Tajudeen is a Medical Doctor with postgraduate qualifications in Paediatrics and Public Health. He is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians and Fellow of the Chatham House Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK. He has years of senior level experience in Emergency Preparedness and Response, Health Workforce Development, Public Health Research, Health System Strengthening, Health Diplomacy, Primary Health Care, and National Public Health Institutes.
He is currently the Acting Deputy Director General of Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), African Union (AU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he coordinates all programmes and provide support to operations as well.
Tajudeen is a member of the Global Strategic Leadership Group, Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET). He is also a Member of the Scientific Council for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study (GBD), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. A Faculty Volunteer Member, University of Nebraska Medical Centre, Omaha.
Tajudeen has several publications in peer reviewed journals and numerous presentations at international conferences and seminars.
