Joint the discussion to heal humanity

Dr. ERICK VIDJIN’ AGNIH GBODOSSOU

Dr. Gbodossou is an Ob-Gyn and psychiatrist, with a joint degree in medicine and pharmacy from the University of Dakar in Senegal.  Now a Senegalese citizen, Dr. Gbodossou was born in Benin in the Atlantic coastal town of Grand Popo.  Dr. Gbodossou served as an obstetrician-gynecologist at the CHU hospital in Dakar in the late 1970s and was later appointed Chief Inspector of Medicine in Senegal.  He now maintains a private practice in Dakar along with his duties as President of PROMETRA International.


Dr. Omavi Bailey

Dr. Omavi Bailey serves in his capacity as the President of PROMETRA USA functioning as a bridge between Africa and the Diaspora with the purpose of promoting and participating in the development and discovery of solutions to address the global health crisis and heal the much deeper wounds suffered by humanity.

Dr. Virginia Davis Floyd

Born Virginia Davis in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, she completed her undergraduate education at Spelman College and Sophia University. She then attended Howard University College of Medicine, graduating in 1976, and was a resident at Emory University Hospital until 1979. She returned later to Emory to earn her Master's in Public Health, graduating in 1987.

Andrew YOUNG

Andrew Young is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He attended Dillard University, Howard University -- where he was a member of the varsity swimming team -- and Hartford, Connecticut Theological Seminary.

FLORA SALIKHOVA

Flora Salikhova is the Executive Director of PROMETRA International.

She holds a Master's degree in International Finance from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and is currently a doctoral student in the same field at Shenyang University in China. She is the head of the PROMETRA International Executive Committee as well as the organization's next generation network. Flora Salikhova is responsible for coordinating PROMETRA International's 20 African chapters. She also coordinates PROMETRA activities such as the Ways of Remembering and other activities of the organization. Flora Salikhova is passionate about African medicine and is at the feet of African sages, notably Dr. Erick GBODOSSOU, as a student of our African knowledge, knowing and traditions.

In order to learn how to heal humanity, we must learn to forget ourselves.

- African Proverb