Overview
Osondu Ogbuoji, MBBS, MPH, ScD, is a health systems expert with a background in medicine, public health, and health economics. His primary research interest is in making health systems work better for all, especially people living in poverty. His work includes the application of quantitative models to explore complex health system challenges such as persistent health inequities, child mortality, and inefficient/inequitable health financing in low- and middle-income countries.
Dr. Ogbuoji serves as a commissioner on the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health, the Lancet Commission on Preventing Viral Spillovers, and the Lancet Commission on Global Hearing Loss. He is also a member of the advisory board at the Africa Center for Disease Control’s Health Economics Programme and a member of the Economics and Financing workstream at the World Health Organization's Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health.
Before joining Duke, Dr. Ogbuoji worked on several health systems research and implementation projects at Management Sciences for Health, Médecins Sans Frontières, Pro-Health International, Harvard University, and Johns Hopkins University. He holds a medical degree (MBBS) from the University of Ibadan, a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and a Certificate in International Health Policy and Financing from Johns Hopkins University, and a Doctor of Science (ScD) in Global and Population Health from Harvard University.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
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.
Journal Article BMJ global health · December 2024 IntroductionDespite recommendations from the WHO, antenatal care (ANC) coverage remains low in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Community health workers (CHWs) can play an important role in expanding ANC coverage through pregna ... Full text CiteEvidence Gaps in Economic Evaluations of HIV Interventions Targeting Young People: A Systematic Review.
Journal Article J Adolesc Health · November 2024 PURPOSE: Young people living with HIV (YPLWH) face the burden of navigating the unique physical, psychological, and social challenges of adolescence while coping with a stigmatized infectious disease that requires lifelong care. Consequently, YPLWH experie ... Full text Link to item CiteInvesting in a global pooled-funding mechanism for late-stage clinical trials of poverty-related and neglected diseases: an economic evaluation.
Journal Article BMJ global health · May 2023 IntroductionPoverty-related and neglected diseases (PRNDs) cause over three million deaths annually. Despite this burden, there is a large gap between actual funding for PRND research and development (R&D) and the funding needed to launch PRND pro ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Caregiver Coaching to Improve Outcomes of Young Autistic Children in Africa
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2022 - 2027Decision analytic model to investigate primary and secondary prevention strategies to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in the US
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sauti ya Vijana (The Voice of Youth), a Mental Health and Life Skills Intervention to Improve HIV Outcomes Among Young People Living with HIV in Tanzania
ResearchEconomist · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2021 - 2026View All Grants