Adaeze Oreh
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Dr. Mrs. Adaeze Oreh | |
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| Born | Adaeze Chidinma Odili 19 July 1979 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Medical career | |
| Profession | Rivers State Ministry of Health, Senior Health Officer, Federal Ministry of Health |
| Field | |
| Institutions | Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital |
Adaeze Chidinma Oreh (born 19 July 1979) Commissioner of Health[1] Rivers State is a Nigerian Family physician, Public health specialist and Universal health care advocate who is currently a Senior Medical Officer at the Department of Hospital Services in Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health.[2] She is a 2019 Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow.[3][4]
Adaeze Oreh was born in Benin City, Edo State to a medical doctor's father (Peter Odili) and a judicial officer's mother (Mary Odili). She is the eldest of four children.[5] She received her primary education at The Play Pen Child Development Centre in Port Harcourt and her secondary education at the University Demonstration Secondary School, University of Port Harcourt. She proceeded to the college of medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 2003. After completing her medical degree, she commenced her internship at the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital of the Rivers State University in Port Harcourt. She proceeded to get a degree in International Health Management at the Imperial College Business School of the Imperial College London after the completion of her National Youth Service with the National Youth Service Corps. There, she majored in Global Health Systems, Healthcare Strategy, Healthcare Financing, Organizational Management, Health Informatics and Innovation. Dr Oreh also holds a master's degree in Public health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[6]