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The Takemi Program in International Health seeks to improve health and health systems around the world by welcoming mid-career health professionals and scholars to the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct path breaking research and develop their leadership skills.

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665 Huntington Avenue, Bldg. 1, Room 1210
Boston, MA 021151, USA

Past Fellows

Since its inception in 1983, 330 Takemi Fellows from 62 countries have been selected to participate in the Program.

Takemi Fellows 2020–2024

2020–2021 | From top left to right: Atsushi Nakagomi, Angele Mendy, Bolaji Egbewale, Caroline Benski, Emily Coles (Senior Program Coordinator), Second row: Geeta Pardeshi, Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Karla Unger, Lilah Rinksy, Michael Reich (Director), Third row: Omar Karlsson, Reiko Miyahara, Sunny Ibeneme, Kazuhiro Abe.
2021–2022 | From Left to Right front step: Michelle Amri; Second step: Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Omar Karlsson; Third step: Emily Coles (Program Manager), Farah Shroff, Lilah Rinsky-Halivni; Fourth step: Lelisa Fekadu, Bolaji Egbewale, Karla Unger-Saldana, Reiko Miyahara, Angele Mendy; Fifth step: Obinna Ekwunife, Roger Sodjinou. Not pictured: Selene Manga, Beatrice Wamuti.
2022–2023 | From Left to Right front row: Nyssa Singhal (Program Assistant), Lilah Rinsky-Halivni, Selene Manga, Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Beatrice Wamuti, Nancy Leung; Second row: Emily Coles (Program Manager), Fentabil Getnet Yimer, Benjamin Kwansa, Michelle Amri, Kazuhiro Abe, Maihan Abdullah, Anand Bhopal.
2023–2024 | From Left to Right: Maihan Abdullah, Nyssa Singhal (Project Coordinator), Wafa Aftab, Christopher da Costa, Kazutaka Yoshida, Fareeda Abo-Rass, Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Arnaud Iradukunda, Adam Abdullahi, Mariko Inoue, and Aya Goto (Director).

Takemi Fellows 2010–2020

2010–2011 | From left to right (front row) Joseph Okeibunor, Prerna Banati, Michael Reich (Director), Kokoro Shirai, Jesse Bump. Back Row: Minah Kang Kim, Taro Tomizuka, Hee-Kyung Joh, Roni Factor, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Ikuma Nozaki, Yoon Kim.
2011–2012 | From left to right: Luzma Gonzalez (Visiting Scientist), Solomon Chen, Rie Sakai, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Michael Reich (Director), Hee-Kyung Joh, Mehlika Toy, Raul Mendoza Sassi. Not in photo: Prerna Banati, Minah Kang Kim, Yoon Kim).
2012–2013 | From left to right: Zhuo Zhang, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Kazuichiro Hori, Walter DeNeve, Rie Sakai, Michael Reich (Director), Meg Henning, Luzma González-Robledo, Zhongwei Jia, Ana DeBarcellos, Shusaku Uchiyama, Aya Goto, Mehlika Toy.
2013–2014 | From left to right: Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Sujin Kim, Nadia Spada Fiori, Chun Hao, Meg Henning, Michael Reich (Director), Shinichi Tomioka, Marika Nomura Baba, Tae-Jin Lee, Maryam Farvid, Melani Cammett, Tamil Kendall.
2014–2015 | Front row: Front Row: Nadeem Alduaij, Sujin Kim, Man Ki (Maggie) Kwok, Svetlana Doubova, El-Fatih El-Samani, Michael Reich (Program Director), Maryam Farvid, Junko Tanuma, Hye-Young (Haeyoung) Kwon. Back Row: Dario Novak, Shogo Kanamori, Ahmed Daak, Sang Min Park, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Ronald Tran Ba Huy, Ken Hashimoto. Not pictured: Shinichi Tomioka, Marika Nomura-Baba.
2015–2016 | From Left to Right front row: Monica Viegas, Nkechi Onyeneho, Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Deborah Atobrah, Junko Tanuma. Back Row: Tokuko Munesue, Mara Barcelos, Takao Toyokawa, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Hector Castro, Michael Reich (Director), Ya-Ming Liu, Ro-Ting Lin. Not pictured: Kathryn G. Andrews, Hye-Young Kwon.
2016–2017 | From left to right: Hisashi Eguchi, Sumiyo Okawa, Shou-Hsia Cheng, Lilian Dudley, Ramiro Guerreo-Carvajal, Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Tuba Agartan, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Hayward Babale Mafuyai, Michael Reich (Director), Nkechi Onyeneho, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Hongsoo Kim, Myoungsoon You. Not pictured (Solomon Tessema Memirie)
2017–2018 | From left to right: Mika Kunieda, Sujata Saunik, Tuba Agartan, Mahlet Habtemariam, Emily Coles (Program Coordinator), Hwa-Young Lee, Roland Pongou, Go Muto, Irineu Rigotti, Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Seungman Lee, Carmen Jacqueline Ho, Patrick Banda.
2018–2019 | From left to right: Michael Reich (Program Director), Emily Coles (Senior Program Coordiantor), Eziamaka Ezenkwele, Shuko Takahashi, Hwa-young Lee, Akanni Akinyemi, Rasha Bayoumi, Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Cathy Mbabazi, Ify Aniebo, Masatoshi Ishikawa, Tatevik Balayan, Antonio Silva Lima Neto, Shiro Sugiura, Nemanja Radojevic. .
2019–2020 | From top left to right: Atsushi Nakagomi, Emily Coles (Senior Program Coordinator), Ammad Bahalim, JaHyun Kang, David Kitara Lagoro. Second row from left to right: Theepakorn Jithitikulchai, Shuko Takahashi, Taeko Oguma, Ilhan Can Ozen, Omar Karlsson. Bottom row from left to right: Jose Cerbino Neto, Michael Reich (Director), Jesse Bump (Executive Director), Caroline Benski, COVID-19.

