Osondu Ogbuoji MBBS, MPH

Osondu Ogbuoji

Core Faculty

Osondu Ogbuoji, MBBS, MPH

Degrees

MBBS from University of Ibadan (Nigeria)

MPH, Johns Hopkins University

ScD, Harvard University.

Dr. Ogbuoji is an Assistant Research Professor at DGHI and Deputy Director at the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health at DGHI. His primary research interest is in making health systems work better for the poor. At the center, he investigates the health and economic effects on the population when countries transition out of receiving development assistance for health. Part of this work includes estimating the benefits from financing global public health goods that benefit low- and middle-income countries and evaluating innovative approaches for domestic resource mobilization for health. Dr. Ogbuoji holds a medical degree (MBBS) from University of Ibadan, a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and certificate in international health policy and financing from Johns Hopkins University, and a Doctor of Science (ScD) in Global Health from Harvard University.

Ogbuoji O, Shahid M, Zimmerman A, Liu JX, Kayentao K, Whidden C, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of proactive home visits compared with site-based community health worker care on antenatal care outcomes in Mali: a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ global health. 2024 Dec;9(12):e014940.

Zimmerman A, Fawole A, Shahid M, Dow D, Ogbuoji O. Evidence Gaps in Economic Evaluations of HIV Interventions Targeting Young People: A Systematic Review. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Nov;75(5):709–24.

Zimmerman A, Diab MM, Schäferhoff M, McDade KK, Yamey G, Ogbuoji O. Investing in a global pooled-funding mechanism for late-stage clinical trials of poverty-related and neglected diseases: an economic evaluation. BMJ global health. 2023 May;8(5):e011842.