Primary training as a physician, and advanced training in public health, health policy, health planning and public health leadership. 2023 recipient of the Arthur B. Holzworth award in Public Health Leadership conferred by the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. 

25+ years of progressive public health experience, spanning international, national, and sub-national roles across a range of Strategic planning; Policy development; Disease Control; Maternal & Child Health; HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment; Adolescent Health; and Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Programs. Has worked at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) an International Development & Relief Agency; at the Geneva headquarters of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and at Gates Foundation leading complex health and social impact portfolios with a combined value of > USD173.5M+, through key stages of the investment cycle; design, negotiation, performance mgt, high stakes relationship mgt, fiduciary and reputational risk management

A few proud accomplishments include

Co-led Nigeria’s successful roll out of the Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV using dried blood spots (DBS), an innovative and transformative initiative. From a pilot in 2007 of 1 molecular lab site & 6 clinical sites expanding to >17 molecular labs and >6.5K clinical sites, resulting in earlier testing, care, and treatment for thousands of HIV-exposed infants in underserved Nigerian communities. A successful ‘test to scale’ of new products/services earning an award by the US Department of State in Nigeria, for providing outstanding technical services in this role

• Led Gates Foundation’s catalytic partnership enabling the scale up of a Group Antenatal Care model (GANC) to eight Nigerian states as an alternative service delivery model. >1.1M pregnant women enrolled across >1.5K facilities, and >81K cohorts formed between Jan 2021 and Feb 2023. Moving a new model from test to scale
• Established inaugural alignment platforms for key stakeholder partnerships to nurture inclusive discourse on the expanded roll-out of high-impact MNCH innovations in Nigeria.
• Co-led country consultations and development of Global Fund’s application materials, as part of GF’s ‘access to funding’ operations for >100 countries eligible to apply to GF, Geneva
• Board director on 5 non-profits including the G4 Alliance for SOTA care, a Global Board. 
• Chaired the G4 Alliance board committee for 2024 Global Awards to Young Leaders and Organizational Leaders in SOTA Care. 74 submissions, 2 global awardees
• Founder of The Next Hundred Initiative (TNH) and co-founder of Women in Public Health Leadership, Africa (WIPHLA), and the Centre for Health Systems Support (CHESIDS). 
• Founder of TNH mentorship program for young public health enthusiasts. 1,025 applications and 107 fellows to date. TNH is intentionally building a pipeline of public health stewards for Nigeria.  
• Host of ‘The Next Hundred Conversations with Public Health Leaders’ discussing leadership effectiveness with public health leaders from across Africa.
• W/Africa regional selection committee member for the ‘Investing in Innovation’ i3 program, a $7 million pan-African initiative to support expansion of product innovation for promising/early phase health-tech companies
• Member of the DrPH Evaluation Committee of Gillings School of Public Health, UNC at Chapel Hill. 
• Building diverse teams from scratch and established start-up systems. Managed human, material, and financial resources.  
• Arthur B. Holzworth Awardee in Health Leadership conferred by the HPM Dept at Gillings school of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill. USA

Completed medical training at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from the same institution and an MSc in Health Policy, Planning and Financing from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), both of the University of London. Completed her doctoral studies, earning a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree in Public Health Leadership from Gilling’s School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. USA.