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About
- Sylff Program
  
  Cultivating leaders of tomorrow in countries worldwide
  
  Mission & Philosophy
  
  The goals of the Sylff Program and the leadership qualities it seeks to nurture
- Message from the Chairman
  
  Promoting peaceful and socially inclusive development
  
  Sylff Association
  
  Platform to bring all Sylff stakeholders closer together
- History
  
  Major milestones since the program's inception in 1987
  
  Contact
  
  Ask questions, offer comments, or come visit us in Tokyo
Institutions
Fellows
Support Programs
- Overview
- Research
  
  Research Grant (SRG)
  
  Up to US$5,000 to support doctoral and post-doc fellows’ academic research activities in their field of expertise.
  
  Research Abroad
  (SRA)
  
  Up to US$5,000 to support research in a foreign country for a doctoral dissertation.
- Social Action
  
  Leadership
  Initiatives (SLI)
  
  Up to US$10,000 for social action projects and conferences/workshops initiated by fellows.
  
  Project Grant (SPG)
  
  Large-scale grants for projects with potential for substantial social impact.
- Networking
  
  Leaders Workshop
  
  Opportunities for intercultural group learning and leadership enhancement.
News & Voices
Administrators
Operation Manual
- Overview
- Conventional Scheme
  
  Guidelines on program and endowment management
- New Scheme
  
  For institutions wishing to focus on program operations
- Administrators Meetings
  
  Learn best practices and meet other Sylff administrators

Fellows Profile

Richard Wamai*

University of Helsinki

Past Program

Interdisciplinary Studies

Received Sylff fellowship in 2000.
Current Affiliation: Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Academic achievements, social engagement initiatives:
Associate Professor, Global Health (Tenured)

Richard Wamai is an associate professor at Northeastern University where he co-leads the Integrated Initiative for Global Health. Wamai trained in European (Helsinki, Oxford, Uppsala, London School of Economics) American (Harvard, Johns Hopkins, World Bank) and African (Nairobi, Egerton, Kumasi) institutions. His expertise is in global health research, training, implementation and policy focusing on HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, neglected tropical diseases, non-communicable diseases, and health systems and policy in multiple sub-Saharan Africa countries. His continuing scientific interests are in evidence-based development of strategies for evaluating, preventing and responding to diseases in Africa in the context of the epidemiological transition (see full profile).
See: African Centre for Community Investment in Health (https://www.accih.org/).
For full academic profile see: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/faculty/richard-wamai/)

Support Program Information:
Joint Initiatives Program (JIP) in 2008

To contact this fellow, email the Sylff Association at sylff[a]tkfd.or.jp (replace [a] with @).