User:Interndimeji/Dr. Uzodinma (Uzo') Adirieje

Dr. Uzodinma Akujekwe Adirieje is the National Chairman of the Civil Society Partnership for Development in Nigeria [CSPDN]. He was born on Afor market day, Tuesday, 25 February 1964, into the family of Hon. Chief & Ezinne (Lolo) Adirieje Fredrick Akujekwe of Umuogu village, Amaruru, Orsu LGA of Imo State. He is a World Bank-trained Health Economist and Health and Community Systems strengthening consultant. A professional manager, he works as a researcher, resource person/facilitator, blogger, trainer/capacity-builder, conference/evidence-generation organizer/coordinator, projects/programs manager and implementation reviewer, negotiator, advocate and author/writer/columnist. His areas of focus are Health, HIV/AIDS/TB, Immunizations, Nutrition, Environment, the MDGs, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Primary Health Care; blindness and nutritional problems; Health Sector Reforms; Health Promotion, and Health Financing/Insurance.

Among his most-recent involvements, he successfully managed the 2nd High Level meeting (HLM) of the GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa [GPWNA] www.globalpowerafrica.org held in Nigeria, 27-28 June 2013, as the Coordinator and Technical Consultant. He’s just been engaged as the Coordinator for the 2013 Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum http://www.nhvmas-ng.org/forum/, 18-20 November 2013; and Project Director for the Health and Food Security Summits (HEFOSS) http://hefossnigeria.blog.com, 22-24 September 2013.

He’s currently the CEO/Country Director of Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd; Executive Director of Afrihealth Optonet Association, Nigeria; National Coordinator of the Coalition on Vaccines, Vitamins and Immunizations for All Nigerians [COVIAN]; President of City and Hamlet Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd; and President of the Civil Society Energy Platform (CiSEP). Previously, Dr. Adirieje as the Administrative Secretary and Head of the Management Team of the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [CiSHAN]/Programs Coordinator for Global Funds [on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria] Round 9 as-well- as Director, Planning and Development, Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [CiSHAN], Abuja (2010-2011); and Chairman, Parish Action Committee on AIDS (PACA), St. Martin’s Catholic Parish (FHA Estate) Lugbe Abuja. Programme Manager (Advocacy and Communications) and HIV/AIDS Focal Person at Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), 2007-2009; Resource Centre Manager (2005-2006), HERFON; Programs Manager, 14th Int’l Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2005); Executive Director, Optonet International (1995-2005); Executive Coordinator, Afrihealth Information Projects (1995-2004), and Clinical Services Director, Adirivision Clinics Ltd (1990-2004).

As a health and community systems consultant/project management specialist and health campaigner, Dr. Adirieje is currently the national consultant to the Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) and National Primary Health Care Development Agency [NPHCDA] for Imo State. He was the national consultant to the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for the ‘Development of the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria Comprehensive Manual’ for Nigeria; and for the Development of Imo State Multisectoral HIV & AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Plan in 2012. He’s also a consultant to the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNAIDS and Unicef. He has served as Project Coordinator, ‘Study of Impact, Challenges and Long-Term Implications of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Programme in Nigeria [2007]’; Report writer/documentation consultant to NACA and World Bank on the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Summit (2007); Programme Manager, ICASA 2005; Co-Principal Investigator and UNAIDS/ILO/UNDP/NACA consultant on 'Public Private Partnership (PPP) and HIV/AIDS in Nigeria' (2004); Key Correspondent, Health and Development Networks (2002-present); Country Focal Point and member International Advisory Board of AIDS-Care-Watch Campaign (2006-present); He served as the Head of the Secretariat of the Nigeria National Health Conferences (2006-2009) as well as the Secretary of the Conference’s National Steering Committee (www.ngnhc.org). Uzo was also the originator and Project Manager of the National Conference on Adequate Infant Nutrition held in 2008 as a clear demonstration of the workability of PPP in health and Development.

