Deborah Bako Odoh
Deborah Bako Odoh | |
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| Federal Permanent Secretary | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
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| Born | Deborah Oyindamola Ninma Bako 22 June 1973 Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Spouse(s) | Simon Odoh |
| Children | 3 |
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| Residence | Abuja, Nigeria |
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Deborah Bako Odoh (born 22 June 1973) is a Nigerian public health physician and civil servant who has served as Permanent secretary, Service Policies and Strategies Office at the Office of the Head of Nigerian Civil Service since November 2023.[1] She previously served as Director and National Coordinator of the Non-Communicable Diseases Programme within the Public Health Department of the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Deborah Bako Odoh, a native of Lokoja, Kogi State, was born in Kaduna State on the 22nd of June 1973 to public servant parents. She had her early education at Corona Primary School and Queens College, Lagos following which she proceeded to the University of Ilorin to study medicine. In 2001, soon after her national youth service, Odoh gained employment into the Nigerian Civil Service as a Medical Officer in the Public Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria).[3]
Career[edit]
Odoh gained employment into the Federal Civil Service as a Medical Officer in the Public Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria. Most of her career was spent in the HIV/AIDS Control Programme (2004–2021) where she worked across various desks and contributed to the successful scale-up of the provision of antiretroviral drugs for HIV prevention and treatment. In 2021, Odoh was posted to provide technical support to the Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Department at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and supervised the final stages of the set-up of the Employee Wellness Centre. She returned to the Federal Ministry of Health to head the Non-Communicable Diseases Division in 2023 and led the team responsible for the development of policies, plans and guidelines for the prevention of treatment of Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Sickle Cell Disease.
In the course of her work, she obtained a master's degree in Public Health from Harvard University, USA and a Masters in Field Epidemiology from the University of Ibadan/Nigeria Field Epidemiology Training Programme. She is also an alumnus of the Haggai Leadership Institute, University of Washington's International Programme in Public Health Leadership (IPPHL) and participant of the AIG Public Leaders Programme of the University of Oxford.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tinubu Approves Redeployment, Posting of 24 Permanent Secretaries". THISDAYLIVE - Truth and Reasom - NON-AMP. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ↑ "Making SSB Tax a National Conversation". Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ "Federal Ministry of Health". National Bureau of Statistics. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Joins Hand with Microsoft to Boost Digital Readiness in Nigeria Civil Service". Techeconomy - Tech Business Economy. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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