Prof Hannes Steinberg was born and grew up in Johannesburg and studied medicine at WITS University. As a young medical doctor, he worked at a rural Hospital in Limpopo province, South Africa. He is presently associated with the department of Family Medicine at UFS in Bloemfontein, responsible for the training of Family Physicians for southern Africa. He has been a member of CMF-RSA since undergraduate years and served on the executive in various positions during the last three decades. He currently serves on the ICMDA Board. He is married to Ute Hallbauer, a pediatrician and they have 2 daughters, Miriam and Naomi.
Pre-conference Leadership Trainers
Dr Victor Fredlund
Pre-conference & Breakout Speaker
Victor Fredlund graduated in 1979 from London University. In 1981 he started as a medical officer in Mseleni Hospital, KZN, South Africa became Medical Superintendent in 1985 and retired at the end of March 2021. Involved in hospital administration, planning and development, as well as day to day clinical practice. He has written research papers on TB, HIV and Mseleni joint disease; and was also involved in community development, water, sanitation, job creation, education, orphan care, youth work and church ministry. At present running Ngithume Nkosi, which seeks to encourage health workers to a life of service to the community.
Dr Tygie Nadesan
Regional Secretary
Southern Africa Regional Secretary
Tygie is a family physician born in Durban, South Africa. He graduated from
the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in 1976 and obtained postgraduate
qualifications in Family Medicine and HIV medicine, having been a part of the
ICMDA family since his student days. He planted the Newlands Christian
Tabernacle church and served as pastor, board member as well as preaching
and music leading. He has served on the board of directors for Focus on the
Family and was the leader of Durban CMF (2003-2015). He and his wife
Saras have three children and four grandsons.
Dr Pinkie Bala-Mbambisa
Dr Pinkie Bala -Mbambisa a recently retired Specialist Family. Physician with special interest in child health, Anaesthesia ,Travel and Preventive Medicine.
Married -for 50 years to Zweli also a retired gynecologist .
Blessed with 3 children and 3 grandchildren .Now have 2 daughters , our only son passed on to Glory August 2018
Founder and president of Woman of Virtue, a women's mentoring organisation helping women to achieve balance in their lives and reach their full God given potential
Board member of various professional and community organisations including Daily Bread children’s Home that caters,loves and empower the vulnerable and abandoned and also of Focus of the Family -Africa
Active member of our local Business Woman's Association and previous recipient of its Best Award in the Professional Category 2011
Previously involved with my husband in a mentoring program for Christian medical students at WSU helping them to hold on to their faith in a rapidly changing world.
Provincial coordinator for MWASA
Medical Women Association of S.A.
Passionate about family issues,women issues,leadership development ,preventative health and community development .
A lover of Jesus and His Kingdom .Presently enrolled in a Christian Bioethics course with ICMDA
Dr Khozya Zyambo
LOC Chair
Dr Janet Giddy
Breakout Speaker
Janet is a Family Physician and Public Health consultant. She has had experience in rural medicine, primary health care, HIV and TB care, maternal & child health and the education of nurses, doctors and medical students. She has worked as a manager and has been involved in a variety of research studies in the field of HIV, TB, PMTCT, and reproductive health. She currently works for a TB advocacy organization (TB Proof), as well various voluntary projects, including medical history writing, and gender critical advocacy. She is a founder member of First Do No Harm Southern Africa (FDNHSA) which is a voluntary association of professionals advocating for evidence-based care of children and youth with gender dysphoria. She is married and a mother (of 4 adult children) and grandmother (2 grandsons). When not busy with various family and work commitments, she enjoys writing, spending time with friends and being outside in Nature.
Dr Faith Masanganise
Dr Faith Masanganise, is a registered Psychiatrist who attained both her undergraduate medical degree and her masters degree at the University of Zimbabwe.
She can be found in many different walks, with the common goal of bridging the mental health gap by promoting mental health awareness.
She is the current Chairperson of the Zimbabwe College of Psychiatry, a consultant at Annexe Psychiatric Unit, a lecturer at Midlands State University and is involved in a WHO initiative to train other health professionals in recognising and managing health conditions. She takes pride in not only shaping the future generation of doctors, by teaching them how to diagnose and manage clients, but by putting emphasis on doing so with compassion, empathy and respect. Her special interest being implementing practices aimed at reducing the stigma and abuse around mental health issues.
Her exposure to Forensic Psychiatry bore fruit to her position as a board member in The Grace and Nelly Project. As part of her work there, she strives to reduce the cases of child sexual abuse in remote areas by promoting period health, promoting awareness of sexual and reproductive rights, providing psychosocial support and empowering the women and children to be financially independent by providing skills training.
In her role as ICMDA area represenative Southern Africa, Dr Faith can be found working with adolescents and young people. She believes in the importance of providing mentorship and creating safe spaces for the young people, in promoting wellness and promoting health. She endeavors to make a difference by not only promoting awareness but by also teaching others the importance of advocating change for those feel too small to be heard, our clients with mental health issues.
Dr Colin Pfaff
Breakout Speaker
Colin is a family medicine and public health doctor from South Africa. After 8 years in a rural hospital in South Africa, he spent two years in medical mission work in Nepal and later 10 years in Malawi working with HIV and TB programs. He is currently the Senior Regional Advisor for Southern Africa for the NCDI poverty network, which seeks to establish clinics for patients with advanced NCDs in district hospitals in low- and middle-income countries.
Dr Augustin Lutakwa
Breakout & Pre-conference Speaker
AEO for Sub-Saharan Africa
Augustin was born in the DR Congo and trained as a General Surgeon in South Africa where he now lives and works. He serves as an Associate Executive Officer (AEO) for ICMDA Sub-Saharan Africa, where he promotes the mission, vision and core values of ICMDA among students and junior graduates. He was also the Congress Director for the 17th ICMDA World Congress held in Arusha, Tanzania in 2023.
Dr Alex Bolek
Regional Secretary
Alex Bolek, is a General Practitioner (GP) with Masters in Public and Tropical Health (MPH)
He is ICMDA’s Africa Coordinator and East Africa Regional Secretary since 2017.
Alex is also the chairman of South Sudan Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA-SS)
He is on the board of a number of Christian organisations such as the Scripture Union of South Sudan (SUSS), Fellowship of Christian University Students (FOCUS), ACORD and others.
Alex has a passion for leadership development and is an alumnus of both Haggai International (HI) Leadership Institute and John Maxwell Million Leaders Mandate.
For over ten (10) years, Alex has served with both MOH and international NGOs such as Jhpiego, Healthnet TPO, St. Vincent De Paul Society in different managerial and technical roles implementing public health and humanitarian programs.
Alex has contributed to three (3) books authored by Rev. Colin Salter (UK).
He and his wife Helen founded Timothy School, a community Christian faith-based school and Rock City Medical Centre in Juba, South Sudan.