She is Niniola Williams

Niniola Williams is a public health practitioner with expertise in the areas of infection prevention and control (IPC), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), health security and public health education.

She is a member of the faculty of the Center for Infection Control and Patient Safety (CICAPS) at the University of Lagos College of Medicine where she delivers lectures and facilitates the year-round implementation of Nigeria’s official in-service Infection Prevention and Control Diploma for health workers. She also serves on the Medical Advisory Committee of the Rebuild Lagos Trust Fund, a nonprofit seeking to restore or improve damaged public assets.

Prior to leading DRASA, Niniola worked with Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health organization operating in over 50 countries with a focus on priority health issues such as HIV & AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Before MSH, she worked at a brand agency while also serving on the core team of Keiyo Soy, a Kenyan nonprofit focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects as well as medical outreach programs.

Niniola holds a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science and neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently enrolled in an MSc in Public Health with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

She is certified in Antimicrobial Resistance (University of Paris Diderot Medical School/Fondation Merieux), Project Management (University of Washington), Social Sector Management (Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University), and Infection Prevention and Control (University of Lagos, College of Medicine).

She is a member of the Avance Media 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians honoree, two time TEDx speaker, and an Acumen West Africa Fellow.

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