Vivianne Ihekweazu

Biography

Vivianne Ihekweazu is the Managing Director of Nigeria Health Watch, a health communication and advocacy organisation based in Nigeria, advocating for improved health and access to health services. She leads the strategic direction of the organisation and is responsible for designing and implementing health communication and advocacy campaigns for government, not-for-profits, and development partners in Nigeria. Her work focuses on issues such as nutrition and maternal and child health.

Vivianne has over 20 years of experience as a communication professional. She recently co-authored the book An Imperfect Storm: A Pandemic and The Coming of Age of a Nigerian Institution

Prior to focusing on the health sector, Vivianne worked at some of the world’s leading communications and research agencies. She has an MSc in Global Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is an African Public Health Leaders Fellow at the Centre for Universal Health, Chatham House