Dr. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria, has been announced as a 2018 Eisenhower Innovation Fellow.
Dr. Umar-Sadiq is the only Nigerian selected as part of 23 ascendant global leaders from around the world who will embark on a leadership journey across the United States of America to engage in transformative exchanges of ideas with leading innovators in their fields.
The 23 Eisenhower Innovation Fellows are acknowledged by their outstanding and unique achievements in their various fields and are creative visionaries and disruptors who are working to make the world a better place.
Dr. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq is recognized for his pioneering work in developing the Nigeria Health Innovation Marketplace (NHIM) and fostering public private partnerships to shape health markets alongside business and public sector leaders in Nigeria.
Muntaqa’s Eisenhower Innovation fellowship will focus on models to scale up gains from the NHIM and integrate an impact investment fund aimed at accelerating early stage health innovations; and investing in exemplary financially viable health innovation ecosystems that serve the health poor and underserved in Nigeria.
Eisenhower Fellowships Chairman and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates stated:
“We welcome these exceptional global leaders into the dynamic global network of Eisenhower Fellows around the world who are working to enhance international understanding and generate a positive impact in their countries.”
According to George de Lama, president of Eisenhower Fellowships:
“This remarkable group of change agents is committed to solving some of the most pressing global issues of our day.”
Dr. Muntaqa was the Senior Technical Advisor to the former Minister of State for Health in Nigeria.
