more about Felipe's work. Kingsley Ndoh (USA / Nigeria) Clinical Assistant Professor, Global Health, University of Washington and Co-Founder, Hurone AI Find out more about Kingsley's work. Murallitharan Munisamy (Malaysia) Director, National Cancer Society Malaysia Find out more about Murallitharan's work Alexandra Tamas (Belgium / Romania) Director of Public Affairs, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) Find out more about Alexandra's work. Ishtar Espejo Castella (Spain) Director, Fundacion Aladina Find out more about Ishtar's work. Manjuh Florence (Cameroon) Women's Health Program Supervisor, Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Service Find out more about Manjuh's work. Omolola Salako (Nigeria) Radiation Oncologist, Entrepeneur and Lecturer, Sebeccly Cancer Care, Oncopadi, University of Lagos Find out more about Omolola's work. 2017-18 cohort Dauren Adilbay (USA / Kazakhstan) Clinical Fellow, Louisiana State University Shreveport Kelechi Eguzo (Canada / Nigeria) General Practitioner in Oncology and President, Marjorie Bash Foundation Supriya Jayant Sastri (India) Professor, Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre Youssef Zeidan (USA / Lebanon) Radiation Oncologist, Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute François Uwinkindi (Rwanda) Manager of Non Communicable Diseases Division, Rwanda Biomedical Centre Paul Ebusu (Uganda) Tobacco Control Officer, World Health Organization Roberta Marques (Brazil) Director of Philanthropy, Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino 2013-2017 cohorts Ami Bhatt (USA) Associate Professor of Medicine & Genetics, Stanford University Christian R. Ntizimira (Rwanda) Founder & Executive Director, African Center for Research on End of Life Care (ACREOL) Fabio Ynoe Moraes (Canada / Brazil) Assistant Professor, Queen's University Gevorg Tamamyan (Armenia) Head of the Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia, Hematology Center R. Yeolyan Hanna Tervonen (Finland) Chief Specialist, Finnish Social and Health Data Permit Authority (Findata) Laura Mendoza (Paraguay) Researcher, Research Institute for Health Sciences, National University of Asuncion Maria Celeste Diaz (Argentina) Technical Consultant, Secretariat of Medication and Strategic Information, Ministry of Health Miriam Mutebi (Kenya) Breast Surgical Oncologist and Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University Hospital, President-elect, African Organisation for Research & Training in Cancer (AORTIC), and Board Member, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Shekinah Elmore (USA) Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Tsetsegsaikhan Batmunkh (Mongolia) Founder and CEO, National Cancer Council of Mongolia fsan Bhadelia (USA) Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Purdue University André Ilbawi (Switzerland / USA) Technical Officer, Cancer Control, World Health Organization Cristian A. Herrera (USA / Chile) Senior Health Specialist, World Bank Mandi Pratt-Chapman (USA) Associate Professor of Medicine, The George Washington University Mauricio Maza (El Salvador) Advisor, Cancer Prevention and Control, Pan American Health Organization Mei Ling Yap (Australia) Radiation Oncologist, Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres Runcie Chikeruba Wilson Chidebe (Nigeria) Founder and Executive Director, Project PINK BLUE Temidayo Fadelu (USA) Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Chukwuma Oraegbunam (UK / Nigeria) Old Age Psychiatrist, NHS Elizabeth Ayoo (Kenya) Lawyer, Ayoo-See & Co Associates Han Win Htun (Myanmar) Family Medicine and Public Health Physician, Family Medicine Clinic of Mandalay Mellany Murgor (Kenya) Occupational Safety and Health Services Physician, Ministry of Labour Nauman Jadoon (Pakistan) Endocrinology Fellow, College of Physicians and Surgeons Neha Tripathi (India) Director, Cancer Aid Society Xiao-Jian Qin (China) Professor, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center Yetty Movieta Nency (Indonesia) Pediatrician, Kariadi Hospital, Diponegoro University Danielle Rodin (Canada) Director, Global Cancer Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Board Member, Union for International Cancer control (UICC) Leana May (USA) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine Oluwafunmilola James (Nigeria) Public Health professional Zoe Wainer (Australia) Deputy Secretary, Public Health, Victorian Department of Health Alumni photo album Click the photos below Contact us UICC is eager to hear from our Young Leader Alumni and receive updates on their current activities. We are actively looking for alumni stories to feature on our website. Email us now Related pages The Young Leaders programme is a unique opportunity to be part of a global network of inspiring and ambitious young leaders in cancer control. Our Young Leaders include frontline workers and cancer advocates who are at the forefront of protecting and supporting cancer patients during the current pandemic. Tags Young Leaders Young Leader Alumni Last update Monday 04 September 2023 Share this page
