John Ele-Ojo Ataguba

Professor John Ataguba is an internationally renowned health economist and Professor of Health Economics, as well as the Canada Research Chair in Health Economics at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He is the Executive Director of the African Health Economics and Policy Association. He is also a member of the United Nations Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics. He holds honorary positions, including Extraordinary Professor of Health Economics at the University of Pretoria and Adjunct Professor of Health Economics at the University of Cape Town. Professor Ataguba’s work aims to advance universal health coverage and improve health outcomes across Africa. He has won many awards and has over 100 research articles and book chapters. He has over 20 years of experience in many areas, including providing technical support to countries and advising governments and the World Health Organization.

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Fields of specialization

Poverty and inequality , Health and nutrition

Projects

Title	Country	Themes
RFP - Examining the Impact of Early Childbearing on Labor Market Outcomes	Brazil	Labour markets and employment , Youth and children
Multidimensional poverty under the capability framework: the case of missing dimensions data and poverty in Nigeria	Nigeria	Poverty and Inequality
An estimation of the willingness to pay for community healthcare risk-sharing prepayment scheme in rural Nigeria	Nigeria	Poverty and Inequality , Health and nutrition , Financial inclusion
The Distributional Impact of Healthcare Financing in Nigeria: A Case Study of Enugu State	Nigeria	Poverty and Inequality , Health and nutrition , Impacts of government programs , Fiscal policy

Details

Professor John Ele-ojo Ataguba
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Economics
University of Manitoba
University

Contact information:

Canada
johnataguba@yahoo.co.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-ele-ojo-ataguba-24436971/