Yahaya Mustapha Makanta is a Consultant Public Health Physician, researcher, and health systems expert with extensive experience in public health program implementation, epidemiology, and primary healthcare system strengthening. He currently serves as Director, Planning Research and Statistics at Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency and leads several strategic health initiatives, including PHC Leadership Challenge and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction programs. A Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, he has contributed significantly to healthcare workforce development, public health emergency initiatives, health systems resilience, and community health interventions through leadership, research, consultancy, and national-level technical engagements.