Dr Omokhudu Idogho has been appointed the Managing Director, Society for Family Health (SFH).
The appointment, according to a statement from Donald W. Etim, Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications of SFH, took effect from 1st January 2019. He took over from Sir Bright Ekweremadu who retired as managing director of SFH on 31st December 2018 after 14 years.
Before this appointment, Omokhudu was the Head of SFH’s Innovation Hub. He also served as the Programme Director for DFID’s Enhancing Nigeria’s Response to HIV&AIDS (ENR) Programme.
Before joining SFH, Omokhudu worked with ActionAid International in South Africa as the Global HIV&AIDS Programme Coordinator overseeing ActionAid’s work in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He also worked as a Policy Advisor with ActionAid Alliance in Belgium.
His other positions included Health Advisor with WaterAid Nigeria in Benue State, and as a Medical Officer of Health at Izzi Local Government in Ebonyi State. Omokhudu trained as a doctor at the University of Benin and has postgraduate qualifications in public policy and public health.
Society for Family Health is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation with interventions in various public health issues.