Academically, Dr. Adirieje has received post-graduate trainings/courses in Health Economics (from the World Bank), Reproductive Health, Management in Health, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Palliative Care for PLWHAs, Managing Organisational Change for Strategic Transformation, Leadership Skills Development, Health Care Financing and Health Insurance Systems, Projects Planning and Proposal Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, DFID/PATHS’s Peer and Participatory Rapid Health Appraisal for Action (to implement a comprehensive and quick process for appraising primary health care services, health centres and hospitals), Programmes Management, Evidence-based Health Writing, and Cyberwar, Netwar and the Revolution in Military Affairs - Real Threats and Virtual Myths. He has also attended several local and international conferences and workshops on Health, HIV/AIDS and Development issues. Uzo’ graduated from Abia (formerly Imo) State University Okigwe and earned a Doctor of Optometry degree with focus on Public Health (1988), Federal School of Arts and Sciences Ondo (1982), Eziachi Secondary School, Orlu (1981) and Community School I, Amaruru (1976).

An author in his own right, three of Dr. Adirieje’s books namely - HIV/AIDS: Beyond ARVs and Advocacy (2003); Female Genital Mutilation: 40 things every parent and relation must know (2003); and Nutrition for All Ages – a pocket guide (2003) are catalogued at the Johns Hopkins University, USA. He was columnist on Health/HIV/AIDS and Development, Daily SUN newspaper (2004-2005); Founder/moderator, icasa2005forum online (2004-present), and Editor-in-chief, Orsu LGA Directory and who’s who. He has more than 80 (eighty) articles/essays/publications to his credit, most of which are available on the Internet.

A core professional, Dr. Adirieje is a member of a handful of local and international professional bodies including International AIDS Society (IAS), Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), West African Health Economics Network (WAHEN), Nigeria Health Economics Association (NiHEA), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria [CIPMN], The Impact Alliance, American Diabetes Association, International AIDS Economics Network, etc. He’s a member of the International Steering Committee of the Commonwealth HIV/AIDS Action Group, UK.

As a community leader per excellence, Chief Adirieje is the current President of the Abia State University Alumni Association Abuja (ABSUAAA). He was the President of Imo State Towns Development Association Lagos (ISTDAL), 2005-2007; President, ISTDA Cooperative Ltd, 2006-2007; First Vice President of ISTDAL, 2002-2004; Secretary General of ISTDAL, 1999-2001; Secretary General, Igbo States Development Union Lagos, 2000-2001; Secretary, Orsu LGA Towns Development Union Lagos during the 1990s; and Secretary, Amaruru Development Union (ADU) Lagos Branch, 1992-1995. He also served as Chairman of Health Committee of ADU National Executive Council. He is a life member and former Governing Council member of the Nigeria-Britain Association, and still serves as the Secretary of Amaruru Council of Chiefs. The establishment of the ISTDAL Cooperative Society Ltd, award and disbursement of scholarships to less privileged Imo children in Lagos, and economic empowerment of poor Imo women in Lagos, were some of the hallmarks of Dr. Adirieje’s tenure as ISTDAL President. His involvement in Students Unionism during his undergraduate days saw him becoming elected as the Secretary General of the then Imo State University Students Union in 1985/86 academic year.

An ardent Catholic, Sir Uzo is a Parishioner at St. Martin’s Catholic Parish (FHA Estate) Lugbe Abuja. He’s currently a member of the Abuja Archdiocesan Pastoral Council; Chairman, Lugbe Deanery Catholic Men Organisation [CMO]; President, St. Martin’s Parish CMO, Lugbe; Chief PRO Abuja Archdiocesan CMO; and former Vice Chairman of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC), St. Martin Catholic Parish. He is also a Patron of the Parish Choir and Divine Mercy Devotees. He is a member of the ancient and noble order of the Knights of St. John International (KSJI); Grand Chief Protocol Officer, Abuja Grand Commandery KSJI; Commander, St. Agnes Commandery 648 KSJI, Wuye Abuja; and Member, Abuja Archdiocesan Catholic Action Committee on AIDS. He’s also an active parishioner of St. John of the Cross Catholic Parish, Amaruru, Diocese of Orlu.

In January 2005, it pleased the traditional ruler of Amaruru – HRH Eze W.O. Igwe (Ozuomee I of Amaruru), Ndi Ichie, Amaruru Development Union (worldwide) and entire citizens of Amaruru to recognize Dr. Adirieje’s contributions by conferring on him the high chieftaincy title of Ahaejiejemba Amaruru. Before then, he had been honoured with the Presidential Recognition for Membership Growth from the President of Rotary International [worldwide] (1996), Distinguished Service Award from the Governor of Rotary International District 9110 (1994), Merit Award from Iganmu and Council of Chiefs Lagos State (1996), among others. He has also been honoured as Ambassador of Education by the Orsu LGA.

