David Akpan

David joined eHA in March 2022 as the Deputy Director, Programs and Impact. He is the current lead for the Programs and Impact directorate at eHA and oversees the coordination and administration of all new and ongoing projects/programs portfolios across Africa.

David’s role also includes leading strategic engagement and new business development opportunities geared toward a rapid growth of eHA in new frontiers within the health sector, driving the program design, program implementation strategy, and designing research and evaluation methods.

Before joining eHA, David was the Technical Lead and Deputy Chief of Party for a $21.5 Million USAID-funded Integrated Child Health and Social Service Award (Lot 1) implemented in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Bayelsa States. David successfully led the writing of these awards in recent years: USAID/ICHSSA1 (2019: $21.5Million); USAID/ICHSSA4 (2019: $20.5Million); USAID/ACE C4 (2022: $40Million). He also serves as the lead writer for CCCRN on the 2022 CDC Nigeria RFA: Delivering Comprehensive and Sustainable HIV/AIDS Clinical and Community Services to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Subnational Units in Nigeria; and a Thematic Lead writer (Orphans and Vulnerable Children & DREAMS-Sexual Prevention programs) for the CDC RFA Strengthening Care and Support Services for Highly Vulnerable Populations, Orphans and Vulnerable Children and their Families, plus HIV Prevention for Youth in the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire under PEPFAR.

David holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Health Project Management from LIGS University, Hawaii. He also holds three Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Roehampton, London; Humanitarian Aid and International Cooperation from KALU Institute in Spain; and Project Leadership and Systems Thinking from Cornell University, New York. David has a first degree in Environmental Education from the University of Calabar, Calabar - Nigeria.