Success in health care from the UK to Nigeria

Speakers

Dr. Gafar Alawode is an experienced Public Health practitioner and a seasoned Programme Manager. He has managed several donor-funded development projects at the senior level in Nigeria and other developing countries, including Liberia and Uganda.

He is currently the Managing Partner/Program Director at Development Governance International (DGI) Consult. He obtained a Master's degree in Tropical Medicine from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, after acquiring his first degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He also took health system management executive courses at Harvard School of Public Health. He is a Member of the UK Faculty of Public Health (MFPH) of the Royal College of Physicians. He holds the traditional title of Chief Aare Gbobaniyi of Ijagbo Land.

Dr Aliko Ahmed is a public health physician, epidemiologist, and global health diplomat with decades of working experiences in clinical medicine, academia, and public health practice across low- and high-income countries. He is currently the Regional Director of Public Health for the East of England region in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Aliko's global health interest is in sustainable health policy solutions, particularly in the translation of evidence into public health policy and practice in Africa. He received his primary medical qualification at Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria and holds postgraduate degrees in Public Health from both London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University of Cambridge. He undertook his higher specialist training in Public Health Medicine in Cambridge, and currently holds fellowships at the UK Faculty of Public Health (FFPH) and the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) London.