Shiv Kumar

A Social Investor, Shiv has 30 years of experience in solving complex social problems, in India and internationally. A post-graduate in Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), he is the co-founder of the Catalyst Group of institutions, consisting of six organisations that further the health and wealth of the marginalised communities.  He has incubated and supported over 200+ community organisations and social enterprises as well as failed. He travels extensively in India and 30 other countries for work.  He plays roles as required – Advisor, technical support provider, institution builder, mentor, team leader, facilitator and coach. He is passionate about communities, collaboratives, institutions, human behaviour, partnerships, technology, governance; in addition to being a foodie, techi and cyclist. More on him in linked in.

  • Dr Aisha Liman

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Aisha is a Public Health Physician passionate about teaching and creating enabling environments for preventive medicine. She has worked in...
  • Allana Best

    Health Systems Advisor
    Allana is a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from...
  • Dr Anbreen Slama-Chaudhry

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Anbreen is a primary care doctor and a Swiss board certified specialist in General and Internal Medicine. As a practising...
  • Andrew Keith

    Non-Executive Director (Finance)
    Andrew is a public financial management (PFM) and budget specialist with 30 years of knowledge on PFM, fiduciary risk assessment...
  • Dr Anushka Mehrotra

    GP / Health Systems Advisor
    Anushka is a GP/Family Physician in diverse South East London, working with a multi-cultural community. One of her...
  • Bill Mather

    Non-Executive Director
    Bill is an internationally recognised expert on system transformation towards improving the machinery of governments, modernising public services, building public...
  • Dorcas Gwata

    Chair
    Dorcas is a Clinical Mental Health Nurse Specialist, originally from Zimbabwe. She has worked widely in the UK's NHS...
  • Dr. Aula Abbara

    Aula is a consultant in Infectious Diseases/ General Medicine at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust and an Honorary Clinical Senior...
  • Dr. Bashir Dirie Jama

    Somaliland
    Bashir works in a regional hospital in Somaliland and participated in our online 'Management of NCDs' course. Read more about...
  • Dr Brighton Chireka

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Brighton is a GP/ Family physician and an international health consultant with over 20 years clinical experience across primary, secondary...
  • Dr Camille Gajria

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Camille is a GP in London providing primary care to a multicultural population, and a medical education fellow at Imperial...
  • Dr Caroline Jones

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Caroline trained as a family medicine doctor in the US and now works as a GP in an inner city...
  • Dr Catherine Kyobutungi

    Catherine Kyobutungi is the Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center based in Nairobi, Kenya. She previously...
  • Dr Chomba Sinyangwe

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Chomba is a medical doctor and public health practitioner with over 18 years’ experience working in clinical practice and leading...
  • Dr David Mazza

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    David has more than twenty years of experience as a General Practitioner / Family Physician. Having led large urban practices, his...
  • Eatimad Abbas

    Nurse/Midwife/Health System Advisor
    Eatimad is a Public Health Professional with a master’s degree in public health, Bachelor degree in nursing sciences and...
  • Edilu Robert

    Uganda
    Robert Edilu was PCI’s first NCD ‘champion’ within the UNHCR programme and is now one of the facilitators...
  • Dr Happy Paulianne Mwete

    Burundi
    Happy is in charge of the health centre at a refugee camp in Burundi. She participated in our online 'Management...
  • Dr Helen Pleger

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Helen is a Primary Care doctor and Public Health professional. She was born and raised in Kenya, and has worked...
  • Dr. Hesham Ben Masaud

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    For the past five years, Hesham has been working as a family medicine and emergency medicine consultant in Tripoli. He...
  • Dr John Walley

    GP/Health Systems Advisor
    John is a Clinical Professor of International Public Health at the Nuffield Centre for International Health, Medical School, University of...
  • Dr. Khairat Al Habbal

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Khairat is a family physician, medical educator, consultant and researcher. She holds an MSc in Global Health Policy from the...
  • Dr Kiran Cheedella

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Kiran works as a GP in the UK and also with Queen Margaret University and the College of Medicine and...
  • Dr Lucinda Hiam

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Lucinda has worked as a GP in London and recently returned from working with MSF in Jordan. She has a...
  • Dr Marian Davis

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Marian has been a GP for more than 35 years, working mostly in rural Herefordshire. She has a longstanding interest...
  • Dr Matthew Harris

    Vice-Chair
    Matthew is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health, in the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College...
  • Dr Mawaheb Shelli

    Libya
    Mawaheb was trained as a mentor as part of our EU-funded project with IRC in Libya:
  • Dr Mayur Vibhuti

    Non-Executive Director
    Mayur is a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners with a varied experience of medical education, innovation, and...
  • Dr Mona Osman

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Mona (MD, MPH, MBA, DipIBLM) is a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, the medical...
  • Dr Osama Saidoun

    Libya
    Osama participated in training as part of our EU-funded project with IRC in Libya:
  • Dr Penny Milner

    Senior Associate
    Penny is a GP with over 26 years experience of working in primary care in South East London with its...
  • Dr Philippa Harris

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Philippa initially trained as a physician with an interest in infectious diseases, tropical medicine and HIV and has worked with...
  • Dr Reina Alameddine

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Reina is a practising family physician and medical director of a primary health care center in Beirut. She also works...
  • Dr Renzo Guinto

    Renzo Guinto (MD DrPH) is the Chief Planetary Health Scientist and Co-Founder of the newly established Sunway Centre for...
  • Dr Rita Issa

