Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain is a global public health practitioner, public speaker, implementation research scientist, and empirical bioethicist with over 15 years of experience across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. A disruptive thinker and science communicator, he advocates for authentic alternative spaces that challenge conventional approaches to global health programming, research, funding, and impact.
Curriculum Design – Decolonization of Global Health
+ Global Health Mentorship: Challenges and Opportunities for Equitable Partnership
Dr. Bain is a global public health physician, public speaker, implementation research scientist, and empirical bioethicist with over 15 years of experience. He currently leads the International Programs Unit at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Nairobi, Kenya, a leading African research think tank. Previously, he held senior roles at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Canada, the University of Lincoln in the UK, and has consulted for organizations such as the UNFPA, WHO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and PSI. Dr. Bain is also the convener of Global Health Otherwise, a platform that challenges conventional global health narratives. His expertise spans sexual and reproductive health, bioethics, decolonization of knowledge systems, global health diplomacy, and science communication. He serves on various advisory bodies, including the WHO Sexual Health and Well-being Advisory Group, the International Planned Parenthood Federation’s Medical Advisory Panel, and the Africa CDC’s Public Health Intelligence Report working group. He is also an advisor for the u’Good project, focusing on young people’s well-being in urban environments.
My goal is to inspire others to believe in themselves, embrace failure as part of growth, and feel confident in trying.
My mission is to positively impact the lives of others—anywhere, anytime—no matter the size of the gesture, one day and one life at a time.
I aim to live authentically and leave the world a little better than I found it.
Years of experience
Global Health Otherwise is an authentic platform that recognizes the need for an alternative narrative in global health. We dissect critical global health issues through a decolonial lens, present these in a simple format, update our audience with ground breaking research in the space, and provide a forum for disruptive voices, and drivers of impactful research to present their findings. It is a innovative “let your voice be heard” platform in global health.
“𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 …By Luchuo Engelbert Bain I must confess, this was the first time in my life that I celebrated
Saving Peer Review means Saving Science: The imperative of active and formal recognition of peer review in scholarly and funder circles. By Luchuo Engelbert
Decolonizing Global Health Leadership Through Mentorship. By Luchuo Engelbert Bain, MD, PhD. Perpetuation of historical power imbalances, where Global North actors dominate mentorship dynamics,
