Yogan Pillay leads the muse’s efforts to strengthen TB & HIV Program Delivery globally. He joined the muse in 2023, having served as South Africa nation director and senior director for common well being protection on the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI).

Earlier, Yogan served as deputy director-general of well being in South Africa’s Department of Health, the place he was chargeable for well being applications.

Yogan has a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has co-written two textbooks on world well being and co-edited books on psychological well being and on the South African well being system. He has additionally authored or co-authored greater than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles.

In 2018, Yogan was awarded a Karel Styblo Medallion in recognition of his contributions to tuberculosis (TB) management efforts and a certificates of appreciation for management within the world combat towards TB by KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation.

In 2021, Yogan was appointed extraordinary professor within the Division of Health Systems and Public Health inside the Department of Global Health at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.