Desmond Nji has more than than 17 years of experience in community and global engagements to promote health services including the fight against HIV/AIDS among adolescents, youth and women in Cameroon and globally. He is the founder of DESERVE and Secretary of the Advocacy and Partner Engagement Committee (APEC) of the Partnership for Maternal, New-born and Child Health (PMNCH) hosted by WHO in Geneva. His PhD studies at the University of Toronto Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) focuses on health systems research.