DR. ABDULLAHI BULAMA GARBA

DR. ABDULLAHI BULAMA GARBA
Dr. Abdullahi B. Garba is a Nigerian Public health physician from Jigawa
state, born in April 1964. He passed through Bayero University Kano, University
of Ilorin and Ahmed Bello University Zaria from 1985- 2019 for basic medical
degree and post graduate medical trainings in the field of epidemiology and
public health.
He served in the defunct National Programme on Immunization (NPI) from between
January 2000 to April 2007 as Zonal Coordinator in the North
West and North Central zonal offices based in Kano and Minna respectively
covering seven states in each zone. He actively participated in various
national and international engagements with critical stakeholders in polio
Eradication (PEI) and routine immunization.
He has been serving in NPHCDA
since 2007 starting from North West zonal office to the department of Planning,
Research and Statistics at the headquarters. He contributed to the development
of the National Health Bill which gave birth to the National Health Act 2014. He
is an active member and the M&E pillar of the NPHCDA strategic team which
drives the country’s responses to COVID-19 pandemic at Primary Health Care
level including National vaccination Roll out.