Randolph Ngwafor

Clinical Researcher | Epidemiologist | Health Economist | MD, MPHB, MSc (UCL), GCSRT (Harvard), FRSPH (UK), DPhil(c)

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

About

Dr. Randolph Ngwafor is a dedicated physician and clinical epidemiologist with over 14 years of experience in public health implementation and clinical research in tropical settings. His passion for saving lives is driven by his belief that everyone deserves equal and affordable healthcare. His goal is to realize this vision one individual at a time. His expertise encompasses a range of skills in clinical trials, disease control, advanced data analysis, research design and epidemiology, health economics, economic modelling, and health policy. He is pursuing a DPhil (PhD) in Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford, with funding from the Li Ka Shing grant, the CoMo link fund and the Gates Foundation grant (MMALA, UCT). His thesis is focused on developing a model (epidemiological and economic) to optimize malaria control interventions with limited financial constraints. He is an alumnus of Harvard Medical School's Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Programme (GCSRT) and holds an MSc in Global Health and Development from University College London (UCL) as an African Graduate Scholar. He also holds an MSc in Public Health Biotechnology and a Medicinae Doctorae (MD) from Cameroon. Dr. Ngwafor is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, a member of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and a member of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Additionally, he has been recognized as an NIH-Fogarty Global Health Fellow and a Novartis Next Generation Scientist (NGS) Fellow.

Experience

  • University of Oxford (4 yrs 9 mos)
    • Clinical Research Officer
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    • Researcher - Nuffield Department of Medicine
      Oct 2021 - Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Section Head - Research and Training at National Malaria Control Programme - Cameroon
    Nov 2015 - Sep 2021 · 5 yrs 11 mos

  • NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellow (NPGH) at Fogarty International Center at NIH
    Aug 2016 - Jun 2017 · 11 mos

  • Clinical Trial Monitor at Biotechnology Centre - University of Yaounde 1
    Jan 2014 - Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Next Generation Scientist (NGS) Fellow at Novartis
    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 · 3 mos