Irene Alaya Adogboba
Public Health Specialist
- Partners in Health
Professional Information
Irene Alaya
Adogboba
Public Health Specialist
Partners in Health
Education, Honors & Awards
University of Ghana
Political Science
(2007)
Minor- Information Studies
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Masters in Public Health /MPH
(2012)
Harvard University,John F.Kennedy School of Government
Masters in Public Administration/MPA
(2018)
Yes
Personal Information
United States
Massachusetts
Boston
Reading
Traveling
Dancing
Movies
A global Public health specialist with 10 years of experience focused on health programming and leading high-impact projects. Looking forward to apply my knowledge and experience in the area of development.
Public Health consultant
Boateng & Company Ltd 2018 -Present
Research and analysis of health investment opportunities in Africa
DAI 2018
Analysis of the state of Primary Health Care in Ghana and recommendations of opportunities of partnership
Senior Program Officer
The Palladium Group 2014-2017
Provided technical support to government institutions on policy and evidence based strategies to reduce adolescent morbidity and mortality and advocated for better policies for young people
Public health consultant
Health Partners International 2013
Deputy bid coordinator for the development of a proposal on an Adolescent Reproductive Health project.
Program Coordinator/Program Manager
Health Partners Ghana 2008-2011
Managed and coordinated the execution of projects in Northern Nigeria and Ghana.
Program Support Officer
Health Partners Ghana 2003-2004
Provided operational and financial support to projects.
Research/Field Assistant
Kintampo Research Centre 2002-2003
Supervised the work of 15 field workers in data collection, distribution of vitamin A drugs to mothers and their infants and writing of weekly field activity reports.
6-10 Years
Strategy development,
strategic planning and execution,
budgeting,
monitoring and evaluation
Miss Irene Alaya Adogboba is a recent graduate of Harvard University’s Master in Public Administration Program. She also holds Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ghana, and Masters in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is a public health specialist with 10 years of experience in health programs management, coordination, partnership building, capacity building, program and strategy development. She is a director at Health Partners Ghana and is currently an independent consultant, consulting for companies such as DAI, Boateng & Company Ltd. She is a member of the American Public Health Association.
She has experience working on several development projects in Africa. She also has experience working with the private, non-governmental and public health sector and in managing large multicultural teams in complex environments. She has lead youth empowerment projects and has enormous expertise in health policies and using behavioral science of economics to change behavior. She is conversant with advocacy, social mobilization and community engagement strategies. She is a strong advocate for child protection policies.
Also, a dynamic public speaker, who enjoy speaking to the youth about their enormous capacity and how to utilize it. Alaya credits her success thus far to her continued determination, desire for change, and genuine passion for the impact she has made in the lives of young people.
When not engaged with work, Irene enjoys reading, travel and dance.
Public Health,
Adolescent and Reproductive Health,
Strategic Partnerships,
Policy Analysis,
Program and strategy development,
Negotiations
