Biography

Dr. Ngozi Murphy-Okpala is a Public Health specialist with over 10 years of experience in clinical and programmatic disease control. She is a scientific researcher with a primary interest in health systems and implementation science. As a Program Manager at RedAid Nigeria, she provides technical support to national and sub-national program teams, contributing to the design and execution of impactful public health interventions.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Developing a pilot clinical and programmatic handbook on integrated service delivery of TB, community-acquired pneumonia, asthma and COPD in Nigeria

The development of a unified ISD handbook using a robust stakeholder composition of a multidisciplinary team facilitated rollout of in-country adaptation of PAL strategy in Nigeria. Lessons learnt from this pilot implementation will inform future strategies to improve efficiency and scale-up nationwide.

Source: Conference 2024