Gershim is a Senior Research Scientist and the Head of Chronic Diseases Management Unit at the African Population and Health Research Center. He has a background in Medicine and Epidemiology and his research focuses on co-design, implementation and evaluation of interventions for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in various African populations with a focus on cardiovascular diseases, cancers, mental health and neurological diseases.

Daniel Boateng is an Epidemiologist and research scientist with 8+ years’ experience in global health research, focusing on non-communicable diseases, dietary behaviour, implementation science, and multimorbidity in migrants, ethnic minorities, vulnerable and low- and middle-income country populations. He is a Lecturer at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health, KNUST. 

Michelle is a social scientist who uses participatory and qualitative methods to study health systems and equity. Based in southern Africa and underpinned by primary health care principles, she has investigated numerous social and economic determinants of health including community-based early childhood interventions, caregiving and food advertising. 

Michelle is a Senior Researcher at PRICELESS-SA in the Wits School of Public Health, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Jeff Collin is Professor of Global Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh. A political scientist by background, he previously worked at the London school of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Moving to Edinburgh in 2005, he established a suite of MSc programmes in health policy, joining the School of Social & Political Science in 2010 when the Global Public Health Unit was created within Social Policy.

Eshetu is a Research Scientist in the Chronic Diseases Management Unit with a key role in co-designing and testing interventions with stakeholders to inform policy & practice on prevention and management of chronic diseases in various African populations.

Prof Susan Goldstein is a public health medicine specialist and Managing Director at the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science-PRICELESS SA. She worked at the Soul City: Institute for Social Justice (SCI) for over 22 years, communicating about health with both adults and children. She has a special interest in research, both qualitative and quantitative, and using evidence to inform policy in the topic areas of Health Promotion, NCDs, Immunization, and Child Health and protection. She has published widely in the field of public health.

Mumta is a PhD scholar within the Global Health Policy Unit, based at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science. Her research investigates commercial influence on health and equity in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on health governance. She has previously worked as a medical doctor and public health researcher.

Mark Henderson is a Project Manager at the University of Edinburgh and Project Coordinator for the ACORDS project.

Previously Mark worked as project manager and technical adviser with several International NGOs. He holds an MSc in Disaster Management and Sustainable Development and Prince 2 and Prince 2 Agile Practitioner project management certifications. He is also a full member of the Association for Project Management (APM).

Micheal is a Researcher at SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - Priceless SA. Micheal has research interest in Health Economics: healthcare financing; provider-payment mechanisms; economic burden of diseases, cost-effectiveness analysis and fiscal policies for health.

Nason Maani is a Lecturer in Inequalities and Global Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh’s Global Health Policy Unit, in the School of Social and Political Science. His research focuses on the commercial determinants of health, seeking to describe the mechanisms through which commercial actors affect health inequalities, knowledge and public discourse.

Dr. Loyiso Maciko holds a Ph.D. in economics, specialising in financial inclusion in South Africa, particularly in rural areas. With a focus on creating an equitable and sustainable financial landscape, he has gained extensive experience from institutions like the University of Fort Hare, the Human Sciences Research Council, the University of the Witwatersrand, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. In his capacity as a lecturer he has facilitated courses such as Public Finance, Economics and Analytical Methods.

Dr Sameera Mahomedy is a senior researcher in health law and policy at PRICELESS SA. She holds an LLB, an LLM (cum laude) and a PhD in law from the University of Stellenbosch. Her areas of interest include health promotion, child-directed marketing, commercial determinants of health and constitutional law. 

Maurine Ng'oda is a Research Officer and PhD Fellow at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), based in Nairobi. She works within the Chronic Diseases Management Unit under the Health and Well-being theme, contributing to the ACORDS project and broader research in non-communicable disease prevention and care.

Veronica is a public health specialist with over 5 years of research experience in population health with a special interest in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Her research interest is in preventing and controlling NCDs through reducing population exposure to NCD risk factors, including unhealthy food environments in LMICs, using evidence-based interventions. Additionally, she is interested in behavior change communication and disability mainstreaming. 

Kaveri Qureshi is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh. Her health research, to date, has primarily focused on racialised minorities in the UK, and rural-to-urban migrations in Pakistan. She has worked on intersectional experiences of inequality across chronic disease, mental health, reproductive health and COVID-19.

Yolanda Radu is a Senior Researcher at the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA). She has an LLM in International Law and Development and an LLB from Wits University and has over 10 years of experience in mainstreaming human rights principles and standards into development policy and programming. She possesses technical expertise in advancing development through programme design, research and policy analysis at national, regional and international level. 

Rob Ralston is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on health and climate policy, drawing on policy studies and political science fields to explore corporate power and global governance.

Dr Arti Singh is a public health physician with a PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology and am currently a senior lecturer at the School of Public Health (KNUST), Ghana. Her areas of research interest have been on non-communicable diseases, with a focus on tobacco control research. She has over the years honed her skills in designing and conducting qualitative and quantitative research, analysing complex health systems, stakeholder and policy engagement, and translating research findings into actionable policy recommendations.

Baone Twala is a researcher in public health law and policy at the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA. 

May is a public health researcher and speciality doctor. Her research aims to study how commercial actors influence ideas, knowledge, science and policymaking. She publishes research on the corporate political activity of multiple health harming industries, including on the activities of industry-funded organisations, the influence of youth education and safety programmes, and the use of metaphor.

Calistus Wilunda is an epidemiologist with over 15 years of experience in maternal and child nutrition, nutritional epidemiology, and non-communicable disease risk factors. His current research focuses on trends in hypertension prevalence and care across Africa, delays in cancer care in Kenya, and the effects of climate variability on nutrition and mental health among women and children in arid and semi-arid regions.