Vice President: Menbeu Sultan Mohammed

Dr. Menbeu Sultan Mohammed, an associate professor of emergency medicine and critical care working at St. Paul’s hospital millennium medical college, Ethiopia, serves as an emergency medicine specialist doctor, intensivist and public health expert. He received emergency speciality from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, critical care subspecialty fellowship from St. Johns medical college, Bangalore India and a master’s degree in public health from the intercontinental institution of public health, Ethiopia. His research interest area includes early critical care, emergency medicine system and clinical guidelines. He is involved in the development of multiple documents to be used at national and international level. This includes training materials, recommendations, strategic documents and implementation guides. And as a researcher he has published more than 30 papers in reputable journals. He has served as the president of Ethiopian society of emergency professionals (ESEP) for three years.

Members at Large: Peter Mabula

Dr. Mabula teaches Emergency Medicine and is an accredited master instructor for the WHO BEC, CALS instructor for IOM, AHA accredited ACLS, PALS & PEARS instructor.

Since 2017 following completion of his residency program in Emergency Medicine at Muhumbili University, Dr. Mabula has recognized the need for Out of Hospital Emergency Care (OHEC) and has forged collaboration with the Tanzania Traffic police where as from 2021, over 200 traffic Police from the Arusha PD have been trained on basic trauma emergency care and has established an ambulance fleet accessible to the community.

Dr. Mabula is a founder and director of The Same Qualities Foundation (SQF) a non for profit organization supporting free cleft surgeries across Tanzania and currently serves as a faculty and member of AfricaCDC TWG for COVID-19.

Dr. Mabula is also a founder and Co-Director of Safari City HealthCare Limited (Arusha Tanzania) a HealthCare system which provides highly specialty medical care at its twin centers “The Safari City Specialty Polyclinic” situated at the heart of Arusha city and “The Safari City Medical Centre” situated at the newly founded Safari City west of the city of Arusha. Dr. Mabula also serves as a chief of Emergency Medicine at NSK hospitals in Arusha Tanzania

Dr Robert Holliman – Operational Technical Consultant

Dr Holliman MBBS, MRCP(UK), MRCEM(UK) is a specialist emergency registrar working clinically in the UK and South Africa. He is currently completing a PhD on Engaged Research within Emergency Medicine (UCT, SA) and serves as a course convenor & tutor at the University of Cape Town. After originally training in the UK, he garnered experience both in rural and urban public emergency departments across South Africa as well as spending time at various healthcare centres in countries across Africa. An ardent advocate for enhancing research capacity & global emergency care standards, his research pursuits encompass research priorities, facilitating research translation & the scholarship of engaged researcher.  

Dr Hannah Ofosua Owusu – President’s Intern

Dr Hannah Ofosua Owusu, BSc., MBChB. is a staff member of St. Joseph Hospital in Koforidua – Ghana. She is currently a third year resident in emergency medicine at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi – Ghana. Dr. Owusu is serving as the President’s intern with the African Federation for Emergency medicine. She has a vision to help find solutions to challenges facing emergency care in Africa and the world through education, research and, advocacy.