The Story Collider is delighted to partner with World Health Organization and share infodemic stories from around the world.

Join us for three true, personal stories about working in the trenches and managing the infodemic in the time of COVID-19.

This event is being produced in partnership with The World Health Organization (WHO). Dedicated to the well-being of all people and guided by science, the World Health Organization leads and champions global efforts to give everyone, everywhere an equal chance to live a healthy life.

Tina D Purnat, Team Lead for Infodemic Management in the Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention at WHO

Okechi Eberechukwu Nzedibe is a Public Health Pharmacist from Nigeria. A WHO-trained Infodemic Manager. She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Nigeria, an MBA from the University of Liverpool, and an MSc in Public Health from the University of South Wales. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in International Public Health at Euclid University, Bangui. She is a member of the Cochrane Nigeria Advisory Board, where she provides relevant assistance and advice to Cochrane Nigeria to achieve its goals and mission. She is a member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, and Boardroom Africa, among others. She is the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director/Pharmacist of Histripes Nigeria, a manufacturing and retail pharmaceutical company. She has over 20 years of experience in leadership, operations, planning, developing and implementing procedures, product manufacturing, and management. Her practice at Histripes Pharmacy includes patient counseling, primary prevention, clinical research, pharmacy management, planning, development, implementation and human resource and supply chain management. She is the founder of ‘Health & Living,’ a health outreach offering health information, free consultations, eye checks, free and subsidized medicines, and laboratory services to communities.

Melissa Sharpe is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI). She joined RCSI in 2020 after completing a joint doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of Paris and University of Split, as a part of the Methods in Research on Research (MiRoR) Project, an international consortium dedicated to reducing waste in research. She also holds a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Michigan State University. She is based in the Department of General Practice and leads research projects on evidence synthesis and clinical guidelines. In her free time, she enjoys photography, embroidery, and yoga.

Habibat Ohunene Lawal  was born in Okene, Nigeria. She is a Pharmacist by profession and works as a fulfilment operations professional and vaccine lead at Zipline in Kaduna State, Nigeria. She is part of a team that ensures every human has equal access to life saving medications by delivering these medications via drones. Her driving force and motivation is her  family and they are at the core of everything she does. She is married to Andrew David Ikwuoche and has a son Joseph Onimisi Ikwuoche. She loves writing, reading novels and watching football. She is a supporter of Manchester United FC and always loves to have a good laugh.

WHO x The Story Collider Presents: Infodemic Stories