The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Women in Science and Women in Global Health campaign runs from 11th February and continues until International Women's Day on 8th March. The campaign celebrates and recognises women in global health research, particularly those NIHR-supported researchers and teams who are playing a critical role in addressing the health needs of communities in low and middle income countries.

We spoke to the acting Director of Warwick Centre for Global Health, Dr Oyinlola Oyebdoe to share her thoughts on the campaign and inspirational women. Dr Oyebode shared details of some of the inspiring women who have studied or been in placement at Warwick Medical School and shared some recent photographs of inspirational students.

Eze Nwamaka

Lu Zhang

Amoolya Vusirikara

Refelcting on the NIHR campaign, Dr Oyebode said “The NIHR campaign is a fantastic way for us to showcase some of the brilliant research that women at Warwick Medical School have conducted. We will continue to highlight this great work after the campaign.”

Eze Nwamaka, Masters in Public Health graduate, shares an update on her experiences and work on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic. She reflects on her time at Warwick Medical School and how she gained the knowledge and skills needed to understand and address global helath challenges, allowing her to contriute to the fight against COVID-19. Read more about her work here.

25 February, 2021