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Dr. Kosisochi Amorha is a Pharmacist with bias for clinical pharmacy practice, academics and research (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0131-440X).

He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) where he obtained his Ph.D. with Distinction. In 2018, his Ph.D. thesis, “Pharmacist-led interventions in asthma self-management programmes and the effect on health outcomes in Nigeria” was nominated for the prestigious UNN Vice-Chancellor’s award.

Kosisochi has published in several peer-reviewed, impact factor journals and serves as a Reviewer for reputable journals. He is an Academic Editor for PLOS One and Frontiers in Allergy.

Kosisochi is a Fellow of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (FPCPharm). He completed his Masters in Clinical Pharmacy (M.Pharm) with Distinction, at the University of Lagos, after obtaining his Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree from UNN. He also has a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) degree from the University of Benin.

Kosisochi is a Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA) by the International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA).

His work experiences in the hospital, industry, community, and marketing (Medical Representative) have proven him a versatile young man with an appreciable level of tolerance, managerial, and people skills.

Kosisochi is the Founder of the Asthma Awareness and Care Group (https://www.asthmacaregroup.org.ng), a group of enthusiasts who promote asthma awareness and care in communities. He proactively educates patients with asthma, their caregivers, health professionals, and the public, on asthma, asthma medications and devices.

Kosisochi mentors undergraduate and postgraduate students. He is also a Guardian of the Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), UNN Chapter, and is a Patron of other notable groups.

Kosisochi completed a one-year Sabbatical Leave at Bingham University, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, where he served as Head, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice (January 2023 – January 2024).

Kosisochi served as Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Enugu State (17 October 2020 – 19 October 2024). He is currently the Postgraduate Coordinator, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, UNN.

In January 2025, he was selected as a World Health Organization (WHO) Expert to serve in the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for the development of guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in primary care.

Kosisochi is open to volunteerism and teaches others to do same. He strongly believes that there is no success without successors.