Dr. Chinua Akukwe is an Africa analyst with expertise in HIV/AIDS strategies, policies and programs, with special focus on Africa; global health; maternal and child health; international development partnerships; and international affairs. He is a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology; a fellow of the United Kingdom Royal Society of Medicine, London; a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, Washington, D.C.; a member of the New York Academy of Sciences; a former vice chairman of the National Council for International Health, now known as the Global Health Council, Washington, D.C.; a former senior visiting fellow at the National Medical Association, Washington, D.C.; a former senior visiting fellow at the American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction), Washington, DC; a former member of the International Human Rights Committee of the American Public Health Association; a former member of the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Public Health, where he served for five years; and a former member of the board of directors of the Christian Connections for International Health, an international ecumenical organization. Dr. Akukwe is presently a member of the Board of Directors of the Constituency for Africa, Washington, D.C. Dr. Akukwe is a professorial lecturer (professor) of global health and a professorial lecturer of preventive and community health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Healthcare Sciences, Washington, D.C. He is a former chairman of the Technical Advisory Board of the George Washington University Africa Center for Health and Human Security, Washington, D.C., where he served for five years. In addition, he is the executive chairman of the Steering Committee of the Africa Union Africa Diaspora Health Initiative. Dr. Akukwe has written extensively on health and development issues, including four books.