Dr. Ifunanya Stellamaris Anyanwu (formerly Chinweuba) is a medical doctor, health informatician, internationally certified project manager, and data analyst whose online brand name is Dr. STM. She is a Sustainable Development Goals advocate, focusing on SDGs 3 and 5- “Good Health and Wellbeing” and “Gender Equality” respectively.
In 2016, she acquired her medical degree from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (formerly Anambra State University), Nigeria, where she graduated as the class’s valedictorian. Since then, she has furthered her knowledge base and got certified in public health, data management, and project management from reputable international bodies including the University of Washington, the West African Institute of Public Health, and the Project Management Institute. She acquired her master’s degree in health informatics from the prestigious Swansea University, United Kingdom.
Ifunanya has worked with different institutions including public and mission-owned hospitals, non-governmental organisations, private companies, and higher education institutions. She is the founder and principal consultant of Novaros Care, a healthcare management consulting firm that supports healthcare brands (professionals and organizations) with data management, project management, and research solutions. Her public health interests typically revolve around women’s health, mental health, and noncommunicable diseases.
Interested in contributing to social developmental projects, she convened the Life Beyond School career mentoring program for young promising women in Nigeria. She also sits as a board member with Media Health Foundation, and volunteers with Heal for Africa Initiative contributing immensely towards their growth by adding to their structuring, project management, volunteers’ management, and online branding. Ifunanya loves seeing women excel and break boundaries. She is also very particular about talent management and work-life balance and loves helping people build and live fulfilling lives. She is passionate about providing sustainable solutions for mental health, women’s health and wellbeing, human capital development and community building.
Beyond her professional work, she delights in serving as a public speaker or a host/compere for corporate events. If you catch her glued to a movie, it’s likely an action movie, or she will watch a sports or food show.
Curriculum vitae
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