PRIMAFAMED Board
Each of the countries with institutional membership of the network will select one country representative to sit on the PRIMAFAMED Board. Currently there are institutions from 25 countries represented in the network. The Board will meet annually at the PRIMAFAMED conference and will be responsible for strategic direction of the network. Members of the Board will serve for a period of 4-years.
PRIMAFAMED Executive
The Board will elect three people to form an Executive. One person must be from West Africa, one from East Africa and one from Southern Africa. Currently the executive members are:
Dr Akye Essuman
University of Ghana
Ghana
(elected by Board)
West Africa Representative
Dr Innocent Besigye
Makerere University
Uganda
(elected by Board)
WONCA Africa Representative
Dr Martha Makwero
College of Medicine
Malawi
(elected by Board)
Prof Bob Mash
Stellenbosch University
South Africa
(Administrative institution)
Co-ordinator
Prof Gulnaz Mohamoud
Aga Khan University
Kenya
(East Africa Africa representative)
Administrative support
Stellenbosch University’s Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa, is currently providing administrative support to the network.