Mary Anbarasi Johnson is a dedicated professional currently serving as a Professor and Head in the Pediatric Nursing Department at CMC, Vellore. With a rich background, Mary Anbarasi has previously worked for three years as an Assistant Professor in the USA and also held the position of Assistant Director of Nursing in Saudi Arabia. Her passion for scholarly activities is evident through her extensive contributions, including the publication of articles in 70 national and international journals, presentations at approximately 30 national and international conferences, and the contribution of four book chapters. Mary Anbarasi has also served as a valuable member of the Institutional Research Board at CMC Vellore for a term of four years. Her commitment to advancing research is further demonstrated by her role as a reviewer, editorial member, or advisory member in around 40 international journals.

Raffaele Pilla, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Doctor Europaeus, received his Master’s degree in Pharmacy at G. d’Annunzio University in Chieti-Pescara, Italy in 2005, where he also served internships at the Cell Physiology Laboratory and Molecular Biology Laboratory. Prior, he was an Erasmus Student at Faculté de Pharmacie de Reims in Reims, France. He received his Doctor Europaeus in 2010 from Pitié-Salpétrière Institute in Paris, France. Also in 2010, he received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pathology of Muscle at G. d’Annunzio University in Chieti-Pescara, Italy. He was hired as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, on two research grants funded by the Office of Naval Research (US Navy) and Divers’ Alert Network. He has written and lectured widely worldwide. He has been involved in ongoing research at the University of South Florida with the use of ketone esters.

Dr. Delphine Mbong Wam Iwoi joined the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Department as a nurse/ midwife in the year 2005. she was charged with the responsibility of monitoring and caring for pregnant women. In 2007, she was appointed as the pioneer site coordinator for the HIV care and treatment centre of Baptist Hospital Mutengene, a position which held for six years. As the head of department she was able to coordinate and motivate a large number of staff, retained clients in a busy clinic, build on –the- job-capacity for new colleagues and also maintained the confidentiality of people living with HIV (PLHIV). Her career objective has always been to provide quality health care and contribute in capacity building in health care provision. In attempts to meet my objectives, she went back to the university of Buea in Cameroon for a master program in Nursing education in 2013. She graduated in July 2015. Since then she have been partnering with the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health department in the training of health Care personnel on the comprehensive management of PLHIV. She also render voluntary counseling services to members of my community. Her MNE research work titled “Nursing and midwifery student’s self efficacy in HIV care” is in the process of publication.