Bernard T.Makala

Mr. Bernard Makala is a results-oriented pharmacist with over fifteen years of experience in pharmacotherapeutics and project leadership. Blend with his technical experiences and expertise in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS), Mr. Makala serves as the AMS Technical Advisor for the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association’s Surveillance and Prescribing Support for Antimicrobial Stewardship Resource Capacity Building (SPARC), across 22 […]
Charles Mwanje

Charles is a certified global health program manager, researcher, social scientist and a Master of Public Health candidate at the University of Manchester. He has extensive experience in evidence-based public health (including digital health) program development, implementation, and research in LMICs. His strengths lie in organizational skills, effective communication, and adeptness at navigating complex challenges, […]
Emma Foreman

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Sarah Cavanagh

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Claire Brandish

Claire has worked for 15 years as a lead antimicrobial pharmacist in the NHS, UK. She is a Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Global Health Fellow and has provided clinical pharmacy leadership and expertise to two Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) projects in Uganda. Claire is a Senior Technical AMR Advisor for CPA and the CwPAMS […]
Gloria Tumukunde

Gloria is a projects and membership administrator at the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association with a 4 years work experience supporting health systems strengthening and research projects and is responsible for managing and coordinating the administrative aspects of membership and engagement activities including performing member enrollment and reporting activities, analyzing data from the Continuous Professional Development-CPD platform […]
Nikki D’Arcy

Nikki is an experienced project manager with molecular and microbiology research experience in hospitals, academia and biotech. She has a background in infectious disease research and a PhD in Infection Control and the microbiology of indoor environments. Nikki has held positions as Operations Director with teams developing novel classes of antibiotic, so is acutely aware […]
Jolaade Taiwo

Jolaade is a pharmacist with over 4 years experience as a media and communications professional. He is passionate about using media as a tool for development and social change, and this is evident in his work with non profit organizations and start-ups across the world. As a Communications Manager at CPA, Jolaade is dedicated to […]
Gizem Gülpınar

Dr Gülpınar received her PhD from Ankara University in Turkey. She is a full-time researcher in the field of social pharmacy in Ankara University. She has done her Post-Doctoral research at the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Policy, University of Nottingham in the UK. She is interested in qualitative research exploring pharmacists’ professional identity, patient […]
Ayesha Iqbal

Ayesha is a full time PhD student in University of Nottingham. Currently helping CPA with active research and submission of research grants for developing and progressing pharmacy profession in low and middle-income CW countries. As a senior research officer in CPA, Ayesha also helps the CPA aim towards UN sustainable development goals of access to […]