Danjuma Adda
President elect, World Hepatitis Alliance
Executive Director, CFID Taraba and Chagro-Care Trust
SPEAKER
INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPYMPOSIUM: Hepatitis B
Danjuma is a Nigerian prince and accomplished Public health expert on a mission to raise awareness about Hepatitis. Danjuma was infected with Hep B while in clinical rotations and then lost his own mother to the disease several years later. Even though Hepatitis kills more people per year than HIV/AIDS, it receives just a fraction of the global health funding.
Danjuma is a leading voice for Hepatitis patients in Nigeria and uses his platform, a charity organization he formed in 2008, to advocate for the most vulnerable populations across Africa. He wants to change the narrative about Hepatitis and raise awareness about the deadliness of the disease.
Danjuma K. Adda is a native of Taraba state, Nigeria. He is married with four kids. He has a background in microbiology/virology, and an MPH, with over 15 years-experience in public health and advocacy.
Danjuma is the current President elect of the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), the first African to hold that position.
Danjuma is a patient advocate and uses his platform to advocate for the most vulnerable populations across the world. He wants to change the narrative about viral hepatitis and raise awareness about the deadliness of the disease.
Danjuma is the current President elect of the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), the first African to hold that position and a Senior Fellow Aspen New Voices Fellowship