Takemi Fellows 2000–2010

2000–2001 | From Left to right: Michio Ono, Kurt Long, Kinuko Kimoto, Nadie Trotman (Program Staff Assistant), Marcella D’Souza, Mukosha Bona Chitah, Michael Reich (Director), Vinand Nantulya, Ines Perin, Juhua Luo, Raul Mendoza Sassi & Catherine Haskell (Program Coordinator). Rob Lefler not pictured.
2001–2002 | Back row (from left to right): Marc Mitchell (Program Faculty Advisor), Ken Osaka, Soonman Kwon, Masamine Jimba, Edward Green, Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada, Clifford Odimegwu, Hari Kusnanto. Front Row (from left): Catherine Haskell (Program Coordinator), Sujatha Rao, Michael Reich (Director), Srilatha Sivalenka, Nadie Trotman (Program Staff Assistant).
2002–2003 | Back row (from left to right): Rasul Bagirov, Nadie Trotman (Program Staff Assistant), Catherine Haskell (Program Coordinator), B.M. Naidu, Francine van den Borne, Taro Yamamoto, Young-Jeon Shin, Marc Mitchell (Program Faculty Advisor). Front Row (from left): Li Yin, Baya Banza, Mary Walker, Clifford Odimegwu, Michael Reich (Director).
2003–2004 | Back row (from left to right): Akihiro Seita, Noriko Ishikawa, Nadie Trotman (Program Staff Assistant), Alvaro Villanueva, Udaya Mishra, Margaret Makumi. Front Row (from left): Young-Jeon Shin, Michael Reich (Director), Damira Biibosunova, Marc Mitchell (Program Faculty Advisor).
2004–2005 | Back Row (from left to right): Gabriel Leung, Adebola Adedimeji, Chang-yup Kim, Hong-jen Chang, Takashi Nagata. Front row (from left to right): Yasuyo Osanai, Fehimeh Ramezani, Michael Reich (Director,) Marc Mitchell (Faculty Advisor,) Jui-Fen Rachel Lu.
2005–2006 | Back row (from left to right): Maria Laura Carret, Yeong-Su Ju, Yasuo Sugiura, Eriko Sase, Howard Koh (Guest Speaker), Marc Mitchell (Faculty Advisor), William Ho, Takashi Nagata, Andréa Bertoldi, and guests.
2006–2007 | Back row (from left to right): Qinxiang Xue, Richard Wamai, Tae-Jin Lee, Onil Bhattacharyya, Naoki Kondo, Joanna Michler (Program Coordinator), Bong-min Yang. Middle row (from left): Fumihiro Yagyu, Marc Mitchell (Faculty Advisor), Michael Reich (Director). Front row (from left): Yao Mao Chang, Selvaraj Sakthivel. Missing from photo: Anup Karan.
2007–2008 | Back row (from left to right): Salih Mollahalilaglu, Mayumi Shimizu, Richard Wamai, Yao Mao Chang, Xiaoming Sun, Jing Wu, Hiroo Ide. Front row (from left): Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Keizo Takemi, Marc Mitchell (Faculty Advisor), Michael Reich (Director). Missing from photo: Sang Min Park.
2008–2009 | Back row (from left to right): Mieko Hamamoto, Michael Goroff, Miwako Hosoda, Wipada Kunaviktikul, Jing Wu, Ramin Mehrdad, Juhwan Oh, Asami Sasaki. Front row (from left): Young Joo, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Michael Reich (Director), Keizo Takemi, Elaine Thume. Missing from photo: Yanping Li.
2009–2010 | Back row (from left to right): Minah Kang Kim, Amy Levin (Program Coordinator), Miwako Hosoda, Jingdong Ma, Kayako Sakisaka, Takeshi Yoda, Anais Tanon, Jesse Bump, Juhwan Oh. Front row (from left): Elaine Thume, Roni Factor, Michael Reich (Director), Marc Mitchell (Faculty Advisor). Missing from photo: Yanping Li, Alex Supady.

