The main reason that our work is in Zambia at all stems from a friendship between Prof Chifumbe Chintu and Bill Nelems that began as medical school classmates from their University of Toronto days together.

 

He is the father of Zambian Paediatrics, honoured by the WHO for his contributions to health care in Africa, Chair of the Pan-African Health Ethics Committee, beloved by students, colleagues and patients (the list goes on). Having collaborated with numerous international investigators, he has published extensively on literally every aspect of tropical Paediatric health. He is highly sought after as an international speaker. Prof Chintu acts as our advisor, our moral compass, our source of inspiration.