I am a Data Insights, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Lead and Data Scientist at Defrontera Media, developing evidence-driven systems for public health decision-making, community engagement, and knowledge translation. My work spans implementation research, health communication, behavioural science, and analytics. I am also building SnakeSafe Kenya, a climate-informed referral system to reduce snakebite deaths and disability across Kenya's vulnerable communities.

Snakebite Relief Program aims at reducing snakebite mortality in Cambodia and mitigating the risks and consequences for the local communities. Our project goals are: - Awareness and education, to prevent and manage snakebites - To increase efficiency of snakebite treatment and awareness of the health care workers. - To work towards cohabitation with snakes, delivering ecological education and implementing solutions - To provide support to snakebite victims and their families

Our mission is to support communities across Cambodia in addressing snakebite-related challenges; Our main activities include; snake encounter and snakebite management, training to increase efficiency of treatment and awareness of the health care workers, and support the patients and their families.

Wajir Hand of Mercy Extended (WAJIR HOME) is a community-based organization in Wajir County, Kenya, working to improve the health, resilience, and livelihoods of pastoralist communities. Through community-led innovation, we address neglected challenges affecting vulnerable populations, including snakebite envenoming, climate change, and limited access to healthcare.

I am a Nigerian, of Bauchi State origin, i studied Medical Laboratory Sciences with a specialty in medical microbiology. I currently work in the public service for Bauchi State Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Bauchi, Nigeria, as chief medical laboratory scientist. My passion for community service and public health research moved me to establish a non-profit organization: "Gom-mop Rural Health Aid and Social Emancipation" Hence, we provide healthcare services on critical disease areas.

Dorothy has implemented the Snakebite project in Kenya with support from HAI. She has led the programme's work with Access to Medicines Platform since 2012. She coordinated the foundational research across six high-burden counties household burden, commodity availability, community perceptions and health-worker knowledge and has since driven the programme's health-worker training, school health programme, community sensitisation and county-level antivenom advocacy.

Sibusiso Kolobe is a 42-year-old innovator based in Witbank, South Africa, with a strong background in operational leadership. He holds specialized qualifications in Project Management, Supply Chain Management, and FIDIC contracts. Sibusiso expertly balances strict industrial efficiency with human-centric team leadership using his certifications in Business Skills and People Management. Dedicated to workplace excellence, his diverse expertise extends safely into SHERQ and Health Awareness

Dr. Bashar is Assistant Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS Gorakhpur, India.He is a public health researcher with expertise in epidemiology, implementation research, and community-based health interventions. His work focuses on strengthening health systems and addressing neglected public health challenges in underserved populations.Through the Snakebite Innovation Prize, he aims to develop scalable, evidence-based solutions that improve prevention, timely treatment and outcome of snakebite

Keya Health is a digital health systems innovation company. Our focus is on improving access to timely, coordinated, and patient-centred care. We are leading the development of a multidisciplinary consortium to address delays in snakebite care by integrating community engagement, navigation, care coordination via referral systems, geospatial intelligence, and health system strengthening.

Hardware engineer with extensive experience designing scientific instrumentation from concept through validation in Peru and Chile. I specialize in developing integrated hardware systems that combine embedded electronics, precision mechanics, optics, microfluidics, and software for scientific and field applications. I have developed open-source hardware platforms deployed in laboratory and field environments to support research on malaria transmission, biofilm formation, and single-cell analysis