Daniel Ikenna Molobe is a social development consultant with functional expertise that spanned over a decade in programs and research. He has spent a major part of his career in social interventions and public health activities having worked with both local and international organizations.
He holds M.Sc in Public Health from University of Lagos; B.Sc in Applied Microbiology from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; and a National Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology from Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu.
He received advanced training certificate in Addiction Research & Pregnancy at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, and completed an Executive Course in Human Rights and Drug Policy at University of Ghana School of Law. He has also received the UNODC DPTC training and UNODC Policy Maker training on The Nature, Prevention, and Treatment of Drug use Disorder. He has presented papers at international conferences, and has published in peer reviewed journals.
He was a Lead Guest Editor of Special Issue on Addiction and Substance Abuse of Science Journal of Public Health (SJPH) USA, and also a recipient of the 2018 UNODC Academic Research Grant. He co-founded the Unified Initiative for a Drug Free Nigeria where he currently serves as Director. He also serves on the board of the ISSUP Nigeria as treasurer and Africa Regional Lead for International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition (ISAAC). He is currently an International Research Fellow at the Global Center for Applied Health Research (GCAHR) of Arizona State University, USA.