Chukwuemeka Agwuocha, PharmB

Biography

Chukwuemeka Agwuocha is a public health officer passionate about saving lives and improving health outcomes. With over 12 years in the public and private sectors, Chukwuemeka has experience in sales and marketing, management consulting, project management, stakeholder engagement, health system strengthening, and health policy.

Chukwuemeka Agwuocha joined Clinton Health Access Initiative Nigeria in 2014 as Assistant Program Officer on the Essential Medicines Program to accelerate the uptake of Zinc and ORS for the management of childhood diarrhea. In 2017, he transitioned to the viral hepatitis landscape and currently leads the Hepatitis program of CHAI Nigeria, providing technical assistance to the government through designing strategies and policies for the advancement of Hepatitis outcomes in Nigeria. Chukwuemeka’s recent activities and achievements in this space include coordination of the viral hepatitis response in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, and placing the State on the path to HCV Elimination through domestic resource mobilization and collaborations while working with the national program to provide country-level coordination.

Chukwuemeka Agwuocha holds a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and pursuing an MBA, Business Management from Bradford University UK and has worked in public health and private sectors focusing on saving lives and improving global health outcomes. 

Chukwuemeka Agwuocha
Position
Clinton Health Access Initiative, Nigeria