Donald A.P. Bundy is the World Bank’s Lead Health and Education Specialist and Health Program Leader for Africa. In this capacity he also serves as the Coordinator of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC); one of most successful public-private partnerships for onchocerciasis control and elimination in Africa.   Before joining the World Bank, he was Professor of Epidemiology at Oxford University, and is currently visiting professor at George Washington University, Imperial College (London) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He was the founder of the Partnership for Child Development, a civil society organization that now promotes health and education in more than 50 countries.   Dr. Bundy continues to shape the discourse on child development through his role as Lead Editor of a volume in the Disease Control Priorities (DCP) project; an ongoing effort to assess disease control priorities and produce evidence-based analysis to inform health policymaking in developing countries. He has authored more than 300 publications, including three best-selling books, and has twice been awarded the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle for his work in documentary film making, which includes an award-winning television series called “Behind the Crisis”.