Dr. Ayan Ahmed is a clinical pharmacist, academic leader, and women’s health advocate with over 10 years of experience shaping medical education and healthcare systems in South Sudan. She serves as Head of the Pharmacology Department and Lecturer at the University of Juba’s School of Medicine, and has taught across multiple institutions including Upper Nile University and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Her professional work spans pharmacovigilance, essential medicines access, and evidence-based research, with applied experience at the Malaria Consortium and consultancy roles with UNFPA and UNDP.
She is co-founder of SSWIM, an organization mobilizing South Sudanese women in medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry to drive meaningful healthcare transformation.
Dr. Ayan holds an MPharm from the University of Nairobi, an MSc in Health Supply Chain Management from the University of Rwanda, and a BPharm from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
She believes women’s leadership in global health creates powerful platforms for cross-sector collaboration, professional growth, and collective impact across borders.
Fun fact: Dr. Ayan recharges with coffee dates in nature-filled settings, great movies, and the energy of meeting new people wherever she goes.