Dr Ayede Ologun is a General Practitioner in Manchester, England. Her day to day consulting has been largely influenced by the pandemic and roll out of the vaccine, answering questions and addressing concerns regarding the vaccines and being trained in vaccine delivery. 

Ayede is a Clinical Supervisor and an OSCE Examiner. She sits on the Royal College of General Practitioner North West Faculty Board as the Treasurer and Lead on Mid-Career GPs. She is the General Secretary of Black Women in Health, UK. She is a motivational speaker and a Life Coach.

Outside work, Ayede is a Life coach, coaching women on embracing their authenticity so they can be their best selves and give their best to others. Ayede also speaks at medical events and gives motivational talks. She loves watching Korean dramas and listening to Korean music artists (BTS and Blackpink). She also likes travelling to new places, trying new dishes and cultures, gardening when she can and most importantly, spending time with her family. 

Dr Punam Krishan is a Scottish NHS General Practitioner, Clinical lecturer, writer and media medic with a specialist interest in mental health, women and children’s health and lifestyle medicine. 

Punam is involved in the vaccination roll out at her practice and also being from a south asian background, she has been involved in educating her community around vaccine hesitancy as well as in the media.

Punam is a Glasgow girl with an Indian heart, a mum to two young children (one of whom was born in lockdown!). She is fluent in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. And also a keen runner and a qualified meditation teacher.

Shamalia is currently project managing the National Institute of Health Research ‘COVID and Me’ programme to address inclusivity in vaccine research and reaching underserved communities.

Dr Shamaila Anwar is a senior manager at the National Institute for Health Research where she has worked for the last 6 years managing key initiatives in Cancer, Surgery and Oral and Dental Health Research.

Shamaila completed her PhD in epidemiology at the University of Bradford and has a background in the development and management of clinical trials across a number of different specialty areas.  

Dr Ajay Verma is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Physician working at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) in Northamptonshire, UK. Ajay treats patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and other chronic Gastroenterological disorders. He is an advocate for COVID vaccines, regularly posting social media content on the safety, efficacy and importance of vaccination for the benefit of patients, and fellow health care professionals.

Ajay has clinical interests in inflammatory bowel diseases, and early colorectal cancer. He is also an active clinical researcher and is the research and development director at KGH and the Gastroenterology Speciality lead for NIHR East Midlands clinical research network. Ajay is also a chief clinical information officer, a role he enjoys as KGH endeavours to be one of the most digitally advanced hospitals in the UK.  On a national level, Ajay is the chair of the New Consultants Committee at the Royal College of Physicians and sits on the SWiG (Supporting Woman in Gastroenterology) and Colorectal section committees for the British Society of Gastroenterology.  Ajay is active on Twitter, regularly posting #GastroTwearls: educational Gastroenterological content for health care professionals and patients.

Ajay enjoys spending time with family, his wife Vini is an Interventional GI Radiologist, his son Luca is 6, his daughter Bella is 4. He is a sports fanatic – Football, Cricket, Tennis, American Football. He plays badminton to a reasonable standard (his assessment). He also loves reading books – especially when on holiday!

Dr. Omon Imohi Md MRCGP DFSRH is a multiple award-winning NHS Family physician. She is involved in supporting the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine and has been raising awareness around the vaccine to educate people on it’s importance, and to empower them to make informed decisions.

Omon attained her first degree at Windsor University School of Medicine (MD). She is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners UK (MRCGP) and a Diplomate of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (DFSRH). She is an Elected council member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. She is also a GP community tutor for Liverpool University.  

Omon is the founder of BWIH (Black Women in Health) a non-profit organisation born out of the need to connect, inspire, empower, and celebrate black women in healthcare in the UK. She was recently featured in the spring edition of the RCGP frontline magazine. Also featured in the September 2020 edition of the Royal College of Physician Magazine. She was awarded GP of the year 2019 by the Royal College of General Practitioners North West Faculty and won multiple audit awards, which have been published in the NICE guidelines as shared learnings. 

Omon is a self-starter with motivation, commitment, and drive to inspire and empower people to transform their lives by unleashing their maximum potential and achieving their dreams. She is a transformational speaker, a certified Life coach, Author and wife with 2 kids.