AMREF’s New Chair of the Board

The AMREF International Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Omari Issa as the Board Chairperson.  Mr Issa is currently the President’s Adviser/Chief Executive of the Presidential Delivery Unit in Tanzania.  Prior to this appointment he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Climate Facility for Africa in Tanzania.

Mr Issa is a Tanzanian national who has extensive experience in the management of international and local organisations. He has served as a board member and chairman of several organisations in different countries globally.  Having extensively collaborated with public and private sectors within these countries, he is well versed with pan-African networks.

AMREF welcomes Mr Issa as its chairman and looks forward to his guidance as we strive for lasting health change in Africa.