Chrys Promesse Kaniki

Chrys is a senior technical officer for strategic programs in the Office of the Director of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and he coordinates the African Union COVID-19 vaccination Bingwa Initiative.

He is a medical doctor by profession, a PhD candidate in reproductive health sciences, and public health practitioner. He is passionate about social and public health and is driven to contribute to better and more effective social, health, and development policies and programs in Africa. He wants to help contribute to the advancement of innovative ideas, which spurs him on to seek out new frontiers and knowledge to advance the course of his research and, very importantly, the goals of the Africa CDC/African Union.