Biography
Dr Ebere Okereke is a public health physician specializing in global health security and health system strengthening and leadership development, who has won awards for her work promoting women and under-represented groups in public health leadership.
Dr Okereke has held pivotal roles in esteemed organisations, including Public Health England (now UKHSA), Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Africa Public Health Foundation. She was an Honorary Senior Adviser at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), during which she co-led the creation of the Partnerships for African Vaccines Manufacturing.
Her contributions to the world of academic medicine have been honoured by the British Medical Association, which recognized her as an outstanding role model for women in academic medicine. She received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine for services to global health.
Dr Okereke is a graduate of the University of Nigeria College of Medicine and a Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health.
Past experience
| 2023 – 24 | Chief Executive Officer, Africa Public Health Foundation |
| 2021 – 23 | Senior Technical Adviser, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change |
| 2017 – 21 | Consultant in Global Public Health, Public Health England |
| 2016 | Consultant Epidemiologist in Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Public Health England |
| 2015-16 | Consultant Global Health Strategist, Public Health England & International Rescue Committee Nairobi, Kenya |
| 2002–15 | Consultant in Communicable Disease Control and Yorkshire & Humber Regional Lead for TB control, Public Health England (formerly Health Protection Agency) |
