Obinna Orjingene
Obinna Orjingene (born February 28, 1986) is a Nigerian physician and public health specialist.[1] He has served in various leadership and technical capacities within governmental and non-governmental organizations, influencing health policy development and implementation in Nigeria and internationally.[1] Orjingene is a 2018 fellow of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.[2]
Early life and education
Orjingene was born and raised in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. He began his formal education at Wulari 1 Primary School and later attended Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, in Yobe State.[1] He pursued a degree in medicine at the University of Maiduguri, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS) in 2014. Following medical school, Orjingene completed his internship at Jos University Teaching Hospital in Plateau State and Gwamna Awan General Hospital in Kaduna State. He subsequently earned a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom.[3] He also enrolled in a Health Policy and Administration program at Jackson State University in the United States, which was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Career
Orjingene began his career as a medical doctor and health officer with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in 2016. He provided emergency pediatric care to children displaced by conflict in Northeast Nigeria.[1] He continued as a Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) and Nutrition Consultant from 2017 to 2020. He subsequently served as a Health Specialist focusing on Quality of Care for MNCH at UNICEF from 2020 to 2023, including a role from September 2022 as a Health Specialist for Maternal Newborn Health and Oxygen Systems.[1][4]
Orjingene served in the Senior RMNCH Technical Advisor position with the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics (Jhpiego). In February 2023, he joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a Project Management Specialist in the Health, Population, and Nutrition Office.[5][6]
Orjingene has also been actively involved in humanitarian work, addressing the health needs of refugees and internally displaced persons.[7] His experience includes working in complex emergencies and contributing to coordinating health services for affected communities.[8] His research interests span MNCH, infectious diseases, health systems enhancement, and the application of data for informed public health decision-making. He has contributed to peer-reviewed scientific literature and actively participates in academic and professional forums.[9][10][11]
Professional memberships
- Society for Public Health Professionals of Nigeria
- American Public Health Association
- Royal Society for Public Health, United Kingdom[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Admin (2025-01-08). "Dr. Obinna Orjingene". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ↑ "Promoting Community-Based Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Kenya". Mandela Washington Fellowship. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ↑ "Obinna Orjingene". University of Essex Online. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Orjingene, Obinna. "Obinna Orjingene on about.me". about.me. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Orjingene, Obinna; Teryila, Ogojah; Baffoe, Peter; Ojo, Olumuyiwa (2022-07-04). "Utilization of Family Planning Services in Africa's Most Populous Nation, are we at a tipping point". Journal of Gynecology & Reproductive Medicine. 6 (3): 139–145 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ Kahenda, Mercy. "Team to fight maternal, child deaths in slums". Health. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Orjingene, Obinna; Olumuyiwa, Ojo; Oguji, Clara; Apiyanteide, Franco; Inegbeboh, Jude; Audu, David; Muhammed, Khalilu (2021-11-24). "Full childhood immunization coverage and incidence of vaccine preventable disease in Nigeria: a regression analysis". International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 8 (12): 5757–5764. doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20214563. ISSN 2394-6040.
|Authors list=missing|8=(help) - ↑ "Obinna Orjingene". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Orjingene, Obinna; Teryila, Ogojah (2022-07-04), Factors Affecting Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Northern Nigeria: A Multiple Linear Regression Analysis, medRxiv, doi:10.1101/2022.06.30.22276507, retrieved 2025-05-10
- ↑ Orjingene, O.; Akondeng, N. L.; Kone-Coulibaly, A.; Ogojah, T.; Ganama, M. (2020-08-27). "Global Disease Outbreaks and Effects on Maternal, Newborn & Child Health in Global South, a Systematic Review". International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health: 47–58. doi:10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1130334. ISSN 2278-1005.
- ↑ Orjingene, Obinna; Teryila, Ogojah (2022-06-23), Utilization of family planning services in Africa's most populous nation, are we at a tipping point, doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1781841/v1, retrieved 2025-05-10
External links
- Obinna Orjingene publications indexed by Google Scholar
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