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Ifeanyi Nsofor
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Chief Executive Officer
, Priavet Sector, Non-Profit Organization
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Abuja FCT,
Nigeria
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A global health thought leader with more than 90 opinion pieces written (35 specifically on COVID-19). Interviewed by top news outlets such as BBC, Al Jazeera, Forbes. A leading voice in global health equity, health security, universal health coverage and health research. For more than 22 years since graduating as a medical doctor, have worked in government, INGOs, private sector & local NGOs. |
 Contact Ifeanyi Nsofor
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Area of Expertise: |
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Professional Experience: |
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A global health thought leader with more than 90 opinion pieces written (35 specifically on COVID-19). Interviewed by top news outlets such as BBC, Al Jazeera, Forbes. A leading voice in global health equity, health security, universal health coverage and health research. For more than 22 years since graduating as a medical doctor, have worked in government, international non-profit organizations, indigenous non-profit health organizations and the private health sector. Involved in launching two successful health start-ups (Nigeria health Watch and EpiAFRIC. A Senior New Voices Fellow at the Aspen Institute, Senior Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity at George Washington University and an Innovation Fellow at PandemicTech. A COVID-19 Top 100 healthcare professional globally in 2020 by Onalytica. Top 100 most influential Africans of 2020 by NewAfrican magazine. Two-time TEDx Speaker. Member New Voices Fellowship Expert panel at the Aspen Institute. A leading digital health expert across Africa. Have led the conceptualisation and implementation of 7 hackathons in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
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Education: |
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I am a graduate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University School of Medicine and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. I have taken short courses on strategic frameworks for non-profit organizations at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government; and global health at Oxford University and Imperial College London.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
As a global health thought leader, I have written more than 90 opinion pieces including 33 specifically on the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, I have been interviewed by top news outlets such as BBC, Al Jazeera, CNBCAfrica, Channel News Asia, and Forbes. In 2020, I was selected as one of the ‘Top 100 Most Influential Africans’ by NewAfrican Magazine and a ‘COVID-19 Top 100 Healthcare Professional’ globally in 2020 by Onalytica.
I am a member of the Member Aspen Institute New Voices Expert Panel. In this capacity, I am the representative of Senior New Voices Fellows across West Africa. I also give high-level strategic and consultative input on the Fellowship’s values and objectives and then help staff track progress toward achieving them. ?I am also an Innovation Fellow at PandemicTech - world’s first innovation ecosystem dedicated to fighting pandemics.
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