Beatrice Olubukola Ogunba

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About Beatrice Olubukola Ogunba

Beatrice Olubukola Ogunba is a Professor of Public Health Nutrition at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria. Professor Ogunba has gathered about 27 years of experience as a University lecturer. Her research interest is in Maternal and Child Nutrition. She has immensely contributed to the issues in the first of the infant life especially in breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. She has over 45 publications reputable National and International Journals. She has attended and participated in over forty National and International Conferences and workshops. In addressing the issues in infant Nutrition identified in her research work, she founded the Maternal and Child Resource Initiative on Breastfeeding (MaCRIB), a Non-Profit Organization in 2016 that have a goal to reduce malnutrition in under five children by addressing breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. MaCRIB have under her as the CEO trained about 500 mothers, 300 community health workers and 400 students. She is also the convener of the Nigerian Breastfeeding Assembly (NBA) bringing together stakeholders in breastfeeding every year. She is also the founder of Abadana Mentoring hub which was established with the sole aim of helping people become a better version of themselves by providing a support system for academic, career, and business.Professor Ogunba has authored 2 books, first the "Dictionary of Nutrition" and "Breastfeeding: Getting the Answers". She was the executive producer of Drama for Behaviour Change communication on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, titled “Fomoloyan Takotabo” which was sponsored by Nestle Foundation.Professor Beatrice Olubukola Ogunba had both National and International Awards. She was awarded the Nestle Nutrition Institute Africa Scientific Award for Nutrition in Community in the year 2017. She also added the Prestige Anchor Leadership Empowerment and Capacity Building Awards (PALEC 4.0) for Women Empowerment Activist of the year in 2019. She is a fellow of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), Leadership for Environment and Development and African Nutrition Leadership Programme. She is also Member to the following Professional bodies; Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN), African Nutrition Graduate Network (AGSNET), Federation of African Nutrition Societies (FANUS), and American Society of Nutrition.