Ifeanyi Nsofor, MBBS, MCommH

Physician & Health Policy Advocate

Silver Spring, Maryland

United States, North America

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Cohort Year:

2019

Bio

Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a public health physician, behavioral science researcher, and global health equity advocate with extensive experience in health leadership and research. He has authored over 135 articles featured in prominent outlets such as Project Syndicate, Al Jazeera, and NPR. A highly sought-after thought leader, Ifeanyi has been interviewed by The New York Times, BBC, Al Jazeera, The Lancet, and Forbes. His work includes leading more than 30 research projects across West Africa and evaluating the African Union's response to the Ebola outbreak.

In 2020, he was recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Africans and among the top coronavirus healthcare professionals globally. A two-time TEDx speaker and MOTH storyteller, he is a Senior New Voices Fellow at the Aspen Institute and a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity at George Washington University. Ifeanyi serves on the Global Fellows Advisory Board at the Atlantic Institute, Rhodes Trust, Oxford. He is currently the Director of a project leveraging social media, community pharmacists, and behavioral insights to boost HPV vaccine uptake in Nigeria, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to advancing health equity worldwide.

Professional Interests & Expertise

Health Systems and Health Insurance,Health Workforce,Journalism and Storytelling,Maternal and Child Health,Research, Measurement, and Evaluation

Organization

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Learn more about Ifeanyi's work:

Reducing Men’s Cancer Burden

Free Cesarean Sections in Nigeria: Can This Policy Truly Deliver?

The past and future of HealthTech: A conversation with Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor

Incorporate Genetics, Social Support and Place of Residence into Public Health Campaigns

Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

What if Super Bowl 2025 Attendees and All Stadium Food Selling Stores Carry Food Grown In Urban Areas?

Addressing the Dual Challenge of Food Waste and Food Insecurity: Here’s Some Ideas

Applying Behavioural Science in Nigeria’s HPV Vaccination Campaign

Africa: A Call to Reframe the Inequitable Global Poverty Definition

Dear U.N.: Could you add these 4 overlooked items to the General Assembly agenda?

COVID-19’s Lessons for Climate Action

Time to Ensure Equity in Global Research Vocabulary

Africa: This is How to Save 14 Billion Liters of Breastmilk

Boosting Nigeria’s fight against malaria

Look to Ebola survivors for lessons to prevent the next outbreak

What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health

Doctors in Nigeria Deserve Better Treatment from their Lawmakers

Decolonizing Global Health Leadership

Mental Health Must Be Addressed in Medical Facilities and in Communities

Africa: Hospital Debt, Detention and Dignity in Health

Research Publication

Decolonising global health evaluation: Synthesis from a scoping review

It’s time to channel the high phone ownership in Lagos towards telemedicine

Health Solidarity Is Health Security

Need to Restructure, Transform the Nigerian Health System

Nigeria: Blood Sisters Not Only Entertains but Highlights Important Social Issues

Maternal healthcare for women globally needs improvement

Teenage girls among most at risk from partner violence

Will COVID-19 become endemic in Africa?

Preventing tooth decay in resource-limited settings

I’m shocked by the racist cartoons and travel bans sparked by omicron

How Schools Can Address Mental Health Among their Community

I’m Nigerian. I’m Vaccinated. Europe Won’t Let Me In

How West African Leaders Can Tackle Youth and Gender Inequities

Africa: Re: Open Letter to International Funders of Science and Development in Africa

Three Ways the US Can Promote Equity in Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Globally

Battling misinformation wars in Africa: applying lessons from GMOs to COVID-19

Dr. Ifeanyi M. Nsofor Discusses Plans by Boris Johnson to Donate Excess COVID-19 Vaccine to Covax

Four lessons from Covid to help African leaders prepare for next pandemic

Interview-Al Jazeera News Hour: COVID-19 Vaccine Equity and the African Union

Why I‘m An Invisible Man In The Global Vaccine Campaign

Africa: Here’s How Africans Can Advocate for Covid-19 Vaccine Equity

Interview-BBC: Dr. Ifeanyi M. Nsofor on COVID-19 Vaccine - nationalism, equity and access

Women Need Support and Understanding after Miscarriage

Helping Premature Babies Survive

The Mental Health Consequences of the Lekki Toll Gate Attack

What developing countries can teach rich countries about how to respond to a pandemic

Eye Care Globally Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID Comorbidity Crisis

5 ways to meet the needs of people with disabilities during pandemics

COVID-19 shows why Universal Health Care is essential

The new dexamethasone- COVID-19 study should be viewed with caution

Nigeria’s Mental Health Desert

Africa: Four Ways Nigeria Can Reduce Importing COVID-19 Via Its Border

Strengthening Biosecurity Preparedness in Africa

Lessons from Nigeria in Responding to Coronavirus

Neglected Diseases Kill More People than COVID-19 – It’s Time to Address Them

News Agencies Must Paint a Complete Picture of Coronavirus

Businesses can help stop coronavirus and future infectious disease outbreaks

Why an Ebola Vaccine Is Not Enough

Four Lessons to Reverse Inequity in the Global Health Workforce

It’s Time to Put a Full Stop on Period Poverty

It’s time to channel household expenditures into health insurance in Nigeria

Community Efforts are Key When Addressing HIV/AIDS

4 ways to end the abuse of women during childbirth (October 2019)4 ways to end the abuse of women during childbirth

Four ways to address the heart disease-related outcomes of malaria

Three Ways to End HIV Stigma and Discrimination

Five Interventions for Treating Multidrug-Resistant TB

Lay media reporting of monkeypox in Nigeria

Human-centered plastics recycling interventions can help combat climate change

Africa: Rwanda’s Lessons on Universal Health Coverage

Tooth decay is a disease of inequality. Here’s how governments can improve dental care

Making the Most of the Malaria Vaccine

Here’s How the World Can Be Better Prepared to Handle Epidemics

Want to prevent vaccine deaths? Show people the consequences of unvaccinated nations

Institutionalized racism is keeping black Americans sick

Nigeria: Don’t Call Me Chief: The Need to Redefine Respect in Nigeria’s Medical Community

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