Dr. Adirieje is married to Lady (Lolo) Edith Adirieje, KSJ; Eziadaukwu of Assah Ubirielem, Orsu LGA; Matron of St. John of the Cross Catholic Parish Amaruru, and worthy daughter of Chief Sir & Lady Lawrence Ihejirika Obiajuru of Akpuobu Assah Ubirielem. The marriage is blessed with children and plenty of happiness. His hobbies include Social/Community Work, Public Speaking, Writing, Computing, Tennis, and Voluntary/International Services.

Uzodinma Adirieje’s weblog is at http://uzodinma-adirieje.blogspot.com/.

REFERENCES: http://uzodinma-adirieje.blogspot.com/ http://ng.linkedin.com/pub/uzodinma-adirieje/70/28b/525 https://twitter.com/uaadirieje http://afrihealthoptonetassociation.blogspot.com/2014/02/speech-by-dr-uzodinma-adirieje-chairman.html https://www.alzforum.org/member-directory/dr-uzodinma-adirieje https://www.facebook.com/uzoadirieje https://www.ghdonline.org/users/dr-uzodinma-adirieje-2 http://www.clippings.me/users/druzodinmaadirieje http://articles.onlinenigeria.com/keywords/uzodinma-adirieje https://www.scientistswithoutborders.org/profiles/6671-dr--uzodinma-adirieje/profile

PUBLICATIONS:

Adirieje, U. No Woman, No Development: Africa’s Women of Substance Converge on Abuja for the 2nd GPHLM Adirieje, U. Collaboration with Africa Women’ Sector in relation to Health: outcomes of Global POWER Women Network Africa High Level Meeting (GPHLM) 2013; presented at the Civil Society Symposium on Abuja+12 Summit organized by World AIDS Campaign International, 3 July 2013 Adirieje, U. The Imperative of Prevention in the Effective Control of HIV/AIDS – the poorly explored haven Adirieje, U. Nigeria’s elusive peace and the looming refugee crisis [1], Daily SUN newspaper, 30 December 2011  Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Community-Based HIV/Aids Advocacy, http://phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/4313/ Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development, http://phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/4267/ Adirieje, UA. XV ‘IAC’: DISCRIMINATION TO SOME OR ACCESS TO ALL http://www.procaare.org/archive/procaare/200406/msg00035.php Adirieje, UA. What Progress Made by 'CCMs' Over the Past Two Years http://www.procaare.org/archive/procaare/200405/msg00007.php Adirieje, UA. Vitamin A and child deaths in India http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug/archive/200204/msg00080.php Adirieje, UA. Alzheimer’s disease on our shores Adirieje, UA. Stigma, HIV/AIDS and disclosure (1) http://archives.healthdev.net/stigma-aids/msg00134.html Adirieje, UA. Stigma, HIV/AIDS and Disclosure http://archives.healthdev.net/stigma-aids/msg00154.html Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘access to all’ on the HIV/AIDS agenda Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘access to all’ on the HIV/AIDS agenda (2) Adirieje, UA. HIV and AIDS: Ensuring Access to All http://archives.healthdev.net/af-aids/msg01451.html Adirieje, UA. Health Options for Road Safety In Nigeria http://www.phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/1865/ Adirieje, UA. Patent Door Opens for Generic ARVs in Africa http://archives.healthdev.net/af-aids/msg01132.html Adirieje, UA. Current concerns: Thailand’s potpourri for Nigeria and HIV/AIDS Adirieje, UA. Malaria in Africa: A Continuing Scourge, a Litany of Failed Targets http://www.phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/1817/ Adirieje, UA. Opening up on ‘HIV/AIDS’ (1) Adirieje, UA. HIV and AIDS: Ensuring Access to All archives.hst.org.za/af-aids/msg01451.html