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Dr Rita Issa is GP in East London and Clinical Research Fellow in Climate Change, Migration and Health at University...
  • Dr Salome Ngata

    Health Systems Advisor
    Salome is a General Practitioner and a Public Health/Health Management Specialist with over 25 years working experience in clinical...
  • Dr Samantha Ross

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Samantha has been involved with writing projects for PCI since 2014 , and has been a GP principal in Glasgow for...
  • Dr Shams Syed

    Dr Shams Syed is the Unit Head, Quality of Care, within the Department of Integrated Health Services in the UHC...
  • Dr Shubhanan Upadhyay

    Non-Executive Director
    Shubs is a GP with extensive experience bringing clinical perspectives to digital health. He is Director of Medical Quality at...
  • Dr. Sila Monthe

    Kenya
    Sila works in a refugee setting in rural north-west Kenya. She participated in our online 'Management of NCDs' course...
  • Dr Silvia Okamgba

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Silvia is a UK qualified Family Physician currently based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She holds a Masters Degree in Health...
  • Dr Steve Pratt

    Steve is a GP, appraiser and educator. He has worked in UK general practice for 30 years and also holds...
  • Dr. Zipporah Ali

    Health Systems Advisor
    Dr Zipporah Ali has recently retired from the position of Executive Director of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA...
  • Edward Vukoni

    Uganda
    Edward works in a clinic in a refgee camp in the west Nile region of Uganda. He participated in our...
  • Enrique Castro-Sánchez

    Nurse/Health Systems Advisor
    Enrique trained in nursing in Spain and public health in the UK. He is currently a lecturer, postdoctoral researcher and...
  • Harri Savage

    Digital learning lead (consultant)
    Harri has been working in developing online learning solutions for over 8 years. In that time she has worked in...
  • Dr Helen Bygrave

    Senior Associate
    Dr Helen Bygrave trained as a doctor in the UK and continues to work as a GP in East London...
  • Jack Barton

    Digital Project Manager
    Jack coordinates development of PCI's digital portfolio, in particular he led on the setting up and development of the...
  • Judy Khanyola

    Judy is a Registered Nurse/Midwife in Africa She is currently the Chair for the Center for Nursing and Midwifery...
  • Kidest Nadew

    Nurse/Health Systems Advisor
    Kidest is an experienced healthcare professional with extensive work experience in paediatrics clinical and community nursing (HIV and other blood...
  • Lundi-Anne Omam

    Health Systems Advisor
    Lundi-Anne Omam is a Public Health expert with over a decade of experience developing, managing and coordinating primary health...
  • Dr Mamsallah Faal-Omisore

    Clinical Director
    Mamsallah is a practising GP/Family physician. With an MSc in Global Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene...
  • Marion Lynch

    Nurse/Health Systems Advisor
    Marion has a portfolio career spanning 37 years of clinical, educational and strategic work across the world mostly in the...
  • Martha Paren

    Non-Executive Director
    Martha is a social sector consultant, providing strategic and capacity building support focused on innovative ways to scale and sustain...
  • Miata Johnson

    Tanzania
    Miata, Nurse and Public Health Officer with UNHCR, was part of a cohort of primary care clinicians we supported on...
  • Mukhtiar Singh

    Non-Executive Director
    Mukhtiar is a practising barrister at a leading civil liberties set of chambers and is ranked in Chambers and Partners...
  • Oreoluwa Obanor

    Communications and Marketing Manager
    Oreoluwa manages communications and marketing at PCI, amplifying the profile and impact of the organization to various audiences. Oreoluwa has...
  • Dr Peter Le Feuvre

    Honorary Clinical Advisor
    Peter is a GP / family physician with thirty years experience in family medicine. In addition to his work with asylum...
  • Prof Ana Mocumbi

    Ana is Associate Professor of Cardiology at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique and Head of NCD Research at National Institute of...
  • Dr Raphael Nepomuceno

    GP/Family Medicine Physician
    Raphael is a family physician working in primary care and emergency medicine. He practices mainly in Inuit and First Nation...
  • Ros Kirkland

    Head of Programmes
    Ros plays a central role in managing and developing the PCI project portfolio. She has a strong track record in...
  • Salvador Camacho

    Health Systems Advisor
    Salvador Camacho is a multidisciplinary public health professional. His main interest is in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and his work...
  • Sara Dawson

    Head of Operations
    Sara has management responsibility for PCI's Finance, HR and legal functions, infrastructure and internal policy development, as well as...
  • Sarah Banham

    Advanced Nurse Practitioner
    Sarah is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner with almost 30 years of experience in general practice. She ran her own GP...
  • Dr Sarah Montgomery

    Honorary Clinical Advisor
    Sarah is a GP / family physician with extensive international experience in building capacity in health care professionals in low and...
  • Shiv Kumar

    A Social Investor, Shiv has 30 years of experience in solving complex social problems, in India and internationally. A post...
  • Steve Murigi

    Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
    Steve is a global health leader and visionary CEO of Primary Care International (PCI), a global organisation dedicated to strengthening...
  • Tineke De Groot

    Nurse/Health Systems Advisor
    Tineke is a Registered Nurse, international Public Health professional and Educational Trainer. She has worked in a variety of primary...
  • Yoctan Vilchez

    Project Manager
    Yoctan manages a portfolio of PCI’s projects across different regions, working with partners and donors to ensure the provision...