Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi makes KOKO’s top seven women whose works and dedication has made them stand out in the crowd medically.

This icon is a Dental Surgeon, Public Health Service Administrator, Manager, and Planner with a career of over 30 years in the Federal Ministry of Health. She has traversed various areas of the Nigerian Healthcare delivery system, including general dental practice, manpower development, healthcare financing, coordination and supervision of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions.
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Her achievements are numerous when it comes to the medical field as she has done a lot in the 30 amazing years that she has been practicing.
Achievements
She has held several administrative and managerial positions including the Chief Dental Officer for Nigeria from November 2009 to April 2016. She had a stint as the Acting Director, Department of Hospital Services from May to June 2016 before her appointment as Director/Head, Department of Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria in July 2016, a position she held till January 2020. During the period, she was responsible for initiating policy formulation, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of health policies on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health as well as Elderly care, Nutrition, and Health Promotion.

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In 2013, Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi was conferred with the Membership of the prestigious National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies and in 2014 she became a Fellow of the International College of De