Biography

Dr Obioma Ekwueme is a Family Physician and Public Health Professional with 17 years’ experience. She works in the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Unit of the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria. She is passionate about delivering quality patient-centred care and safe guarding the health of individuals and the public. Also skilled in data analysis, visualization and synthesizing information for programme improvement.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Community-driven approach to improve tuberculosis case detection: Experience from AMAC‛A’, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

The AMAC‛A’ CV model boosted TB case detection and TPT uptake. This scalable approach demonstrates the impact of grassroots involvement in bridging TB notification gaps.

Source: Conference 2024