The people building Africa's child health intelligence infrastructure.

Researchers, clinicians, innovators, and community leaders organised across three bodies: a Board of Trustees, a Scientific Advisory Board, and a Founding Circle.

01 Board of Trustees

Governance, strategy, and stewardship.

Responsible for the governance, strategy, and long-term stewardship of the Foundation. Up to five members in the initial phase.

Dr. Semnen Lambert Osakue, MD, MIPH

Founder & Chair · Int. Public Health

A medical doctor and public health specialist, Dr. Osakue founded the Foundation to close the gap between what the evidence shows and what African families actually receive — focused on prevention, nutrition, and evidence-based support built for African contexts.

Trustee to be announced

Paediatrics · Clinical

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Governance · Legal

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Finance · Accountability

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Community · Social Impact

Trustees are independent of the Foundation's mission-aligned company, ensuring decisions including the licensing of the Evidence Vault are made in the public interest.

02 Scientific Advisory Board

Independent scientific guidance.

Providing independent scientific and technical guidance to ensure our work is evidence-based and impactful.

Advisor to be announced

Research Scientist

Institution to be confirmed

Early Childhood Development

Advisor to be announced

Paediatrician

Institution to be confirmed

Child Nutrition

Advisor to be announced

Public Health Researcher

Institution to be confirmed

Maternal & Newborn Health

The Scientific Advisory Board is being constituted. Members offer technical guidance without formal governance obligations.

03 Founding Advisors

Expertise that shapes our vision.

A multidisciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, educators, innovators, and community leaders helping shape the Foundation.

Founding Advisor to be announced

Research Scientist

Institution to be confirmed

Early Childhood Development

Founding Advisor to be announced

Paediatrician

Institution to be confirmed

Clinical Paediatrics

Founding Advisor to be announced

Nutritionist

Institution to be confirmed

Child Nutrition

Build healthier African childhoods with us.

We work with researchers, institutions, governments, NGOs, and funders who share our commitment to prevention.

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