Uju Rochas-Anwukah

Biography

Uju Vanstasia Rochas-Anwukah is a nutrition and public health advocate, serving as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health and Focal Person on Nutrition in the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria. She plays a pivotal role in shaping national nutrition policies and driving multi-sectoral coordination to combat malnutrition. She leads the Nutrition 774 Initiative, a flagship program of the National Council on Nutrition delivering interventions across the 774 local government areas, and coordinates the Nutrition Core Working Committee (NCWC) – a coalition of government, development partners, academia, civil society, and the private sector advancing high-impact, accountable nutrition and public health interventions. She serves as Co-Chair of Grand Challenges Nigeria (GCNg), where she champions innovation, research, and investment in health and food security. She is also a member of the Core Working Group of Nigeria’s Health SWAp Blueprint, focused on reforms that strengthen financing, governance, and service delivery, and sits on the National Economic Council Subcommittee on Polio Eradication.