May 16, 2018

Alumni Spotlight: Abiola Ogunenika

Prior to the IPPHL program, I had never heard about the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), the visit to IHME was an eye opener and thereafter on returning home, I followed up on the resources shared by the IHME team and first enrolled as a GBD Collaborator, I have recently participated in a one week GBD Technical Training that took place in Greece preceded by an online introduction course all which have built my competencies in using GBD tool for data analysis of my work area Maternal & Child Health.

My participation in the GBD 2018 Workshop was supported by a scholarship from the University of Melbourne and Center for Health Trends and Forecasts, very thankful for this!

On a final note, encouraging the IPPHL family especially to ongoing Cohort 2 Fellows that there so much packaged in the training and much more, there is a larger room to expand with the resources of the program to further improve your skills set  as you return to your work after the program.