Data analysis
You have survey or programme data. I clean it, check it and analyse it properly, then tell you clearly what it says.
Biostatistician · Disease modeller
I help health teams make sense of their data
I'm Abimbola Adedeji. For over 25 years I've worked behind the numbers in public health research. I clean the data, build the models and explain what the results mean for real people.
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Why I do this
Every number in a health study is a person. A child who got vaccinated. A mother who gave birth at home. A family sleeping under a net. My job is to count them properly, then turn the numbers into answers people can use.
How I can help
What I do, in plain words
Four ways I can help your team, whether you're running a study, a health programme or a whole portfolio of projects.
Disease modelling
I build models that show how a disease spreads, and what changes when you add vaccines, bed nets or spraying.
Tracking and dashboards
I set up simple ways to track whether a programme is working, with Power BI dashboards so everyone can see progress at a glance.
Training teams
I teach research teams to handle their own data, from R and Excel to research ethics and safeguarding.
Selected research
Some questions I've worked on
Real questions from real health programmes. Each one has a full write-up, with the method, the numbers and what they mean.
Fellow
Royal Statistical Society
A little about me
26 years at NIMR, and still curious
I joined the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research in 1999 as a statistician. Over the years I worked on studies about HIV, TB, malaria, COVID-19, cholera and child deaths. I kept learning too: a degree in statistics, a master's in biostatistics, and training in disease modelling in Kenya and Rwanda. Today I lead evidence and impact at Grand Challenges Nigeria, and I'm working on a PhD in Epidemiology.
- Evidence & Impact Manager, Grand Challenges Nigeria2025 – now
- Data Analyst (remote placement), Future Connect, UK2025
- Biostatistician & Data Analyst, NIMR1999 – 2025
Who I've worked with
Where my work and training have taken me
- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research
- Grand Challenges Nigeria
- UNICEF
- World Health Organization
- Royal Statistical Society
- Malaria Modelling Fellowship
- Gates Foundation
- Vector Atlas (icipe)
- AIMS Rwanda
- Lancaster University
- Corona Management Systems
- Future Connect, UK
Publications
My most recent papers
I've co-written 14 peer-reviewed papers. Here are the latest three.
2025Outbreaks & preparedness
Assessment of awareness and levels of preparedness for humanitarian disasters across some geopolitical zones in Nigeria
Amoo O. S., Awoderu O. B., Moses B., … Adedeji A. M., et al.
Discover Geoscience, 3(32)Listed on ORCID
2022Infections & drug resistance
Antibiotic prescription practices amongst veterinarians in Nigeria
Smith S. I., Kwaga J. K., Ngulukun S. S., Adedeji A. M., Jolaiya T. F., Ajayi A., Kabir J.
I developed the data collection tool.
Research in Veterinary ScienceRead paper
2022Infections & drug resistance
Role of microbial infections and antibiogram in serodiscordant couples
Otuonye M. N., Luo M. A., Chinweokwu C., … Adedeji A. M., et al.
Fortune Journal of Health Sciences, 5: 254–270Listed on ORCID
Speaking & training
I love teaching
In 2025 I trained 40 new research grantees on data analysis and monitoring. I've also taught disease mapping in R, research ethics, and how to develop safe medical products. Here's a recording of one of my online sessions.
See my talks
