Dr Milind Chitnis is the Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatric Surgery at the East London Hospital Complex, affiliated with the Walter Sisulu University in East London, South Africa. He has been the Honorary Secretary of the College of Paediatric Surgeons of South Africa (2020-2023) and a member of the Council of the College of Paediatric Surgeons of South Africa for 2017-2026. He is the current Honorary Secretary of the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (2023-2026) and the Pan African Pediatric Surgical Association (PAPSA) (2023-2027). He is also a founding Trustee of the NPO- Eyabantwana for the Children- which supports the needs of the Department of Paediatric Surgery in East London. He is passionate about improving pediatric surgical care and training in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa.