14/09/2026
πΈπΈ SOUTH SUDAN PHARMACISTS RECOGNITION SERIES
Series No. 018
Recognizing Excellence. Honoring Leadership. Inspiring the Future.
This initiative, designed by Pharmacist Kenyi J. Kassiano, celebrates senior pharmacists and pharmacists serving in key leadership positions across the Republic of South Sudan β including national and state institutions, hospitals, academia, regulatory bodies, professional associations, NGOs, humanitarian organizations, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Through this series, we honor their dedication, leadership, and outstanding contributions to improving healthcare and advancing the pharmacy profession.
π¨ββοΈ Featured Pharmacist
Name: Dr. Taban John J. Tombe
π Bachelor of Pharmacy: Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt (2016)
π Masterβs Degree: M.Sc. in Humanitarian Science/Practice, University of Manchester, UK β Dissertation in Progress
πΌ Current Position:
Pharmacy Manager
π’ Institution/Organization:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) France
π Brief Biography:
Dr. Taban John J. Tombe is a licensed pharmacist with nearly a decade of experience in hospital pharmacy and humanitarian pharmaceutical services. His career began at Juba Teaching Hospital, after which he joined ALIMA as a project pharmacist in 2017 and later MSF France, where he progressed from Project Pharmacy Supervisor to Coordination Pharmacy Supervisor and Pharmacy Manager.
His professional experience includes pharmaceutical supply management, stock and cold-chain monitoring, rational medicine use, procurement, importation and regulatory processes, pharmacy team supervision, training, budgeting, and emergency medical supply coordination. He has worked in different humanitarian settings, including South Sudan and Nigeria, supporting the safe and continuous availability of medicines and medical commodities.
He is also an active member of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Sudan (PSSS) and continues to contribute ideas aimed at strengthening the Society and advancing the pharmacy profession.
π Thank you, Dr. Taban John J. Tombe, for your dedication, leadership, and commitment to strengthening humanitarian pharmaceutical services, medicine supply systems, and the pharmacy profession in South Sudan.
Slogan
βRecognizing Service. Honoring Leadership. Inspiring Excellence.β