Nigeria NCDI Poverty Commission holds inaugural meeting 30 March 2021

The Nigeria NCDI Poverty Commission held their inaugural meeting on 30 March 2021. The Commission is led by Co-Chairs Dr. M. O. Alex-Okoh and Dr. Kelechi Ohiri. The Commission is comprised of approximately twenty members from a wide background within the Federal Ministry of Health and several partner organizations. Commissioners are particularly interested in the relationship between NCDs and household metrics for poverty in rural and urban regions. His Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. E. O. Ehanire, provided welcoming remarks and inaugurated the NCDI commissioners in their new mission.

Co-Chairs

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