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Kelechi Chima

Election Year: 2023

Election Constituency: West Africa

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: Nigeria & Trinity 2023

Kelechi Chima

Biography

Kelechi Chima received a medical degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2021. He is committed to driving sustainable healthcare solutions by empowering young social entrepreneurs in LMICs.

In medical school, he served as president of the Medical Research and Humanitarian Society and executed several medical outreaches to impoverished locations in southeastern Nigeria, reaching over 1,500 people. He went on to lead a team of brilliant young people to design and implement low-tech solutions that facilitate HIV treatment and prevention among youth in hard-to-reach areas. His research publications centre around youth-led health solutions and the inclusion of youth in HIV research.

When he’s not tackling global health problems, you can find him behind a screen rigging up wireframes for his UI/UX designs.