Dr. Ifeanyi M. Nsofor
Ifeanyi is a public health physician, project manager, behavioral science researcher and global health equity advocate. With over 130 published articles in outlets like the Lancet, Al Jazeera and NPR. He has led 30+ research projects across West Africa. Recognized as one of the top 100 most influential Africans in 2020. He played a key role in evaluating the African Union’s response to the Ebola outbreak. A two-time TEDx speaker, two-time MOTH storyteller, and Senior New Voices Fellow at the Aspen Institute. Ifeanyi is dedicated to advancing equity health leadership globally. He is a member of the Global Fellows Advisory Board at the Atlantic Institute, Rhodes Trust, Oxford.
African Expertise Key to Stopping Ebola – Then and Now
An Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is once again straining Africa's medical resources. Prospects for progress are due in large part to lessons learned from the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa,...
Opinion: Only 1 percent of Nigerians have health insurance. Here’s how to change that.
In 2009, our first daughter appeared healthy at birth, lively, and unspeakably cute. However, just four weeks later, her health was failing. She could not nurse and was rapidly losing weight. She cried inconsolably. An echocardiogram revealed the cause....
How tech can help win the fight against neglected tropical diseases
Fabiano grew up close to a fast-flowing river that irrigates the land in Uganda’s Nebbi District. Over the years as he farmed, he was repeatedly bitten by black flies that breed along the river banks. The bites caused constant itching. His skin thickened...
Nigeria: Making Sense of a Young Doctor’s Death
Ahmed Victor Idowuwas a young medical doctor with a passion to reform health care in Nigeria. A recent graduate of the University of Nigeria, in January 2018 he was at the start of his in-hospital clinical training when he examined a seven-month old baby...
Nigeria: Universal Access to Education is Social Justice
Nelson Mandela famously said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Unfortunately, in many countries, including my own, too many children are still being denied an education. According to the latest statistics,...
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