Medical Doctor by profession, Dr. Kaniki is an Africa CDC Public Health Analyst, PhD Candidate in Reproductive Health Sciences, and a Public Health Practitioner. He currently works in the Office of the Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention as a Senior Technical Officer for Strategic Programmes and coordinate the Africa CDC Youth Agenda including the AU Bingwa Initiative, the annual Youth Pre-Conference and the newly appointed Africa CDC Youth Advisory Team for Health. He is a passionate social and Public Health-oriented professional; driven to contribute to a better and more effective social, health and development policies and programs in Africa.