Executive

Dr. Ifeyinwa Onwuatuelo joined APIN Public Health Initiatives in April 2009 as a Care & Support Officer and rose through the ranks to become our Deputy CEO - Programs.
She is directly responsible for driving program implementation and providing coordination and strategic leadership to guide the activities of the Prevention, Community and Clinical program areas to ensure that they achieve set targets, program objectives and organizational goals.

Dr. Ify, as she is fondly called, obtained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from the College of Medicine at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She earned her Master’s degree in Public Health from the same institution. Since earning her graduate degree, she has taken professional courses in Applied Biostatistics from Northwestern University, Chicago, USA and in Quantitative Methods in Clinical and Health Research from the Harvard School of Public Health, Massachusetts, Boston, USA.
She brings to us a wealth of experience spanning more than 20 years and built from a rich work history in Public Health management, clinical practice and research from organizations such as the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Schubbs Dental Clinic, Lagos State, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), and the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Lagos State.

She is a member of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN). Outside work, Dr. Ify enjoys exploring new cultures and places whether it is through reading, watching movies or travelling with family and friends.