Dr. Henry Ebong Nkumbe is a vitreo-retinal surgeon and healthcare executive, serving as CEO and Medical Director of the Magrabi ICO Cameroon Eye Institute (MICEI) in Yaoundé, one of Central Africa’s leading centres for subspecialty eye care.

Dr. Henry Ebong Nkumbe is a vitreo-retinal surgeon and healthcare executive, serving as CEO and Medical Director of the Magrabi ICO Cameroon Eye Institute (MICEI) in Yaoundé, one of Central Africa’s leading centres for subspecialty eye care.

A Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and founding member of the African Ophthalmology Council, he brings extensive experience across East, francophone Africa and Madagascar, with a strong focus on translating policy into scalable service delivery models.

At MICEI, he has led the development of a financially sustainable, high-quality eye care model that integrates training, cross-subsidisation, and tertiary care, demonstrating how eye health can be embedded within national systems while expanding access and reducing reliance on medical evacuations.

Dr. Nkumbe serves on the boards of Sightsavers and Ophthalmology Foundation and is a leading voice on integrating eye health into Universal Health Coverage across Africa.