Adesina Matti is also tasked with developing and administering various human resources plans and initiatives to support the strategic direction of the organization. He recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to continually improve the efficiency of the department and services performed and implements the HR results framework, and ensures prompt delivery of all HR initiatives.
Prior to joining eHA, Adesina was the Head HR at CR consulting and the Executive secretary/COO at ELP foundation where he established a robust employee engagement program and implemented an organization-wide learning and development program. He is currently the Chairman, Lagos Mainland Chapter, CIPM Lagos State Branch, and serves as a mentor to undergraduates, and fresh graduates including entry/mid-level career professionals
Adesina holds an MBA (Human Resource Management) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Lagos. He is a certified Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), and also holds a Human Resource Practicing License (HRPL) certificate from the institute. He also holds a certificate in Global Human Resources Management (GHRM) accredited by SHRM / IIPM.
Abdulhamid is also tasked with ensuring that paid applications are streamlined and that service costs are reduced to the barest minimum. He is currently leading the ISO 27001 compliance and certification process for the organization which will ensure that eHA has an established system for implementing, operating, monitoring, and improving its information security management system.
Before he joined eHA, he was the Chief Executive Officer at Aurora Wireless Ltd., where he diversified the portfolio of the company from ICT to mobile money operations and payment terminal services provision.
He holds a B.Sc in Mathematics, M.Sc in Computer Science and MBA from Bayero University, Kano State, Nigeria. He went on to acquire the Lean Six Sigma training and certification in Process Re-engineering from Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.
Over the course of a decade, Abdulhamid has earned several other professional certifications and provides mentorship on cybersecurity to other executives and professionals in the IT sector and guides them to gain their own certifications.
Mohammed Sani Giwa has effectively harnessed eHealth Africa’s structured and dynamic systems (eHA) to drive process enhancements. These improvements are directed towards ensuring consistent, high-quality operational service delivery, fostering capacity building, and establishing a functional work environment.
Commencing his professional journey in the Banking and Finance sector back in 2001, Mohammed Sani Giwa steadily progressed from an associate role to ultimately attain the position of Operations Manager by 2009. Over this trajectory, he amassed invaluable expertise in diverse areas such as customer service delivery and management, financial budgeting and reconciliation, asset and inventory management, and facility management. His proficiencies extend across an array of technical and managerial skills.
Mohammed Sani Giwa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Maiduguri, Borno, and further bolstered his qualifications with an MBA from The Dangote Business School at Bayero University, Kano. This comprehensive educational background complements his rich practical experience.
By seamlessly blending his substantial skill set with the robust systems at eHA, Mohammed Sani Giwa has been instrumental in driving process enhancements that elevate operational efficiency and effectiveness.
She is a resource person to the Board of Directors, managing meetings and ensuring that board development priorities are achieved. Maryam is the contact between the staff, senior management executives and the executive directors. She is working tirelessly to improve the current processes and coordinate organizational procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity.
Before joining eHA, Maryam worked with Olaniwun Ajayi LP where she primarily handled dispute resolution and enterprise practices of the firm. She was later seconded to the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority as a legal consultant. She has interfaced with several government agencies and multinational corporations to provide bespoke legal services and support for clients.
She is a double first class, Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree holder from Queen Mary University of London and The Nigerian Law School.
Catherine joined eHA Liberia amid the Ebola outbreak and response. Playing an essential role in organizing and improving the financial systems of eHA Liberia, she facilitated enhanced donor reporting to the CDC Foundation. After her proven successes with eHA Liberia, Catherine transitioned to a global role, where she strives to develop policies and procedures that ease the administrative burden involved in executing eHA’s programs.
The first decade of Catherine’s career was focused on commercial and investment banking in Atlanta and New York. After marrying her military husband and moving to Africa, her career shifted to emerging markets and non-profit finance and accounting.
Catherine is devoted to her family and her community. She is an active volunteer with youth sports organizations, military spouse groups, and educational outreach programs. She previously served as a Board Member for the American International School of Monrovia, and as the Finance and Operations Advisor for a non-profit girls school in Liberia. Catherine holds an MBA in Finance from Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Her BSBA is in Finance and Risk Management from the University of Florida. Go Gators!
By maintaining a sharp focus on budget monitoring, forecasting and accounting, Fozia leads the financial reporting of Nigeria portfolio. She is committed to team building and restructuring to ensure that the relevant skills and capacities are built in the Finance & Accounting department of our head office. Her aim is to lay a foundation for proactive enterprise risk management in the organization.
Fozia started her career working as a Finance associate on a US$ 218 million Power Distribution project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and was selected to lead the financial close out of the same project years later. She is passionate about supporting education and career growth especially among young people in her home country, Pakistan. She taught at a leading business school in Pakistan and still mentors and offers career advice to younger students.
Fozia has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) Business School, Pakistan and a Financial Risk Management (FRM) certification from Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).
Prior to joining eHA, Kazeem served as an Institutional Capacity Strengthening Advisor on the FHI 360 Global Fund project and led the delivery of a multi-country integrated community health project funded by the FCDO at Christian Aid International in Nigeria. He also worked with the ECOWAS/West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) program, including the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization. Additionally, he served as the National Technical M&E Officer for Nigeria on a multi-country Global Fund HIV project targeting the migrant population.
Starting as a Project Manager at eHealth Africa, he led the delivery of Emergency Operations Centres across nine countries in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing agile and adaptive management skills, he supported the rollout of the Novel Oral Polio Vaccine (NOPV) for the first time in the Republic of Congo by rapidly setting up a Polio Emergency Operations Centre in Brazzaville to serve as the planning and coordination platform for the vaccine’s rollout in February 2021. He has established strong working relationships with national and regional stakeholders, including the WHO Regional Office for Africa Polio Eradication Program (PEP) team.
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Provides programmatic leadership to two of our program areas, which he has successfully expanded. One such expansion is a project that strengthens the genomic sequencing capacity of laboratories across 15 countries in Africa to rapidly detect Polio among other diseases.
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Has led the setup of 43 Polio Outbreak Control Rooms/EOCs at national and sub-national levels across 24 African countries since 2020.
Kazeem serves on the board of two national non-profits in Nigeria, recognizing his experience and impact in the industry. He also offers mentorship to young people interested in pursuing a career in social development and is a member of several civil society networks and coalitions.
Kazeem holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and is currently studying for an MPH in eHealth and Telemedicine. He is a PRINCE2 certified program and project manager.
Before joining eHA, David was the Technical Lead and Deputy Chief of Party for a $21.5 Million USAID-funded Integrated Child Health and Social Service Award (Lot 1) implemented in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Bayelsa States. David successfully led the writing of these awards in recent years: USAID/ICHSSA1 (2019: $21.5Million); USAID/ICHSSA4 (2019: $20.5Million); USAID/ACE C4 (2022: $40Million). He also serves as the lead writer for CCCRN on the 2022 CDC Nigeria RFA: Delivering Comprehensive and Sustainable HIV/AIDS Clinical and Community Services to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Subnational Units in Nigeria; and a Thematic Lead writer (Orphans and Vulnerable Children & DREAMS-Sexual Prevention programs) for the CDC RFA Strengthening Care and Support Services for Highly Vulnerable Populations, Orphans and Vulnerable Children and their Families, plus HIV Prevention for Youth in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire under PEPFAR.
David holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Health Project Management from LIGS University, Hawaii. He also holds three Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Roehampton, London; Humanitarian Aid and International Cooperation from KALU Institute in Spain; and Project Leadership and Systems Thinking from Cornell University, New York. David has a first degree in Environmental Education from the University of Calabar, Calabar – Nigeria.
