Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Health
Graduate Student Scholar

Babatunde Odugbemi is a PhD Candidate in Global Health, supervised by Prof. Mary E. Wiktorowicz. His doctoral research investigates antimicrobial resistance governance challenges, focusing on accountability, from global and local viewpoints using systems and institutional analyses.
Babatunde holds an MBBS degree from the University of Lagos, MPH degree from the University of Sheffield, and an MSc in Aging and Health from Queen’s University. Professionally, he has contributed to strengthening the capacity of the health workforce as a public health specialist and working as a physician in Nigeria. He actively participates in collaborative research addressing infectious disease and their determinants and fortifying health system capacities.
Babatunde is a Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar and a recipient of the CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Doctoral Award.
Themes | Global Health Foresighting |
Status | Active |
Events |
6th Annual Global Health Graduate Scholars Symposium Global Health PhD student's Independent Learning Plan |
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Updates |
Fifteen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2026-2027 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships | September 4, 2026
Recap — Sixth Annual Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholars Symposium | January 21, 2026 Seventeen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2025-2026 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships | September 2, 2025 2024 Year in Review | December 19, 2024 Nineteen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2024-2025 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships | August 29, 2024 |
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