In August 2024 we sat down with Dr. Ebere Okereke. Ebere is a public health doctor specialising in global health security and health system strengthening.  Ebere has built her expertise over a number of roles including as a senior health advisor at the Tony Blair institute for Global change, co-lead for the Africa CDC partnership for African vaccine manufacturing, a senior public health advisor to Africa CDC and was the lead for the former Public Health England’s IHR strengthening project. Ebere is also an associate fellow of the Global Health Programme at Chatham House. She also recently received awards for her work promoting women and under-represented groups in public health leadership.

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Introduction

(01:41) Ebere's career journey

(07:31) Transition to global health

(13:01) Supporting African Public Health systems

(14:45) What is Public Health?

(18:42) What is Global Health?

(24:52) Equity and Global Health

(30:12) Adressing inequity in Global Health Leadership

(38:47) Career mentorship

(45:07) Ebere's leadership journey

(50:26) One career tip