Dr Violet Kayamba is a medical gastroenterologist and senior faculty member of the University of Zambia School of Medicine. She is a founding fellow of the East, Central, and Southern African College of Physicians and current president of the Zambia College of Gastroenterology and Nutrition. She is also a member of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer and is one of the founding members of the African Oesophageal Cancer Consortium. Her main research interest is in upper gastrointestinal cancers and as an early career researcher, she has published several peer-reviewed original articles highlighting different facets of these cancers in Zambia. Dr Kayamba continues to contribute towards improved research output from sub-Saharan Africa.