About us

About us

Our aim is to challenge and address health and social care inequalities and to support individuals, families and communities to improve their health and well-being.

Our Vision and Mission:

A society with equitable health and social care systems and services for Black and Minority Ethnic, disadvantaged and other marginalised communities, to reduce inequalities and improve health and well-being.

Our Values

Inclusivity

We advocate to improve the health and wellbeing of marginalised communities in society and work to address the history of inequity within public health.

Integrity

We are open and honest in all that we do, led by our shared vision for equitable health. We stand by the communities that we work with.

Empowering

We listen to the experiences of our communities and take action with them to remove barriers to healthcare. We help people access the knowledge, skills, and services that they need to support themselves.

Community Focused

We are rooted in the locations in which we work. We work with people, groups and organisations to promote good health and wellbeing within their communities.

Passionate

We are a team of people who reflect contemporary society. We care deeply about the communities we work with. We continuously strive to end health inequities.

Charity information

BHA is a health and social care charity which exists to challenge and address health and social care inequalities and support individuals, families and communities to improve their health and well-being.

We offer a range of services delivered at local, regional and national level in the areas of HIV and sexual health, Cancer, TB, mental health, community health education and engaging and involving communities in health and social care decision making.

BHA develops services by engaging and involving communities who experience inequalities to identify needs, barriers and develop services.  Our engagement and involvement teams offer services to statutory services, health and care regulators and others to help them reach out into communities whose voices are seldom heard or acted upon.

BHA also supports smaller organisations with a range of infrastructure services, including financial management, HR, quality assurance and consultancy.

Our Registered Charity Number 1079727 and our Company Number 3818058.

Meet the team

Meet our Board of Trustees who voluntarily lead BHA for Equality and have overall responsibility for the organisation.

Board of Trustees

Nilam Prinjha

Trustee

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Francesca Tackie

Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Kamie Kitmitto

Trustee

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Crispen Sachikonye

Trustee

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Natasha Klymczuk

Trustee

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Team Members

Andi Walker

Andi Walker

Mental Health Support Worker (3.5 years)

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Aydin Djemal

CEO

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Rebecca Pullin

Rebecca Pullin

Service User Engagement Coordinator Leeds & Project Coordinator Wakefield

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Elisabete Miranda

Elisabete Miranda

Programme Lead for Greater Manchester & Liverpool Sexual Health Teams

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Faiza Chaudhri

Faiza Chaudhri

Community Engagement & Development Lead

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Michelle

Michelle Howarth

Engagement Manager

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Seher Sheikh

Project Lead on TB for BHA for Equality

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Donna Miller

Director of Policy, Engagement & Development – Healthy Communities Directorate

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Joe Tanzer

Community Engagement and Development Worker

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Jeni Hirst

Director of Service Development and Delivery

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Sophia Mulliss

HR Manager

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Drahoslava Máchová

Engagement & Community Development Worker

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Faith Tavengwa

Community Engagement & Development in GM Sexual Health

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Karla Green

Service User Engagement Worker & Volunteer Coordinator

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Helen Parry

Corporate Administrator

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Chinyere Nwosu

Community Research & Engagement Lead

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Bethany Applebee

Sexual Health Advisor & HIV Testing Lead

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Gazzala Chaudhri

Community Engagement and Development Worker Lead

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Akil Robinson

Community Engagement and Development Worker

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