Dr.Adaeze (Odili) Oreh
Honourable Commissioner For Health,
Rivers State
The Commissioner for Health in Rivers State, Nigeria responsible for driving the healthcare policy of the Government of Rivers State. As Commissioner, she oversees a complex network of primary, secondary, and tertiary health facilities and health training institutes for a population of over 9 million people (4% of Nigeria’s population), and one of the country’s top ten most populous states. Her role involves tackling health indices such as low life expectancy rates, high general and under-five mortality rates, and one of the highest rates of maternal mortality nationwide.
Adaeze has a strong commitment to enabling and providing respectful, accessible, affordable comprehensive and continuous care at the primary and secondary care levels from a community health perspective.
She is keenly interested in research and analysis focused on health systems policy, financing and strengthening; maternal, new-born, child and adolescent health; mental health and tropical infectious diseases and has authored over 450 health policy briefs.
Adaeze is also a Consultant Family Physician, Public Policy Specialist, Rural and Global Health & Development Advocate and 2023 Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Fellow with over two decades’ experience in health management in both public and private health care organisations in Nigeria
