Chidimma Okoye

Chidimma Okoye (Technical Lead Global Fund TB/HIV, Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria) is a global health leader with over 15 years of experience in tuberculosis, HIV, and health systems strengthening in Nigeria. She serves as Technical Lead for the Global Fund TB/HIV Project at the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria and as Conference Programme Lead (TB Section) for the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Health (The Union), contributing to global TB discourse. She led a TB REACH project that pioneered Nigeria’s first AI-enabled community screening model integrating TB, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases, and has contributed to national guidelines on AI-powered TB diagnostics. Chidimma holds an MSc in Health Management and is completing an MSc in Global Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. She is a Commonwealth Scholar. Fun fact: She enjoys mentoring young professionals and is passionate about leveraging digital health to advance health equity.