Nnamdi Moeteke, MBBS, MPH

Visiting Assistant Professor

Office: Reed Gym 242B

(208) 282-6181

nnamdimoeteke@isu.edu

Biography:
I am interested in working with underserved communities for development and health improvement. Most of my research has focused on strengthening health systems and how training and welfare of health workforce impact on service delivery and population health.

Education/Training:

• MBBS: University of Nigeria, Nsukka
• MPH (specialization in Management of Health Systems): University of Liverpool
• Residency (Community Health) and Fellowship Training (Health Promotion and Education): Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria

Teaching Interests:

• Epidemiology
• Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
• Primary Health Care and Rural Health
• Health Promotion and Education

Selected publications:

1. Moeteke NS. Combating childhood multinutrient undernutrition and its inequalities in Nigeria: Whitehead’s typology as a policy framework for urgent action. Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences. 2019;40(2):120-126. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njns/article/view/189612.
2. Obiebi IP, Moeteke NS, Eze GU, Umuago IJ. Prevalence and correlates of hypertension among healthcare professionals in Nigeria: lessons from a tertiary hospital in South-South Nigeria. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2020;8(2):41-46. doi:10.12691/ajphr-8-2-1 http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajphr/8/2/1/index.html
3. Umuago IJ, Obiebi IP, Eze GU, Moeteke NS. Improving primary health care workers’ knowledge of cervical cancer and visual inspection screening techniques through competency-based training: prospects for expanding coverage in developing countries. International Journal of Community Medicine And Public Health. 2020;7(5):1637-1644. doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20201960
4. Obiebi IP, Moeteke NS, Eze GU, Umuago IJ. How mindful of their own health are healthcare professionals? Perception and practice of personnel in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Ghana Medical Journal. 2020;54(4):215-224. doi:10.4314/GMJ.V54I4.3
5. Moeteke NS. Setting priorities for disaster management in the East African Sub-region. PAMJ - One Health. 2021;5:12. doi:10.11604/pamj-oh.2021.5.12.30404
6. Moeteke N. Maternal mortality and its inequality: effectiveness of programme and policy interventions in Nigeria. Academia Letters. 2021; Article 2591.doi:https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2591.
7. Moeteke NS. Improving healthcare systems and services in the face of population ageing: policy considerations for low- and middle-income countries. Pan African Medical Journal. 2022;43:190. doi:10.11604/pamj.2022.43.190.30562