Hi there and welcome to my personal page!

Often described as a man of numbers, I hope to see a world where aid effectiveness is taken seriously and evidence actively informs design and implementation of programs. I hold the view that, if a program/intervention works, it should be proven using sound and methodologically rigorous evidence and not anecdotes. As such, I have championed the use of innovative methods to evaluate programs, monitoring implementation progress and co-designing context-relevant programs/interventions.

While my primary training is in Global Health (with focus to Epidemiology), I have gained valuable professional experience via my work in other development sectors, ranging from economic growth and poverty alleviation, nutrition, education, food security to conflict prevention.

Originally from Ghana, I have lived and worked in South Sudan, Burundi and the United Kingdom where I also studied and earned a master’s degree in Global Health (Distinction) from the Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. Owning to experience in both Anglophone and Francophone settings, I am bilingual with full professional proficiency in English and French.

As a researcher, I have published my work in top international journals accessible on Researchgate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emmanuel_Odjidja) or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=jIiNtLYAAAAJ&hl=en).

Outside professional and research interests, I have an affinity for sports and love to run! I am a semi-Maranthonist and hoping to be a full-fledged marathonist someday. Interested in talking about aid effectiveness, monitoring and evaluation, epidemiology or sports? Why don’t you send me an email or direct message? Looking forward to hearing from you! 

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