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Biography
Prince Agwu holds an academic position at the University of Dundee. He is a Guest Lecturer at the University of Oxford, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria. He has a First Class in Social Work from the University of Nigeria and a Masters in Social Policy. Also, he holds a PhD in Social Policy that was funded by a Commonwealth Split-site scholarship arrangment at the Universities of Nigeria and Dundee. His research focuses on policy and governance subjects in health systems, migration, and education, which are three vital areas for his home continent - Africa.
Prince has published remarkably in his field, with 56 (and counting) of the publications indexed in Scopus. Sci-Val ranks him among the top-350 scholars in Nigeria, his home country with over 170 universities, and top-150 at the University of Dundee. Prince is an Editor for Health Research Policy and Systems (HRPS), which is co-published by the World Health Organisation, the first African Section Editor for Social Work and Social Sciences Review (SWSSR), Editor for Health Economics, Policy and Law (HEPL), and a former Academic Editor with PLoS ONE.
Prince reviews academic articles for journals such as the Lancet Global Health, International Social Work, International Journal of Public Health, British Journal of Social Work, BMJ Global Health, Health Services Insight, etc. Also, he has served as a research grant assessor for the Medical Research Foundation. Prince is a Columnist for the Business AM News and Modern Ghana. His academic and policy outputs crisscross health sector corruption, urban health, health system policy, primary healthcare system, migration/human trafficking, social care/justice in health, and ethics in education.
He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Evidence Laboratory of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP), Nigeria. He also leads communications for the African Health Observatory Platform (AHOP) in Nigeria. Together with colleagues, Prince continues to access and execute a modest number of research grants funded by the FCDO, US Department of State, SOAS-ACE, Medical Research Council, and Gates Foundation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Assessing interprofessional and integrated care in providing sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents at primary healthcare level in Nigeria
Agwu, P. (Lead / Corresponding author), Agu, I., Ezumah, N., Mbachu, C. & Onwujekwe, O., 23 Apr 2024, In: International Journal of Health Governance. 29, 1, p. 70-83 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defeating tragedy of commons: Providing social purpose for primary healthcare in Nigeria
Agwu, P., 16 Jan 2024, Nigeria : Businessamlive Media.Research output: Other contribution
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'Government don't know me and if I stop, they won't know': A qualitative study on the lived experiences of volunteer health workers in the Nigerian health system and their implications for the sustainable development goals
Odii, A. (Lead / Corresponding author), Hutchinson, E., Onwujekwe, O., Ogbozor, P. A., Agwu, P., Orjiakor, C. T., Babalanova, D. & McKee, M., May 2024, In: International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 39, 3, p. 689-707 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implications of absenteeism of health workers on achieving universal health coverage in Nigeria: exploring lived experiences in primary healthcare
Agwu, P. (Lead / Corresponding author), Odii, A., Orjiakor, T. C., Ogbozor, P., Mbachu, C. O. & Onwujekwe, O., 27 Feb 2024, In: International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 36, 1, 7 p., mzae015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Informal–Formal Healthcare Services Delivery Nexus in Nigeria’s Urban Slums: A Reconnaissance Study
Onuh, P., Agwu, P., Mbachu, C., Onwujekwe, O., Ensor, T., Elsey, H. & Das, M., 3 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Social Service Research . 50, 4, p. 711-724 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The need for social justice professionals in addressing vital concerns in primary health centres that inhibit utilization by urban slum dwellers in Nigeria.
Agwu, P. (Speaker)
Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Addressing the open secret of ‘miracle examination centres’ in Nigeria: norm shifting through a power, capability, and interest (PCI) approach
Agwu, P. (Speaker)
Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking Persons, Nigeria (NAPTIP) (External organisation)
Agwu, P. (Member)
2023Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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PLoS ONE (Journal)
Agwu, P. (Editor)
2023 → 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity