Nwadiuto Okwuniru Azugo is a public health parasitologist, researcher, and science communicator dedicated to eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through culturally grounded, community-led approaches. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Environmental Parasitology and Public Health at the University of Port Harcourt, with research on urogenital and female genital schistosomiasis among adolescent girls in rural Nigeria.

She has co-authored articles in PLOS ONE, BMC Public Health, and PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, focusing on FGS, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, and implementation research. A 2023 travel scholar to the CPHIA in Zambia, Nwadiuto is a fellow of Women in Global Health Nigeria and the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI). She has delivered invited lectures on human-centered design, social innovation, and youth engagement in health.
She also leads grassroots mentorship programs for girls in science, supports out-of-school children in Anambra State, and advances community health through her work with Award Global Healthcare. Fluent in English, Igbo, and Nigerian Pidgin—with conversational Swahili and Spanish—she is committed to inclusive and equity-driven health systems.