Mrs. Ladidi K. Bako-Aiyegbusi

Public Health Practitioner, Nutrition Department, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (ladiaiyegbusi@yahoo.com)

Ladidi Kuluwa Bako-Aiyegbusi,mni is a Public Health Practitioner and career Civil Servant. She is the pioneer Director and Head of the Nutrition Department at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Nigeria. With over 30 years in public service, Ladidi has worked in various Departments, including Food and Drugs, Public Health, Family Health, and Nutrition. Since August 2023, she has led efforts to enhance Health Sector Nutrition programming in Nigeria, including actualizing the upgrading of the Nutrition Division to a Department with dedicated budget lines. Ladidi’s notable achievements while she was Head, Health Promotion Division from 2018 to August 2023 include coordinating national communication campaigns for outbreaks like Ebola, Lassa Fever and COVID-19, reviving the National Health Promotion Forum, and rebranding the National Family Planning Logo.