Uchenna Igwe

Uchenna Igwe is a Nigerian journalist with experience in health, data and development reporting. He was previously a fellow of the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), Code for Africa, the British Council's Climate Connection programme and a Pulitzer grantee. He is currently an associate on the social accountability project of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and has works featured in Premium Times, The Guardian (UK), Dubawa, FairPlanet and IJNet, amongst other publications.

During this fellowship, Igwe will report on AI in healthcare, health disinformation and innovative projects and policies improving healthcare access for rural communities in Africa.