Takemi Fellows 1990–2000

1990–1991 | Front row (from left): Jean Daniel Rainhorn, Nafsiah Mboi, Ramesh Bhat, Joseph Konde-lule. Second row: C.A.K. Yesudian, William Pick, Kiichiro Tsutani, Beatrice Mtimuni.
1991–1992 | Front row (from left): Joas Rugemalila, Cristina Possas, Jose Rodrigues, Uche Amazigo. Second row: John Mendis, Bimo, Friday Okonofua, Justin Nguma, Prasanta Mahapatra, Kazuhiko Moji.
1992–1993 | From left to right: Daniel Obikeze, Tohru Yoshida, Prakasamma Mallavarupu, Deng Ming, Purushothaman Mohankkumar.
1993–1994 | Front row (from left): Margaret Hoffman, Uchenna Onwudiegwu, Patrick Zuber. Second row: Malgorzata Navialczyk, Anil Gumber, Suriya Veeravongs.
1994–1995 | Front row (from left): Tina Ogbuokir, Obioma Nwargu, Hui-Qing Lin, Salha Hamdani. Second row: Max Price, Chiaki Miyoshi, Tuan Tran. Third row: Musa Samba Silla, Tai Takahashi, Christine Huttin, Hong Wang.
1995–1996 | Front row (from left): Elena Varavikova, Sauwakon Ratanawijitrasin, Megumi Hirayama, Shaul Mishal. Second row: V.R. Muraleedharan, Amnullah Khan, Benjamin Ozumba, Bong-min Yang, Lebogang Lebese, Roberto Gnesotto, Roberto Iunes, Carlos Avila, Shuzo Kanagawa.
1996–1997 | Front row (from left): Akim Gibril, W.I. De Silva, Siripen Supakandunti, Hokuto Hoshi. Back row: Jatish Mohanty, Yashuhide Nakamura, Jin-Hyun Kim, Luiz Facchini, Nii Ayite Coleman, Kequin Rao.
1997–1998 | First Row (from left): Charu Prakash, Maha El-Adawy, Michael Reich (Director), Dianne Coggan, Charu Garg. Back Row: Lucy Zahner (Former Program Coordinator), Juraci Cesar, Dairiku Hozumi, Joseph Ntangsi, Katsumi Numasawa, Albert Kanlisi Awedoba, Chang-Chuan James Chan, Aniceto Orbeta.
1998–1999 | First Row (from left): Mavis Hermanus, Michael Reich (Director). Back Row: Annie Stacie Colwell, Andrew Onokerhoraye, Marilen Danguilan, Yuji Noto, Anaclaudia Fassa, Motoi Adachi and Catherine Haskell (Program Coordinator).
1999–2000 | First row (from left): Durairaj Varatharajan,Bodavala Ranganayakulu, Michael Reich (Director), Zhengzhong Mao, Naoko Sakamoto. Back Row: Chwan-Chuen King, Hidehito Imamura, Frances Vavrus, Taiwo Lawoyin, Sidika Kaya, Ogoh Alubo, Catherine Haskell (Program Coordinator).

Takemi Fellows 1984–1990

1984–1985 | From left to right: Lukas Hendrata, Ha-Cheong Yeon, Prakash Gupta, Hong-Chang Yuan, Keiji Tanaka.
1985–1986 | From left to right: El Fatih El Samani, Tomas Uribe-Mosquera, Guy Carrin, Uriel Kitron, S.W.R. de A. Samarasinghe, Mitsuru Fujii.
1986–1987 | From left to right: Charles M. Good, Chung-Fu Lan, Kanchanasak Phonboon, Zeng-sui Wang, Eiji Marui.
1987–1988 | From left to right: Emanuel Max, Alberto Alzate, Allan Schapira, Asma Fozia Quereshi, Eustace P.Y. Muhondwa, Jonathan E. Myers, Kazuyuki Omae, Ramesh S. Durvasula.
1988–1989 | Front row (from left): Naruo Uehara, Jin-wen Cai, Geok Lin Khor, Orville Solon. Second row: Xiping Xu, Mukund Uplekar, Chinyelu Okafor, Rukarangira Wa Nkera.
1989–1990 | Front row (from left): Palitha Abeykoon, Aurora Velazquez, Boniface Nwakoby. Second row: Srilatha Venkatalakshmi, Bong-Min Yang, Yasuki Kobayashi, Sem Singh Bhachu.

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