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Bridget

I have an excellent track record in leading large-scale public health programs, developing and implementing strategic plans, collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders to improve health outcomes in difficult and resource constrained settings.

About Me

About Me

Bridget is a public health advocate, researcher, and practitioner with an excellent track record in leading large-scale public health programs, developing and implementing strategic plans, collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders to improve health outcomes in difficult and resource-constrained settings. She learns by doing outside the box. Bridget is married with two children, and as well the first among nine children.

Show My Skills
Strong clinical competence
Building and managing diverse and multi-cultural teams
Building strong business partnerships
Developing strategic, operational, and action plans
Engaging diverse stakeholders in policy dialogues
Managing clinical research (clinical trials, complex interventions, and systematic reviews)
Social and behavior change communication
Managing large-scale health programs
Establishing and coordinating technical working groups

Professional Achievements

So far, I have been able to achieve a lot professionally. These are some of the things under my belt.

Pharma Engagement

Engaged with eight pharmaceutical companies and HMOs to activate the process for a blended finance/impact investing mechanism for expanding access to hypertension and diabetes care and treatment in primary health care facilities supported by FHI 360 projects in Nigeria.

Non-communicable disease prevention

Developed, facilitated the launch and ongoing implementation of the 7-year multi-sectoral action plan to strengthen prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria that will prevent half-million deaths and generate economic outputs of approximately USD 9.73 Billion.

National Diabetes Guideline

Facilitated the development of the National Guidelines for Preventing and Controlling Diabetes.

Women Deliver Conference

Led a high-level National Caucus at the 2013 Women Deliver Conference and engaged with the Minister of State for Health to strengthen accountability mechanisms for maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in Nigeria and secured funding from PATH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to implement an advocacy project that successfully engaged with key partners to secure approval and institutionalization of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in Nigeria.

Other relevant community and leadership experience

Vice-Chair, Guideline International Network, Africa Branch, April 2020 till date

Manage a network of guideline development experts in Africa

Support the development of policy briefs to support COVID-19 response in Africa

President, Australia Alumni Association in Nigeria, Dec 2016 – Dec 2018

Managed a network of more than 200 Alumni of Australian Universities in Nigeria

Secured funding of up to $60,000 to implement national and community development projects in agriculture, public-private infrastructure partnership, maternal health, and artisanal and small-scale mining

President, Melbourne Population Health Students’ Association, Sep 2013 – Oct 2014

Managed a network of more than 300 Masters and Ph.D. public/global health students at the University of Melbourne and initiated and launched a cultural program to improve multi-cultural awareness among public/global health students at the University of Melbourne

Leader, National Caucus at Women Deliver Conference, May 2013

Led a national caucus dialogue at the 2013 Women Deliver Conference that made a call to action to the Minister of State for Health to strengthen accountability mechanisms for maternal death surveillance and response in Nigeria

Testimonials

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My take

How can the Nigerian Healthcare system take better care of its citizens while spending less money?

We should collectively prioritize the prevention of diseases while imbibing health insurance into all economic interventions in the country. If people are being paid unconditional cash transfers, a certain percentage should go to a form of health insurance, and that health insurance should cover preventive interventions such as combined diet and physical activity programs for preventing cardiovascular diseases, buying condoms for safe sex, family planning to prevent pregnancies, etc. That way, we get value for money.

Publications

Bridget has contributed to the following:

My Blog

I love to write about any thing that comes to mind. Read as much as you want, don't forget to drop a comment.

Bridget Nwagbara

Steps for developing the NMSAP

Tackling the rising scourge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is currently a global priority. The Nigerian Government prioritized the development of the National Multisectoral Action Plan (NMSAP)...

Bridget Nwagbara

Key action points of the NMSAP

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Bridget Nwagbara

One-year after the launch of the NMSAP! Where are we with NCDs in Nigeria

The strategic framework and implementation plan of the NMSAP is focused on the following priority...

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(234) 809 2956 097

Visit Office

Badagry Street, Abuja, Nigeria

Email Me

bridget@banwagbara.com