Dr. Kechi Achebe is an experienced public health physician, scientist, and researcher, with more than 25 years of technical, programmatic, and leadership experience in public health and clinical medicine. A recognized global expert in the area of global health–especially HIV, tuberculosis and related diseases, she has worked and led the design and delivery of public health programs globally Dr. Achebe is the Director of the Office of Global Health and HIV (OGHH) at Peace Corps in Washington DC. In this role, she leads the development, policy direction, design and technical support of Peace Corps’ Global Health & HIV programs, to address malaria; maternal, newborn, and child health; HIV/AIDS; TB; reproductive health services, COVID-19 and other emerging global health threats; and community health systems strengthening, in the 65 countries where PC is present. She also serves as PEPFAR Deputy Principal, representing Peace Corps to the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy at State Department (S/GAC). Dr Achebe also served as member and advisor to the UNITAID civil society board, and as the principal investigator on many CDC/NIH and PEPFAR funded projects. Her extensive work experience covers Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, The Caribbeans and the USA. She has authored and has published white papers, technical support documents, and peer-reviewed publications. Her research focused primarily on developing strategies to reduce the global burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases, promoting health and addressing health disparities, especially amongst the vulnerable and marginalized population, and community health systems strengthening. Dr. Achebe holds a medical degree (MD) from the University of Benin in Nigeria, and a master’s degree in public health (MPH) from Boston University, USA. She obtained a fellowship in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Boston University School of Medicine and Public Health and a certificate in management from Yale University’s School of Management, Connecticut, USA
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