The Independent Advisory Board
Composed of independent experts on policy, migrant health, HIV/AIDS, capacity building and those with lived experience of irregular migrants, the Migrant Health Advisory Board champions our work across the region.
Policy and Research Working Group
Composed of experienced researchers, policy advocates and those working at the grassroots level, this group advocates for research and policy that advances migrant health.
Mi-Health Europe Steering Committee
Composed of representatives of our partner organisations, the Committee provides overall strategic leadership and direction. It ensures that we cultivate a robust network of advocates and organisations across the European region committed to exchanging best practice and advancing innovative solutions to the health and social challenges impacting migrants.
The Mi-Health Team
Ensures that the materials, resources and strategy developed across the platform are aligned with the goals of Mi-Health Europe, facilitates the efforts of the Working Groups and manages the online resource directory of partner organisations and the day-to-day operations of the platform.
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Denis Onyango
Programmes Director
London, UK
Denis Onyango
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London, UK
Programmes Director
Denis is the Programmes Director at Africa Advocacy Foundation. He has over 20 years experience of grassroots community health promotion work focusing on HIV/STIs prevention, testing and treatment access within marginalised and underserved communities, primarily black migrant communities across Europe. He has served on a number of advisory boards including WHO RCC on HIV, Hepatitis and TB; NHS England CRG on PrEP and the UK HIV Commission. He is passionate about improving health service provision for Europe’s most underserved communities, including LGTBI, homeless, migrants, people who inject drugs, sex workers and prisoners.
Denis’ background is in education, voluntary sector management, policy, and public health.
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Nolwazi Khanyile
Volunteer Program Assistant
Mbabane, Eswatini
Nolwazi Khanyile
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Mbabane, Eswatini
Volunteer Program Assistant
Nolwazi is a passionate public health advocate committed to advancing HIV prevention and meaningful stakeholder engagement. She has experience supporting the national rollout of biomedical HIV prevention options including the dapivirine ring and long-acting injectable PrEP (CAB-LA). Nolwazi has worked in advancing sexual and reproductive health rights for young people, advocating for the meaningful engagement of young voices and advocating for policy changes. With experience in advocacy, SRH, research and public, she is more than excited to be volunteering for Africa Advocacy Foundation.
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Anne Flaherty-Gupta
Mi-Health Programme Manager
London, UK
Anne Flaherty-Gupta
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London, UK
Mi-Health Programme Manager
Anne is a clinical social worker with 10+ years experience providing direct services and developing and managing programmes in both clinical and community settings. Before pivoting to work in HIV prevention and treatment access for migrant communities across Europe, she worked with adults who have experienced and/or committed acts of violence and who are re-entering the community after incarceration. She has also provided individual and group therapy to migrant and criminal legal system-involved teens and adults. She holds a Masters in Social Work with a concentration in Mental Health and a certificate in Violence Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a MSc in Psychological Sciences from Brunel University of London.
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Hala Majdoub
Mi-Health Europe Programme Officer
London, UK
Hala Majdoub
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London, UK
Mi-Health Europe Programme Officer
Hala leads on Power BI development and supports data systems and digital tools. Her work focuses on building interactive dashboards, streamlining data processes, and creating visual insights to support monitoring and informed decision-making. She began her journey as a volunteer contributing to website translation, SEO, and accessibility, and gradually expanded into advanced Excel automation using VBA. With an engineering background and a strong commitment to community impact, Hala blends technical expertise with a passion for meaningful, people-focused work.
Funders
This initiative has been independently developed by AAF. Mi-Care has been made possible through sponsorship from Gilead Sciences Europe, ViiV Healthcare Europe and Merck Sahrpe & Dohme Europe. Mi-Health Europe has been made possible through sponsorship from Open Society Foundations. The Mi-Health HIV Partnership has been made possible by Gilead Sciences Europe. AAF acknowledges that Gilead Sciences Europe, ViiV Healthcare Europe, Merck Sahrpe & Dohme Europe and Open Society Foundations have not have any control or input into the structure or content of the initiatives.