My journey to becoming one of MSF s first black African medical directors I can’t pretend I’m unaware that I’ll be among the first black Africans who started as local staff to take on the role of MSF medical director. That in itself is a sign of progress, but at the same time, it’s a sign of how far we still have to go. He believed in me more than I did myself
I was born in Lilongwe in Malawi, the sixth of seven children. My grandfather worked as a doctor and my older sister was a nurse, but growing up, what I most wanted was to play professional basketball.