Joseph Okeibunor

Dr. Joseph Okeibunor is currently the team lead for Research Development and Innovation programme in the Assistant Regional Director’s cluster in WHO Regional Office for Africa, an office which acts to strengthen collaboration with partners and other knowledge-based institutions in the region and beyond, on employing evidence to impact on health of the people.  He is a public health expert with over 25 years experience. He has held many research positions with WHO.

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Prior to joining the World Health Organization as staff, he had a distinctive research career as an academic staff of the University of Nigeria, where he rose to the rank of a Professor and Dean. As an academic he conducted many researches and support the evidence led fight again neglected tropical disease in Africa. He coordinated the extensive study of community directed interventions into health problems in African, sponsored by WHO/TDR and Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, among other studies.  He has an extensive publication record in high impact peer review journal, of international repute.