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I am Muhammad Shehu Hassan, a Kaduna-based professional specializing in strategic partnerships, health systems innovation, and AI strategy. I design scalable partnership frameworks with government, state actors, and NGOs to accelerate research translation and digital health adoption, influencing AI research adoption among 600+ researchers across Northern Nigeria. I also lead cross-sector collaborations to mobilise funding and drive data-driven policy in health and nutrition. Beyond partnerships, I focus on capacity building, policy advisory, and building data-enabled research platforms. I enjoy mentoring early-career researchers and practitioners, leading donor-aligned programs, and delivering impact at scale to improve SDG outcomes in health and nutrition.…I am Muhammad Shehu Hassan, a Kaduna-based professional specializing in strategic partnerships, health systems innovation, and AI strategy. I design scalable partnership frameworks with government, state actors, and NGOs to accelerate research translation and digital health adoption, influencing AI research adoption among 600+ researchers across Northern Nigeria. I also lead cross-sector collaborations to mobilise funding and drive data-driven policy in health and nutrition. Beyond partnerships, I focus on capacity building, policy advisory, and building data-enabled research platforms. I enjoy mentoring early-career researchers and practitioners, leading donor-aligned programs, and delivering impact at scale to improve SDG outcomes in health and nutrition.

MUHAMMAD SHEHU HASSAN

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I am Muhammad Shehu Hassan, a Kaduna-based professional specializing in strategic partnerships, health systems innovation, and AI strategy. I design scalable partnership frameworks with government, state actors, and NGOs to accelerate research translation and digital health adoption, influencing AI research adoption among 600+ researchers across Northern Nigeria. I also lead cross-sector collaborations to mobilise funding and drive data-driven policy in health and nutrition. Beyond partnerships, I focus on capacity building, policy advisory, and building data-enabled research platforms. I enjoy mentoring early-career researchers and practitioners, leading donor-aligned programs, and delivering impact at scale to improve SDG outcomes in health and nutrition.…I am Muhammad Shehu Hassan, a Kaduna-based professional specializing in strategic partnerships, health systems innovation, and AI strategy. I design scalable partnership frameworks with government, state actors, and NGOs to accelerate research translation and digital health adoption, influencing AI research adoption among 600+ researchers across Northern Nigeria. I also lead cross-sector collaborations to mobilise funding and drive data-driven policy in health and nutrition. Beyond partnerships, I focus on capacity building, policy advisory, and building data-enabled research platforms. I enjoy mentoring early-career researchers and practitioners, leading donor-aligned programs, and delivering impact at scale to improve SDG outcomes in health and nutrition.

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I am Muhammad Shehu Hassan, a Kaduna-based professional specializing in strategic partnerships, health systems innovation, and AI strategy. I design scalable partnership frameworks with government, state actors, and NGOs to accelerate research translation and digital health adoption, influencing AI research adoption among 600+ researchers across Northern Nigeria. I also lead cross-sector collaborations to mobilise funding and drive data-driven policy in health and nutrition.

Beyond partnerships, I focus on capacity building, policy advisory, and building data-enabled research platforms. I enjoy mentoring early-career researchers and practitioners, leading donor-aligned programs, and delivering impact at scale to improve SDG outcomes in health and nutrition.

Skills

Data Visualization

Experience Level

Data Visualization

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Hausa

Advanced

Work Experience

Partnership and Strategic Solutions Architect at Centre for Nutrition Research and Innovation Kaduna State University, Nigeria

January 1, 2025 - November 9, 2025

Forged and managed 20+ strategic partnerships with government agencies, NGOs, and donor organisations to scale nutrition research and innovation; Mobilised ₦150 million+ in external funding through proposal development, partner engagement, and resource alignment with national nutrition priorities.

Partnership Coordinator at Jenni AI Northern Nigeria

January 1, 2025 - November 9, 2025

Designed a scalable partnership framework with the government, the State, and NGOs; Enabled statewide transformation and adoption of AI in research among 600+ researchers in Northern Nigeria.

Consultant, Innovation and AI Strategy at Ministry of Health, Kaduna State

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024

Coordinated policy dialogues that influenced two state-level nutrition policies and strengthened evidence-based decision-making; Trained 1,500+ frontline staff on digital health applications; Enabled statewide digitisation of health records in 65+ facilities.

Chief Innovation Officer at NAKA Centre for Collaborative Medical Research

January 1, 2023 - November 9, 2025

Modernized labs boosted operational efficiency by 40%; Published cross-sector research on digital health and equity; Built a unified research-data platform adopted across three states; Tripled research data usage by partners in 12 months.

Director, Strategic Partnership, Research, Innovation, and Training at PHC Initiative Africa

January 1, 2019 - November 9, 2025

Led partnership strategies with donor agencies on health SDGs; Facilitated capacity-building workshops for 1000+ early-career researchers and practitioners, fostering local leadership in public health; Built 25+ field teams’ capacity for real-time data tracking; Supported donor-aligned programs reaching 4.5M beneficiaries in 4 years.