Centre for Equitable Immunisation and Pandemic Preparedness NPCReg. 2026/439403/08

Leadership & governance

The people behind
CEIPP.

A multidisciplinary team that brings clinical research, epidemiology, evidence synthesis and policy translation together.

Directors

Prof Charles Wiysonge

Director · Immunisation & Evidence Synthesis

Prof Charles Wiysonge

Physician and clinical epidemiologist specialising in vaccinology, immunisation and evidence synthesis. He has held senior positions at Stellenbosch University, Cochrane South Africa (SAMRC) and the WHO Regional Office for Africa vaccine-preventable diseases work, and serves on global advisory bodies including WHO SAGE.

Prof Patrick de Marie Katoto

Director · Epidemiology & Global Health

Prof Patrick de Marie Katoto

Physician, epidemiologist and global-health researcher. Co-founder and director of the Centre for Tropical Diseases and Global Health at the Catholic University of Bukavu, with work spanning vaccine-preventable diseases, TB and HIV, emerging outbreaks and implementation science.

Dr Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja

Director · Evidence Synthesis & Policy

Dr Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja

Pharmacist and public-health researcher working at the intersection of vaccines, epidemiology and policy-relevant evidence synthesis. She specialises in systematic and scoping reviews, evidence summaries and policy briefs.

Governance & accountability

Registered non-profit

Incorporated as an NPC (Reg. 2026/439403/08).

Board & advisory

A board and scientific advisory structure will be constituted.

Financial stewardship

Transparent budgeting and reporting to funders.

Research integrity

Guided by scientific rigour, ethics and oversight.