About Us
Our Story
In a remarkable display of compassion and dedication, a collective of highly skilled medical professionals from the United States and Africa specializing in liver and digestive diseases has united to volunteer their invaluable time and expertise in Africa. Their noble mission is to prevent and treat liver and digestive diseases through groundbreaking research, vital patient education and treatment, and empowering local doctors and healthcare professionals through comprehensive training programs.
In partnership with the healthcare community, the private sector and governmental institutions, this group is making significant strides to combat health challenges and improve the well-being and life expectancy of countless African families.
Our Mission
Our Vision
Board of Directors
Lewis Roberts, MD, MB, ChB, PhD
President
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Victor Ankoma-Sey, MD
Vice President
Houston Methodist Hospital; Liver Associates of Texas, PA
Mitchell “Mitch” Mah’moud, MD, DTh, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD
Treasurer
Duke University, Durham, NC
Board Members
Thomas D. Amankonah, MD
Tulane Health System, New Orleans, LA
Yaw Asare-Aboagye, DVM, MS
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Nairobi, Kenya
Bubu Banini, MD, PhD
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Nana K. Wiafe-Ababio, PharmD
Takeda, Houston, TX
Francis D. Dickson, MD
Nova Surgery Center, Accra, Ghana
Alicia Scharles Konadu, MD
Advent Health, Fort Worth, TX
Kofi Nuako, MD
Advanced Gastroenterology, Union City, TN
Jecinta Scott, MS, CCRP
Exact Sciences Corporation, Blaine, MN
