Nigeria NCDI Poverty Commission
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Commission Membership
Co-Chairs
Dr. M. O. Alex-Okoh - Director, Public Health Department, Public Sector Health Authority, Federal Ministry of Health
Dr. Kelechi Ohiri - Chief Executive Officer, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation
Commissioners
Dr. Dolapo Sanni, National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Diseases, Public Sector Health Authority, Federal Ministry of Health
Dr. Ngozi Azodoh, Director of Health Planning Research and Statistics, Public Sector Health Authority, Federal Ministry of Health
Dr. Chris Elemuwa, Director, Community Health Services, Public Sector Health Authority, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)
Dr. Davidson Okuobeya, Head of Medical Services, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
Professor Nikiruka Odunukwe, Director of Research, Public Sector Health Authority, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)
Pharmacist Fraden Bitrus, Deputy Director, Public Sector Health Authority, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
Dr. Yakubu Agada-Amade, General Manager, Quality Standards, Public Sector Health Authority, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
Dr. Vivienne Idogho, Principal Administrative Officer, Economic Research and Policy Management Department, Federal Ministry of Health
Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe, Outgoing National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Diseases,
Dr. Kelias Msyamboza, Cluster Lead, Non-Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO)
Dr. Onoriode Ezire, Senior Health Specialist, World Bank
Professor Alkali Mohammed, President, Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN)
Professor Akin Osibogun, Executive Director, NCD Alliance
Dr. Okechukwu Ogah, President, Nigerian Cardiac Surgery
Professor Mayowa Owolabi, Department of Neurology, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Professor Abdullah Abba, Pulmonologist, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Professor Felicia Anumah, Endocrinologist, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Federal Capital Territory
Dr. Anette Akinsete, Chief Executive Officer, Sickle Cell Foundation
Professor Olufunmilayo Olopade, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Maureen Achebe, Clinical Director, Non-Malignant Hematology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Professor Obinna Onwujekwe, Lead, Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Dr. Olusola Ephraim-Oluwanuga, Chief Consultant, Psychiatrist, National Hospital, Abuja
Coordinator
Dr. Christine Ezenwafor, Team Lead, Public Health Advisory, HSDF