Public Health · Research · Advocacy
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing — but in Nigeria, that state is still a privilege, not a right. I believe every Nigerian deserves better. Better information. Better access. Better advocates.
Four areas where my work converges — each rooted in the lived realities of Nigerian communities.
HIV/AIDS does not just spread through contact — it spreads through silence, stigma and misinformation. My work focuses on breaking that cycle through community education and behaviour change in Nigerian communities.
Young Nigerians navigating health largely unsupported.
AI and digital tools bringing care to underserved communities.
Interrogating structures that create and sustain health gaps.
Mercy Ogunwale did not choose public health. Public health chose her. She grew up watching a country full of people who were sick not because medicine did not exist — but because the right information never reached the right person at the right time.
She holds a First Class BSc in Public Health from Lead City University, Ibadan (2024). Today she is the founder of EPIX Initiative — reimagining digital health for communities that need it most — and CeeWriting Service, equipping 50+ students to tell their own stories.
She has a habit of paying rapt attention to everyone she meets. She believes knowledge does not announce itself — so she listens like it could come from anywhere. Because it usually does.
Credentials
Technical Toolkit
Research and initiatives I am currently building — and work I have already completed.
Investigating what Nigerian adolescents actually know about HIV/AIDS — producing data to directly inform school-based interventions and policy in Lagos State.
Lead Researcher
Exploring how young Nigerians aged 15–35 find, trust and act on health information online — and what that means for the future of digital interventions.
Lead Researcher
Designed and delivered structured health education sessions on HIV/AIDS prevention and stigma reduction. Reached hundreds of young Nigerians across communities.
Project Lead
I am actively open to research collaborations, co-authorship, speaking engagements, fieldwork partnerships and mentorship. If our work aligns — even slightly — reach out. The best projects start with a single conversation.