Dr Mwansa Ketty Lubeya is an obstetrics and gynaecology specialist at the University of Zambia School of Medicine. She is currently pursuing her PhD in public health at South Africa’s Wits University. She has published research articles on women’s reproductive health in peer-reviewed journals and has made several scientific presentations locally and internationally. Previously, she has been competitively selected in regional leadership programs, such as the Mandela Washington Fellowship and Obama Foundation: African Leaders program. She is currently serving as Zambia’s national ambassador for the International Papillomavirus Society. In August 2018, as a passionate researcher and seasoned leader, she co-founded a leadership-research mentorship program (YES Zamia) for undergraduate medical students and early-career young doctors. Mwansa knows and understands that in order to change the mentorship narrative in Africa, she has to roll up her sleeves and be involved. Mwansa is a member of several professional associations, such as the Zambia Medical Association, Medical Women Association of Zambia, the Pan-African Scientific Research council (https://pasrc.princeton.edu/members/individuals/mwansa-ketty-lubeya), and the International Papillomavirus Society.