Ekenedirichukwu Blasingame Ahaneku

Ahaneku Ekenedirichukwu Blasingame born on April 12, is a Psychologist, a Nigerian Doctor in training and the founder/Executive Director of BLAS Initiative for Health Education (BLAS Innovative Minds) a social enterprise Building Leaders and Ambassadors of Standard through Education. This enterprise sees to the good health and wellbeing of teenagers and the provision of healthcare awareness to people in rural communities.

Ekene is an active stakeholder at the Imo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ISPHCDA) playing pivotal roles during Polio and Men-A immunization and the current COVID-19 vaccine introduction. He is an active member of the Imo State Public Health Emergency Operation Centre under the Risk Communication and surveillance pillars. He plays lead roles in Risk communication and Community engagement by supervising Community based Volunteers.

He is an Emergency Health Care and Cancer Advocate, UN MGCY Global Conference on Primary Health Care scholar, UNICEF Primary Health Care Youth Leader and a TEDx Speaker. He served as the Director, Standing Committee on Professional Exchange (SCOPE), Nigerian Medical Students Association (NiMSA) 2018-2019. Ekene is the Health Coordinator of the Nigerian Red Cross Society Imo state branch. He is the Psychosocial Support Focal Point, Southeast Nigeria.

Ekene is an award-winning campus journalist with many years of experience. He graduated with distinction from Citizen Journalism program of Aileen Getty School of Citizen Journalism. He is an expert in CV crafting and social media branding, who can help you develop contents for professional use.

Ekenedirichukwu is a member of Pan African Universities Debating Council; he served as its Public Relation Officer in 2016. He is a fellow; WHO Primary Health Care Youth Leaders Network and a scholar of YaLa Young Leader’s Academy. He is a winner of several National and International awards and has represented his country in several international fronts. He has delivered presentations across three continents of the world with over 50 stories, articles and journal publications in national and international tabloids to his credit.

He volunteers with many organizations like Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), he is involved in free medical care to rural communities with a passion for correcting the ills of the African health sector through advocacy and investigative writing as he paves his way in the world of Public Health and public policy.