ABCHealth gets new CEO, set to transform Africa’s healthcare

The African Business Coalition for Health has announced the appointment of Mories Atoki as Chief Executive Officer following the unanimous agreement of its board of directors.

According to a statement, Atoki brings to the coalition years of experience as senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers where she pioneered and led the firm’s Sustainability and Climate Change practice.

It said with an extensive track record in the field of development and as a recognized sustainability expert, she is a member of the Advisory Board of Partners for Review, a United Nations supported initiative to standardise sustainable development reporting.

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, chairman of ABCHealth and co-chairman of Global Business Coalition for Health, said her appointment came at a critical moment for ABCHealth. 

“We have just finalised a rigorous strategic planning process aimed at transforming Africa’s health landscape. Our theory of change now needs to be implemented and Mories has a mandate to successfully drive its implementation,” he said.

Zouera Youssoufou, CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation and board member of ABCHealth, said, “Mories has a strong track record for execution, she has good communications skills and great leadership capabilities.”

She said her understanding of Africa’s health landscape would provide a balanced perspective in the organisation’s mandate of transforming the continent’s health landscape.

“I am honored and excited to lead ABCHealth,” Atoki said. “I believe that my appointment as the CEO of ABCHealth has come at a time when Africa clearly needs a strong convener of all stakeholders in Africa’s public and private sectors to facilitate deep partnerships and collaboration all with one end in sight – improving the continent’s health outcomes.”

The ABCHealth is a not-for-profit advocacy driven organisation founded by the Aliko Dangote Foundation and the Global Business Coalition for Health as an African-led coalition of business leaders and companies to improve the health and wellbeing of the African population.

It was launched in February 2019 on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the Africa Business; Health Forum convened in partnership with UN Economic Commission for Africa to mobilise leaders from governments and businesses towards improving Africa’s health outcomes.