Geneva — The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) is delighted to announce the appointment of a new member to our Governance Board. We warmly welcome Dr Ntobeko Ntusi as our new Board member.

Dr Ntobeko Ntusi is the President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC). He joined SAMRC from the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital where he was the Chair and Head of the Department of Medicine. He is a distinguished and highly respected figure in the medical community as a key global opinion leader. His lifelong passion for evidence-based healthcare, health systems research, non-communicable disease multimorbidity, and universal health coverage has positioned him as a trailblazer in medical research. Prof. Ntusi obtained a BSc(Hons) degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Haverford College, USA, and an MBChB degree from the University of Cape Town. He is a qualified physician and cardiologist, and holds numerous additional qualifications, including a DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine from the University of Oxford, St. Cross College, and an MD in Cardiology from the University of Cape Town. Prof. Ntusi also provides key scientific leadership globally through boards and scientific advisory committees of numerous organisations he serves on.

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