Emeka Iloegbu, MSc, MPH, CLS(ASCP), is a public health scientist specializing in Clinical Microbiology and Hematology. With over 15 years of expertise, he has actively contributed to health emergency responses, including H1N1 flu virus, MERS-CoV, Zika, Ebola, COVID-19, and Monkey Pox (MPX). His current practice and research areas encompass implementation science, humanitarian aid, human rights law, community-based surveillance, and quality interventions in response to emerging disease threats.
During his previous role as a Quality Management Officer at the Public Health Laboratory within the NYCDOHMH, Emeka played a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of laboratory operations for the Department of Homeland Security's BioWatch Program for Select Agents. Notably, from 2017 to 2020, he served as a Public Health first responder at the US/Mexico border. In this capacity, he conducted needs assessments, implemented program planning, and managed a community health worker initiative in immigrant and migrant worker communities. Emeka's current role as the United Nations ECOSOC and WHO NY representative for the World Federation of Public Health Associations, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, involves active participation in the global discourse on pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response. He engages in interagency dialogues and cooperates with United Nations agencies and civil society organizations to ensure the integration of quality frameworks, refugee/migrant groups, and community participatory models. Furthermore, he serves as a Research Translation Fellow at Market Access Africa, contributing to designing and implementing client projects focused on laboratory diagnostics and strengthening health systems. As the Team Leader of the NYU GPH ISEE Lab Section on Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Outcomes for People Living with HIV/AIDS, Emeka is dedicated to developing quality research to enhance global health practices, alleviate suffering, and empower vulnerable populations.
About
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License
-New York State Clinical Laboratory Scientist – License No. 019954
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Education
DrPH candidate - New York University
MSc, Forced Migration and Health - Columbia University
MPH, Global Health - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
BSc, Biology - University of Hartford
BSc, Clinical Laboratory Science - University of HartfordCert, Health Emergencies in Large Populations – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Publ
Cert, Tropical Disease Research and Implementation Science – World Health Organization
Cert, Refugee and Migrant Health - World Health Organization (Summer School)-
Honors and Awards
The Presidents National Volunteer Service Award (2011 and 2012)
Delta Omega Honorary Society for Public Health - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Excellence in Public Health Service and Leadership -Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-
Areas of Research and Study
One health approach to community-based surveillance
Quality of health system response to outbreaks
Tropical and Vector Borne Diseases
Syndemics in emergencies
Pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response
Public health emergencies and migration-
Areas of Practice
Implementing sustainable community-based surveillance for integrated communicable and non-communicable disease syndemics
Clinical Microbiology (General Bacteriology, Parasitology, and Virology)
Clinical Hematology/Immunohematology
Field Epidemiology, Outbreak Investigation, and Laboratory Response
Health System Risk Assessments and Inspections
Mixed Methods Community Based Practice-
Affiliations
Assistant Professor Diagnostic Microbiology - City University of New York
UN/WHO Representative – World Federation of Public Health Associations
Clinical Laboratory Scientist – New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia | SUNY Downstate Hospital | Hospital for Special Surgery | NYU Langone Hospital
INB/WHO Task Force for the Pandemic Treaty
Research Translation Fellow – Market Access Africa
Public Health Consultant – Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group Executive Committee – NGO Committee on Migration