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Angelina Namiba

Originally from Kenya, Angelina has over 25 years of experience working in the HIV sector on different initiatives ranging from providing one-to-one support to people living with HIV, treatment advocacy, and managing service delivery to facilitating, promoting and advocating for the involvement of women living with HIV in forming and informing local and national strategy and policy.

Living with HIV for more than 30 years, she is a founder member of the 4M Network of Mentor Mothers living with HIV

A programme that works with Mentor Mothers living with HIV to train them to support their peers in their pregnancy journey and for their professional development.

Angelina also sits on various national and international advisory boards. These include as a patron of the National HIV Nurses Association , a lay member of the Women’s Network of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, a member of the Organizing Committee of the annual International Women and HIV Workshop, has been a Community representative for BHIVA, and is a Trustee of the National AIDS Trust, Salamander Trust and SAFE Kenya . She has co-authored various articles in peer-review journals, and UNAIDS reports.

News featuring Angelina

New video resource on HIV and mental health for women with HIV

New video resource on HIV and mental health for women with HIV

Phoenix Health Movement is delighted to announce the launch of a new set of video resources for Black & migrant women with HIV about mental health, co-produced with 4M Network of Mentor Mothers. These videos provide empowering, reliable and engaging information,...

Positive Health – Episode 3

Positive Health – Episode 3

In Episode 3 of Positive Health Co-hosts Susan Cole & Denis Onyango are joined by guests Dr Annabelle Sowemimo and Angelina Namiba to discuss HIV and Black communities. YouTube Shorts from Episode 3Advice to a woman newly diagnosed with HIVAdvice to Black women...

Dr Oni Blackstock

Dr Oni Blackstock

Dr Oni Blackstock Dr Oni Blackstock is a primary care and HIV physician, researcher, and public health leader. Who decides? That question anchors her work. Dr. Blackstock founded and leads Health Justice, which partners with health institutions on racial and...

Oluwakemi Agunbiade

Oluwakemi Agunbiade

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Amanita Calderon-Cifuentes

Amanita Calderon-Cifuentes

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Alberto Pereira Jr.

Alberto Pereira Jr.

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Dr Melvina Woode Owusu

Dr Melvina Woode Owusu

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Juddy Otti

Juddy Otti

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Florence Riako Anam

Florence Riako Anam

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Dr Harvey Kennedy-Pitt

Dr Harvey Kennedy-Pitt

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Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma

Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma

Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma is a UK-based international development consultant, global health advocate, and prominent voice in HIV/AIDS activism. Living with HIV for decades, she has dedicated her career to fighting stigma, shaping health policy, and...