Lydel Wright, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has an extensive background working across the health care continuum in roles that range from hands-on clinical practice to executive leadership. As a health care influencer, he promotes discussions on key industry trends and challenges, and has help craft health care policies as a member of the Florida Board of Nursing. In his advisory role for the Horatio Alger Association, he developed the first venture…
Patricia Obiajulu Onianwa is Director of Nursing Services at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria. She began her nursing career in 1986 as a staff nurse and midwife focused on improving quality and safety outcomes for patient populations. Over the next 24 years, she rose from direct care nurse to nurse administrator in the Department of Clinical Nursing. Patricia’s leadership focuses on empowering frontline nurses to provide safe, high-quality…
Chala Sadi is a health educator and communication expert in the Federal Ministry of Health in Ethiopia, where he designs social, and behavior change strategies and helps set national guidelines. Chala began his midwife career in 2004 at Nedjo Hospital in West Oromia. Later, he joined the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs, working to increase the number of institutional deliveries among the refugee population. His background includes more than…
Tereza Baley is a senior nursing leader in the Federal Ministry of Health in Ethiopia. She currently serves as Ethiopia’s national nursing education and training coordinator. She began her nursing career in 1985 in Gambella, where she helped establish family planning services in a remote region of the country. For 26 years, she worked in the Black Lion Specialized Hospital in positions that included staff nurse, anesthetic nurse, and critical…
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