Jean Kaseya

Jean Kaseya is the first director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. A Congolese medical doctor with degrees in epidemiology and community health, he has over 25 years of experience in public health. Prior roles include nine years with UNICEF, two years with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as well as work with the World Health Organization leading the development of the meningitis A investment case as well as being senior adviser for emergency response. He has been senior adviser to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, head of routine immunisation with the National Expanded Programme on Immunization and chief medical officer.