Global Health Solutions with Local Relevance
Matahari is a research and policy group delivering global health and trade diplomacy, strategy, and policy solutions which centre Global South expertise.
What we do
The Team behind Matahari
We are a team of experts across the global health, trade, and human rights world, working to deliver sustainable diplomacy, strategy, research and policy solutions informed and led with Global South expertise.
Our diverse and multilingual team works closely together to bring local relevance to complex conundrums – creating visibility, long-term impact, and value to our clients.
Dr Fifa Rahman
Principal Consultant
Charles Ebikeme
Associate Consultant: Health Systems
Gisa Dang
Associate Consultant: Health and Human Rights
Dr Pedro Villardi
Associate Consultant: Public Health and Intellectual Property - Brazil
Dr Claudia Stoicescu
Technical Advisor: Harm Reduction
Sam Acellam
Associate Consultant: Health Data Analytics
Dr Marguerite Massinga Loembé PhD
Senior Consultant: Health Systems Strengthening
Kathleen England
Associate Consultant: Infectious Disease Diagnostics, Prevention, and Emergency Preparedness
Our Clients and Partners
Our Projects
A few of our recent projects
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Conducting a final evaluation on a transnational participatory action project on digital health and rights
- May 2026
- Final evaluation of the transnational participatory action research Digital Health and Rights Project implemented by partners in Colombia, Kenya, Ghana and Vietnam. This involved in-depth interviews with country implementers, UN agencies that utilised research data, Community Advisory Group members, and others, and found that, inter alia, the participatory action research approach was core to ensuring community leadership in digital health and rights outcomes, and that research from this project informed national and global processes.
Mapping the ‘critical path’ for country introduction of near point-of-care TB diagnostics
- March 2026
- Via a framework outlining regulatory, procurement, and demand creation processes, stakeholders, and timelines, we engaged and conducted in-person consultations with five governments (Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa) to map key stages of introducing a new diagnostic product in-country. Supported by the Gates Foundation, we produced five country reports endorsed by Ministries of Health, and presented findings at major global and academic forums, including the Union World Conference for Lung Health and McGill University.
Supporting the development of a continental response to health workforce in Africa
- July 2025
- We provided support to the African continent's regional body for health to develop a continental compact for health workforce development. This involved an extensive scoping review of all 55 African Union Member States, and triangulation of desk review findings through in-person and virtual consultation with health workforce directorates and professional associations. We found extensive shortages, particularly among the medical specialist cadre, and a lack of clear and harmonised career development pathways for key cadres, including laboratory workforce and midwives.
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Insights
Our latest posts
From Workforce Gaps to Diagnostic Pathways: Insights from Matahari’s 2025 Work
- June 2026
Impacts of US funding withdrawal on tuberculosis
- October 2025
Impacts du retrait des financements américains sur la tuberculose
- October 2025