Executive Learning, 2026 Cohort
Global Public Health Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Leadership
Turn your expertise into opportunity.
A live, practice-oriented online bootcamp for professionals navigating a disrupted global health landscape.
From $397 for the first 20 seats, in a cohort of 50.
First session begins in
Live Online · Saturdays · 8 Weeks · Cohort-Based
Build a fit-for-purpose global public health career by combining subject expertise with entrepreneurship, strategic communication, networks, political acumen and digital capability.
- 17+
- years in global health
- 100+
- research publications
- 4
- continents of practice
- 8
- live Saturday sessions
Why now? Because the career playbook has changed.
Global public health careers are being rewritten. Funding cuts, aid restructuring, geopolitical shifts, AI-enabled work and shrinking traditional job markets are creating uncertainty — but also new pathways for professionals who can combine expertise with enterprise, influence and digital capability.
The Opportunity
Move from waiting for roles to creating, finding and provoking opportunities — across employment, consultancy, entrepreneurship, partnerships and leadership.
Practical
Tools you can use immediately in careers, consulting, ventures and leadership.
Future-Facing
AI, advanced prompt engineering and digital-era global health practice.
Opportunity-Led
Networking, diplomacy, communication and resource mobilisation for real-world impact.
Eight capabilities for the next era of global health
A practical capability stack for navigating — and shaping — what comes next.
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Turn expertise and unmet needs into viable services, ventures, initiatives and new sources of value.
- 02
AI for Global Health
Apply AI responsibly to research, programmes, analysis, communication and decision-making.
- 03
Advanced Prompt Engineering
Design high-value prompts and workflows for stronger reasoning, synthesis, productivity and quality control.
- 04
Effective Networking
Build authentic, strategic relationships with peers, mentors, employers, funders, clients and partners.
- 05
Job & Consultancy Search — Differently
Access hidden opportunity markets, position for portfolio careers, find clients and pursue non-traditional pathways.
- 06
Politics & Diplomacy for Global Health Careers
Read power, institutions, incentives and funding politics — and navigate them with strategic diplomacy.
- 07
Advanced Communication Skills
Strengthen executive writing, persuasive speaking, negotiation, science communication and professional visibility.
- 08
Provoking Opportunity
Identify needs, create propositions, mobilise resources and convert insight and relationships into opportunities.
Designed for action. Built for impact.
An 8-week online bootcamp connecting mindset, capability, relationships and opportunity.
Live Online Learning
Interactive sessions built around current global health realities.
Applied Practice
Exercises focused on careers, clients, funding, communication and real-world problems.
Peer Intelligence
Learn with a diverse cohort and expand your strategic network.
Guided Problem-Solving
Work through complex scenarios, trade-offs and decisions with structured feedback.
Opportunity Mindset
Translate insight into a clearer plan for positioning, creating and pursuing opportunities.
Faculty & Guest Practitioners
Faculty and guest practitioners are selected for the depth and diversity of their real-world experience across sectors, institutions and geographies. Sessions move beyond theory to unpack real decisions, trade-offs, successes, failures and lessons from practice. Cases, live problem-solving and candid conversation surface judgement and tacit knowledge rarely captured in textbooks or conventional training.
The programme architecture
An intentional progression from personal positioning to sustainable impact.
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Mindset
- 02
Capability
- 03
Relationships
- 04
Opportunity
- 05
Impact
What you should leave able to do next
Turn expertise into credible opportunities, propositions and ventures
Use AI and advanced prompting with greater confidence and judgement
Build stronger networks and approach employers, clients and partners strategically
Navigate funding, policy and institutional power with greater political acuity
Communicate with influence across writing, speaking and digital platforms
Create a more resilient, diversified global health career strategy
A more entrepreneurial, digitally capable, politically astute and opportunity-ready global health professional.
Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain
MD, PhD, FAAS. Course Lead & Convener.
Dr Luchuo Engelbert Bain is a Senior Implementation Research Scientist and Deputy Director of the MSc in Global Women's Health at the University of Oxford, UK. A physician, professor and global health scholar, he works at the intersection of implementation science, research systems, policy and leadership. His intellectual and professional interests span health politics and science diplomacy, decolonial theory, and science communication for impact, with particular attention to how evidence, power and institutions shape health outcomes. He is an elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences and founder of The Luchuo Academy.
Move from waiting for roles to creating, finding and provoking opportunities — across employment, consultancy, entrepreneurship, partnerships and leadership.
Who it serves
If you recognise yourself in one of these, the programme was written for you.
Early- and mid-career health professionals
Young professionals seeking non-traditional pathways
Public health students and recent graduates
Researchers, clinicians and practitioners
Health innovators and entrepreneurs
Established professionals pivoting or scaling impact
Experienced professionals seeking reskilling
How admission works
There is no lengthy application. Register, pay, and your seat is confirmed.
- Registration
- Open now
- Early Bird price
- First 20 seats
- First session
- Saturday 28 November 2026
- Programme length
- 8 Weeks of live sessions
- 01
Register online
Complete the short form. It takes about two minutes, and you receive your candidate number straight away.
- 02
Pay to secure your seat
Pay through Paystack. Your seat is held for a limited time while you complete payment.
- 03
Receive your confirmation
A receipt and confirmation arrive by email as soon as payment is received.
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Join the first session
Session links and joining instructions are emailed before Saturday 28 November 2026.
Secure your place in the next cohort
Saturday 28 November 2026. 8-Week Live Online Bootcamp, limited to 50 participants.
First session in 0 days 00:00:00
Every seat includes
Full 8-week bootcamp access
8 live sessions with Dr. Bain
Applied practice & structured peer feedback
Certificate of completion — issued by The Luchuo Academy and The Career Café Africa
Course materials & recordings
Access to a growing alumni network
Refunds, transfers and cancellations are covered in the Terms of Enrolment.
Early Bird
$397$597
Save $200 First 20 seats only
About $50 per live session, across 8 sessions.
50 of 50 seats remaining
Secure payment through Paystack, in naira, Kenyan shillings or US dollars.
When do sessions take place?
Live sessions run on Saturdays only, starting 28 November 2026, so the course fits around a working week.
Who runs the course?
The Luchuo Academy leads the course in collaboration with Global Health Otherwise and The Career Café Africa.
Is there a certificate?
Yes. Certificates are issued jointly by The Luchuo Academy and The Career Café Africa to participants who meet the attendance requirement.
Can my organisation sponsor multiple seats?
Yes — group arrangements will be confirmed alongside the course fee. Write to theluchuoacademy1@gmail.com to be told first.
How is this different from a typical online course?
It's live, cohort-based and practice-oriented — built around applied exercises, peer intelligence and guided problem-solving rather than passive video lectures.
Fifty places. Twenty at the founding rate.
Eight live Saturday sessions with Dr. Bain, beginning 28 November 2026. Registration takes about two minutes, and your seat is confirmed the moment payment clears. The founding rate applies to the first twenty confirmed participants only.