Muyi Aina is a seasoned management consultant and public health professional who has been appointed as the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) by President Bola Tinubu.
He is expected to lead the agency in improving the quality and coverage of primary health care services in Nigeria.
Background and Education
Muyi Aina was born in Kabba, Kogi State, in 1974. He attended St. Barnabas Primary School and Government Secondary School in Kabba before proceeding to the University of Ilorin, where he obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree in 1998.
He furthered his education at Harvard University in the United States, where he earned his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in International Health in 2002. He also obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University in 2008.
He also earned a certificate in Vaccine Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University.
Career and Achievements
Muyi Aina has over 20 years of experience in health care and management consulting. He is the principal at Solina Group, a leading healthcare consulting firm in Africa. He leads the development and management of the company’s global portfolio of projects and partnerships.
He has led several projects in Solina Group, including the development of an innovative and sustainable model of engaging private for-profit facilities in the delivery of HIV/AIDS services. This PEPFAR-funded initiative is currently being implemented in five Nigerian states to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
He has also worked on several projects aimed at improving immunization performance in Nigeria, including the landmark study, Landscape Study of Routine Immunization in Nigeria (LARI) and transformation of the National and State Vaccine Logistics and Supply Chain System.
He also runs non-health care projects, including the Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN) program of the Federal Government of Nigeria. YouWiN is an annual business plan competition that culminates in the selection of 1,200 award winners each year who receive up to 10 million naira in business start-up or expansion grant funding from the government.
Prior to founding Solina Group, Muyi Aina was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey and Company, a leading global management consulting firm. In this capacity, he worked on a myriad of projects that spanned a variety of topics, including strategy, organizational and operational performance transformations, mergers and acquisitions.
He was on the faculty at the University of Maryland School where he helped implement AIDS Relief, a multi-country anti-retroviral treatment program funded by PEPFAR. He was also a part of the panel of experts that developed WHO guidelines for clinical mentoring to support scale-up of antiretroviral treatment in resource-limited settings.
