I don’t speak to please. I speak to challenge systems. To rethink impact. And to treat ethics not as a fig leaf, but as a foundation. That’s who I am.

Conviction isn’t an add-on. It’s where everything begins

I’m not a case and I’m not a cause.

I’m Fidel Strub - a person with a story, a voice, and conviction.

I share thoughts, projects and perspectives.

Not for attention, but for impact. For dignity. For justice. For visibility.

I accompany, advise and speak - at the intersection of ethics, impact and global justice.

The Fidel Strub Forum - Global Health, Resilience & Ethical Storytelling

Core Focus: Equipping organisations, initiatives, and individuals to tackle complex health and human‑experience challenges with ethics, lived‑experience insight, and impactful narratives.

Available services:

Global Health & Advocacy

  • Strategic advisory on Noma, Oral Health and Neglected Tropical Diseases

  • Survivor advocacy and ethical communication in cross‑cultural contexts

  • Partnership in global health projects from concept to delivery

Mental Health & Human Development

  • Suicide prevention strategies and program advisory

  • Anti‑mobbing and workplace wellbeing initiatives

  • Trauma‑informed communication for sensitive settings

Personal Growth & Public Engagement

  • Self‑development workshops and resilience‑building sessions

  • Keynote speaking, panel moderation, and impulse talks

  • Storytelling for social impact - shaping narratives that drive change

    My consulting is professional and context-sensitive. For conversations, project enquiries or initial ideas, I’m open to dialogue.

Ethos Fidelis - Bioscience, Patient Leadership & Equity Consulting

Core Focus: Supporting pharma, biotech, and research organisations to embed ethics, diversity, equity, and patient voice into every stage of scientific innovation.

Services (in development):

Bioscience Strategy & Ethics

  • Values‑based strategic consulting for R&D and corporate decision‑making

  • Governance and ethics process design - from concept to compliance

  • Reality‑testing workshops to uncover blind spots in complex science projects

Patient‑Led Innovation

  • Structured integration of patient perspectives into drug development and trials

  • Survivor‑informed design for protocols, engagement, and communication

  • Advisory on co‑creation with patient and community stakeholders

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Science

  • DEI frameworks tailored to scientific and clinical environments

  • Bias‑aware recruitment and representation in research teams

  • Trauma‑informed communication for clinical, regulatory, and public interfaces

Looking to professionalise your stance without losing it? Feel free to get in touch, discreetly and personally.

Ethos Fidelis and the work of The Fidel Strub Forum operate independently of the Elysium platform. For enquiries directly concerning survivors, please contact Elysium directly.

Features & Contributions

  • As one of the TIME100 Health Honourees, Fidel Strub speaks about his journey with Noma, his 27 surgeries and how survival became conviction. The article highlights his speech in New York, his advocacy work, and the growing global recognition of a topic that remained invisible for far too long.

  • Grafik mit medizinischen Symbols und Text "Health Check" für BBC News World Service.

    In this episode, experts and Fidel Strub discuss the disease Noma - its causes, medical challenges and the global neglect of this devastating poverty-related illness.

  • Logo von The Guardian in weißer Schrift auf dunkelbluem Hintergrund

    The article highlights Noma as a brutal consequence of extreme poverty and calls for its global recognition as a neglected tropical disease and a human rights issue.

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It’s not about me. It’s not about pity. It’s about being seen and encouraging others to walk their path. Even when the road is strewn with stones.

Fidel Strub

My name is Fidel Strub. I grew up with a disease many have never heard of Noma. It destroyed my face and stole my identity, but not the fighter within me.

I survived with scars, contradictions, and a will to speak out. Today, I speak about ethics, language and visibility. Not because I am strong, but because I know how much strength silence demands.

Who I am

Fidel Strub auf dem Roten Teppich beim Impact Dinner des TIME Magazine in New York- Bild: Patrick McLeod/TIME

Photo: TIME

Feel free to approach me

Eine Collage von neun Fotos, die verschiedene Männer in verschiedenen Situationen und Outfits zeigen, darunter bei Präsentationen, Freizeit, in einem Lift, draußen am Wasser, in einer Lounge und im Restaurant.

I’m not a celebrity. Life happened as it happened. I remain Fidel: familiar, and open to conversation.