WomenLift Health in partnership with WILAN Global has selected the inspiring Women Leaders below to participate in the 2026 Nigeria Cohort of the Leadership Journey, a fully-funded, 12-month leadership initiative designed to support women through the challenges and opportunities of advancing to Senior Leadership positions in Public Health
Deputy Director of Health Systems, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Professor, University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Jummai Babangida Maternal and Neonatal Hospital, Niger State
Volunteer Executive Director, Nananu Women and Youth Development Foundation
Technical Lead Global Fund TB_HIV, Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria
Executive Director, The Congenital Heart Disease Foundation of Nigeria
Director & Head of Strategic Information, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria
Global Project Director, A360 Portfolio Population Services International
Resident Doctor, University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Chief Operating Officer, ASIDO Foundation
Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka
Founding Partner, Halton Health Development Foundation
Consultant Psychiatrist, Jos University Teaching Hospital
Chief Medical Director, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Anambra
Director, Program and Advocacy, Lafiya Nigeria
Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Senior Lecturer & Researcher, University of Lagos
Assistant State Quality Assurance Officer, Anambra State Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Program
Chief Consultant Oncology, Federal Medical Center Abuja
Program Lead, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, NTBLCP
Senior Program Coordinator, Nigeria, Bloomberg Philanthropies/CDC Foundation
Lead Coordinator, 700Health
Public Health Consultant & Field Epidemiologist, Army Medical Services, Ministry of Defence, Nigeria
Consultant Family Physician, Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta
Deputy Director of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Executive Director, Beyond the Classroom Foundation
Program Officer, National Malaria Elimination Programme, Federal Ministry of Health
Director of Health Planning Research and Statistics, Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency
Senior Lecturer_Consultant Ophthalmologist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon, University College Hospital, Ibadan