PRINTS

Adirieje, U. Nigeria’s elusive peace and the looming refugee crisis [1], Daily SUN newspaper, 30 December 2011 Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 392, 15 February 2005, p. 31 Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 387, 8 February 2005, p. 31 Adirieje, UA. Taming ‘HIV/AIDS’ in Our Higher Institutions, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 382, 1 February 2005, p. 29 Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Why ‘ICASA’ and ‘NACA’ Must Succeed, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 377, 25 January 2005, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (3), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 372, 11 January 2005, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 4 January 2005, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 28 December 2004, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Health and Human Rights, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 21 December 2004, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Twin-‘Wahala’ (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 14 December 2004, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Twin-‘Wahala’ (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 387, 7 December 2004, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS and African Women, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 382, 30 November 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. Does Mr. President Know? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 377, 23 November 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Economic Reforms in Social Context, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 372, 16 November 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. Much Ado About brain Drain, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 367, 9 November 2004, p. 29 Adirieje, UA. Businesses in the Era of HIV/AIDS, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 362, 2 November 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. The Poverty War in Nigeria (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 357, 26 October 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. The Poverty War in Nigeria (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 352, 19 October 2004, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Preventable Blindness and National Economic Productivity, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 347, October 12 2004, p. 21 Adirieje, UA. Twelve Blind persons in One Minute, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 342, 5 October 2004, p. 31 Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Caring as an Obligation (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 337, 28 September 2004, p. 2 Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Caring as an Obligation (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 332, 21 September 2004, p. 23 Adirieje, UA. NEPAD: hope or hype? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 327, 14 September 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. NEPAD: hope or hype? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 322, 7 September 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. African Woman’s Rough Road (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 307, 17 August 2004, p. 29 Adirieje, UA. African Woman’s Rough Road (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 302, 10 August 2004, p. 29 Adirieje, UA. Alzheimer’s Disease on Our Shores, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 297, 3 August 2004, p. 31 Adirieje, UA. Diabetes on the Prowl, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 312, 24 August 2004, p. 22 Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘Access to All’ on the HIV/AIDS Agenda (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 282, 13 July 2004, p. 20 Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘Access to All’ on the HIV/AIDS Agenda (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 277, 6 July 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. Thailand’s Potpourri for Nigeria and HIV/AIDS, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 272, 29 June 2004, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Tobacco and the Rest of Us (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 267, 22 June 2004, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Tobacco and the Rest of Us (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 262, 15 June 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. The Global Fund and HIV/AIDS Control in Nigeria, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 251, 1 June2004, p. 30 Adirieje, UA. Opening Up on HIV/AIDS (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 246, 25 May 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. Opening Up on HIV/AIDS (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 241, 18 May 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. Health Attitudes and Road Traffic Problems, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 226, 27 April 2004, p. 28 Adirieje, UA. Seeds for Nigeria’s Health Needs, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 221, 20 April 2004, p. 28 Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS and the Abuja Declaration. Medical Digest: July/August 2001, pp. 9-10 Adirieje, UA. Averting a Water Crisis in Nigeria. Medical Digest: March/April 2001, pp. 26-27 Adirieje, UA. A visit to Alma-Ata. Medical Digest: January/February 2001, pp. 18-20 Adirieje, UA. Female Circumcision (Female Genital Mutilation): 40 Dangerous Effects Parents and Relations Must Know. Afrihealth Information Projects, 1999 (catalogued at the Media/Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins University, USA, for worldwide distribution, as M/MC ID#: PL NGA 318) Adirieje, UA. Nutrition for All Ages - A Pocket Guide. Optonet International, 1999 (catalogued at the Media/Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins University, USA, for worldwide distribution, as M/MC ID#: PL NGA 398) Adirieje, UA. Eye Care and Vitamin A Deficiency Prevention in Egbe, Lagos State. Sight and Life Newsletter 4/1999, pp.18-19. Adirieje, UA. Sanya Primary School Nutritional Blindness Prevention Project. Sight and Life Newsletter, 3/1998, pp. 11-12 Adirieje, UA. Approaches to Reduce Vitamin A Deficiency in Lagos State, Nigeria. SCN News No. 15, United Nations ACC/SCN, 1997, pp. 29-30. Adirieje, UA. Evidence of Vitamin A Deficiency within Community Populations in Lagos State of Nigeria. Sight and Life Newsletter 1/1997, Task Force Sight and Life, 1997, pp. 18-19. Adirieje, UA. Anti-leprosy Vaccines. The Guardian Newspaper, Lagos, 1 August 1996.