Who We Are
Tiyatien Health was born out of a unique collaboration between Weafus Quitoe, a community health worker, and Dr. Raj Panjabi, a Harvard-trained physician. Together, Weafus and Raj formed novel partnerships between leaders in Liberia and public health experts at Harvard-affiliated hospitals, Partners In Health, and other institutions, enabling Tiyatien Health with the technical, managerial, and strategic support to provide high-impact services.
'Tiyatien'
‘Tiyatien’ (pronounced [tea-ya-tine]) means both ‘truth’ and ‘justice,’ and is derived from Kwa, the local dialect in southeast Liberia.
Liberian Leadership
Rajesh Panjabi, MD, MPH
Weafus Quitoe
Rebecca Amara
Benjamin Grant
James Gaye
US Leadership
Christina Bethke, MPH, MSW
Patrick Lee, MD, DTM&H
Peter Luckow
Mark Siedner, MD, MPH
Hannah Burnett
Edison Ndayambaje
Board of Directors
Lynn Black, MD, MPH
Edward Cardoza, MA.Min
Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH
Rajesh Panjabi, MD, MPH (ex oficio)
Amisha Raja, PsyD
Leslie Vensel, MD (Chair)
Advisory Board:
Nancee Oku Bright, DPhil
Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH
Peter Ehrenkranz, MD, MPH
Paul Farmer, MD, PhD
Robert Lawrence, MD
