Nsikakabasi Samuel George

I am a development practitioner with over five years of experience in public health and research in Africa, Europe, and Asia. My areas of expertise include monitoring and evaluation, project design and management, public policy and advocacy, and working with organizations that target sustainable development. Research comes easy for me as I have experience in research writing, systematic reviews, policy analysis, evidence synthesis, data collection and analysis, desk reviews, and working vastly with research/data tools, including but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Power BI, SQL, SPSS, ODK, and Nvivo. I am all for working with evidence and translating this evidence into decisions and policymaking.

President (10/2022 to 09/2023)

Public Health Society, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

• Collaborated with team members and organized Alumni Speed Network and Career Talks in collaboration with the School of Health and Related Research for 100 postgraduate students of public health
• Implemented four Tuesday Talks for over 50 postgraduate students to share knowledge on global health and learn from experts

State Coordinator (07/2021 to 10/2022)

Joint Learning Agenda for Universal Health Coverage,  Kano, Nigeria

• Coordinated the coalition's activities to attain Universal Health Coverage in the State.
• Promoted knowledge sharing on health financing and budget accountability through joint learnings and meeting calls.
• Engaged the government to promote access to healthcare services through the implementation of healthcare provisions by working with media and civil society organizations.
• Trained 20 Media and civil society organizations on Universal health coverage, health financing, and budget accountability.
• Engaged citizens to demand health care provisions through radio/TV programs reaching over 5000 listeners/viewers with local content.

State Coordinator (09/2019 to 01/2021)

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI Network), Kano, Nigeria

• Directed the affairs of the hub with supervision from the U.S. Embassy and ensured decision-making in addressing local challenges.
• Managed stakeholders and partners to better serve the public and elicit positive outcomes, involved government and the public through community civic engagements to better solve societal issues and promote youth engagements.
• Planned and organized over 20 projects with relevance to youth development, good health and wellbeing, good governance, and the attainment of the SDGs

• 12/2022, Google Project Management
• 03/2022, Health Systems Strengthening, The University of Melbourne
• 01/2022, Emergency First Aid Training (EFAT), Nigerian Red Cross Society
• 03/2021, Competence Based Standard First Aid Course, Nigerian Red Cross Society
• 04/2019, Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation, Philanthropy University
• 05/2018, Monitoring and Evaluation Fundamentals, USAID/John Hopkins School of Public Health

• 03/2022, Erasmus Mundus Excellence Scholarship Award (€46000) - European Union
• 11/2018, SDGs Champion Award - Nigerian Youth SDGs Network

• George, N.S., Okeji, F.O. and Iseghehi, L. (2024), Beyond the Holodomor: Current hunger in Ukraine and global food insecurity. Public Health Challenges, 3: e149. https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.149
• Shomuyiwa, D. O., George, N. S., Sunday, B. A., Omotayo, F. O., Mwaba, M., David, S. C., Nabiryo, M., & Yangaza, Y. (2023). Addressing neglected tropical diseases in Africa: A gender perspective. Health science reports, 6(11), e1726. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1726
• George, N. S. et al. (2023). Addressing neglected tropical diseases in Africa: a health equity perspective. Global health research and policy, 8(1):30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-023-00314-1
• George, N. and Eyibio, O. (2021). Strategies to Achieve Health Equity: The Case of Wild Polio Eradication in Kano State, Nigeria. Social Innovations Journal, 9. Available at: https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/937