Biography

Dr. Nera Kadiri-Eneh is a public health physician with extensive experience in tuberculosis (TB) control and health systems strengthening. She serves as a Senior Program Lead at KNCV Nigeria, where she leads numerous TB interventions and community-based TB case-finding initiatives. Dr. Kadiri-Eneh holds a medical degree, a postgraduate Fellowship in Public Health, and a doctorate in Disaster Risk Management with a focus on infectious disease control. She is passionate about improving access to TB care for vulnerable populations, particularly children, and actively contributes to national and sub-national TB program planning and implementation in Nigeria.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Reaching children where they are: The role of community and school-based TB screening during World Tuberculosis Day 2025 activities in Rivers State, Nigeria

The 2025 World TB Day campaign strategy demonstrated that school- and community-based screening significantly enhances pediatric TB case detection. These findings support the integration of TB services into child-centered environments and suggest that school health programs offer a viable strategy to improve pediatric TB control in Nigeria.

Source: Conference 2024