Deogratias KATSUVA SIBONGWERE is a public health scientist and Course Coordinator at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) of Antwerp, where he contributes to academic program management, teaching, and supports the training of global health professionals. He served for more than 15 years as a medical coordinator for several international humanitarian organizations, including Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), overseeing medical operations in complex humanitarian settings, guiding strategic planning of health interventions, and supporting capacity building for local and international health teams before joining the ITM-Antwerp seven years ago.

At ITM-Antwerp, he is also currently involved in educational projects in partnership with institutions from the global south, and in multiple research initiatives on NCD prevention, management, and care delivery models, contributing to the advancement of evidence based approaches in global public health.

Dr. Grace Marie V. Ku is a public health expert, a family and community medicine physician-specialist and a health researcher and academician with background and experience in health systems, health policy & health development research & implementation; in strategic and quality management systems; and in bioethics. She is a senior researcher at the Health Policy Unit, with main focus on chronic conditions. Grace leads a capacity strengthening programme for Cambodia and is course leader of the MPH advanced course on NCDs and the Challenges in International Health core course on Health Systems and Policies for UHC at ITM.  Grace is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Gerontology of the Faculty of Medicine & Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Associate Professor at the Department of Preventive Medicine,  Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, the Philippines.