Celebrating the 2026 Winners
CAHN is proud to congratulate all of this year’s winners, whose work is advancing patient care, health equity and the next generation of leadership:
- Academic Excellence in Health Education – Professor Calvin Moorley
- Allied Health Professional of the Year – Mr Favour Okunade
- Black Student of the Year – Mrs Salome Enoshi Uwah
- Emerging Health Leader of the Year – Mrs Nicole Lawal
- Executive Leader, Livingbridge Awards – Ms Karen Bonner MBE
- Health Innovation & Systems – Dr Salwa Elmamoun
- Health Research & Life Sciences – Dr Veline L’Esperance
- Health Support Professional of the Year – Miss Christina Brown
- HIV & Sexual Health Leadership Award – Mr Marc Thompson
- Laboratory & Diagnostics Excellence – Dr Oliver Chukwuma Orji
- Lifetime Achievement in Black Health – Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu and Professor Martin Griffiths
- Midwife of the Year, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent Award – Ms Rebecca Gilbert and Mrs Gemma Poole
- Nursing Excellence – Mrs Evonne Hunt and Mrs Casrine Hudson-Willians
- Pharmaceutical Excellence & Access – Mrs Gracia Hyatt and Dr John Bolodeoku
- Pharmacist of the Year – Ms Tase Oputu and Dr Yeyenta Osasu
- Primary Care Professional of the Year – Dr Aziza Sesay
- Professor Kevin Fenton Award for Public Health & Equity – Ms Marlene Cato D’Aguilar
- Specialist Clinical Leader – Dr Paul Bolaji and Dr Olubukola Ayodele
- Outstanding Contribution, IPS Employment Support – Mr Kenneth Kwogyenga and Miss Chantelle Dillon
- Special Recognition Award – Dr Aggrey Burke (awarded posthumously)








