Young Leaders Program working group: Tobacco
Primary title/position: Consultant
Institution: NCD Alliance
Country of origin: Nigeria
Country of residence: Nigeria
Areas of expertise: Health promotion; NCD prevention, policy and campaigns
Languages spoken: Yoruba, English, Arabic
LinkedIn: Toyyib Oladimeji Abdulkareem
Twitter: @toyyibdimeji
Toyyib is a Policy and Campaign Consultant with NCD Alliance supporting the organization’s work around NCD prevention and the 2021 Global Week for Action on NCDs. He has previous experience as an intern at the WHO, Geneva, where he contributed to the policy research and qualitative analysis towards the next Global Status Report on Physical Activity, leveraging on his background in public health and medical science. He has also contributed to developing and implementing a health finance project at the subnational level in Nigeria where his team piloted a universal health coverage scheme.
He is a member of the Royal Society of Public Health with over 3 years of experience contributing to population health at different levels while developing important health and research skills towards a career in global health. Through his work in global health, he longs for a fairer and healthier world with reduced inequalities and preventable deaths.
