About Dr AAP
Dr. Aaron Akpu Philip is a Public Health Practitioner with up to a decade of experience researching, working and volunteering in the development and not-for-profit settings in Nigeria, United Kingdom and Australia.
Aaron is a post-doctoral research fellow at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, an organisation that has been delivering one of the world’s safest supplies of blood and blood products for more than 90 years as well as world class research and expertise. At Lifeblood, Aaron works within the Donor Research team to conduct research on sexual health and diversity projects in relation to donation of blood and other blood products.
His skills and competencies include program plan development, HIV counselling, HIV referrals, and escort services, risks and health needs assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and social behaviour change and communication. He has worked with vulnerable and priority groups in Nigeria (orphans and vulnerable children, injecting drug users, persons with disabilities, and sex workers) as well as with the Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community in the UK. More information about Aaron's work is available on his LinkedIn profile.
In Aaron's quest for impact, he uses his personal stories to inspire young people toward personal and professional growth. He writes on development issues that premise on health, infectious diseases, disability inclusion, human rights, and governance.
Aaron holds a PhD in Public Health from Queensland University of Technology, Australia where he explored the topic: "Double Wahala for Dead Body – Adherence of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) among Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Nigeria". He graduated with a distinction in M.Sc. Public Health-Health Promotion from Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom. His first degree was in Microbiology from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria.
