Dr. Uchechi Anaduaka is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the School of Public Health, University of Alberta. Additionally, she is a co-founder and inaugural Executive Director of Kuzaa, an innovative social enterprise dedicated to transforming maternal health in low- and middle-income Countries (LMICs). Through interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-driven research, advocacy, and community outreach, Kuzaa seeks to address pressing global health challenges.

Her career includes serving as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Hong Kong Baptist University and a Lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has collaborated with organizations such as Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Action on Preeclampsia Ghana (APECGH), EndPoverty Edmonton (Canada), and Skillcity Institute (Canada), contributing to high-impact initiatives focused on health, development, empowerment and poverty alleviation. Uchechi is deeply passionate about interdisciplinary research, with expertise in maternal health, child protection, human capital development, adolescent and youth empowerment, and gender equality.