Prof. Obinna Onwujekwe is medically qualified but also has MSc and PhD in Health Economics. He is a Professor of Health Economics & Policy at the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, the Director of Research in the University, the Coordinator of the Health Policy Research Group and the President of the Nigerian Health Economics Association. He is also the Director of the Nigerian National Centre on Health Systems, which is part of the African Health Observatory Platform (AHOP) on Health Systems.

He is currently a Professor of Health Economics & Policy and Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmacoepidemiology at the University of Nigeria. He was a member of the Resilient and Responsive Health Systems (RESYST) Consortium and is currently a member of the Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) Consortium; the Community-led Responsive & Effective Urban Health Systems (ChORUS) RPC and the JHSRI Accountability-in-Action project. was also a member of the Consortium on Health Policy. Prof. Onwujekwe has extensive expertise in investigating and finding solutions to weaknesses in various aspects of health systems in both Nigeria and the broader Sub-Sahara Africa.

He has consulted widely for many national and international organizations and has working experiences in Nigeria, Sudan, Malawi, South Sudan, Oman and the UK. He has published    more than 300 academic and policy papers. His detailed profile is at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Obinna_Onwujekwe.