Blessing Uchenna Mberu, PhD, MA, MSc
Head of Urbanization & Wellbeing, African Population and Health Research Center Honorary Professor of Demography and Population Studies, University of Witwatersrand
Professor Blessing Uchenna Mberu is Head of Urbanization & Wellbeing at African Population and Health Research Center and Honorary Professor of Demography and Population Studies, University of Witwatersrand. He earned MA and PhD from Brown University in 2004 and 2008 respectively. He also holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. degree in Sociology from Imo State University and University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1987 and 1990 respectively. Dr Mberu was a Senior Lecturer at Abia State University, Uturu Nigeria between 1999 and 2002. His work covered migration, urbanization, and urban health in SSA with extensive peer-reviewed publications across African countries. He is in the International Advisory Board of Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre and Executive Board of the International Society for Urban Health.
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