About Our Founder

Nahila Ayeva, Public Health Educator, Behavior Health Analyst, and Founder of Womens Health First is currently leading our team toward the shared vision of clean water being easily accessible to women and their communities across Africa - one community at a time.  

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With over 15 years of experience in public health education and promotion, Nahila specializes in health program planning and evaluation in the areas of Chronic Disease Prevention, Human Nutrition, and Development. As a contractor, Nahila provided effective technical, and analytical support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Center for Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry-ATSDR, Division of Health Assessment and Consultation-DHAC, Superfund and Program Assessment Branch, Evaluation and Information Services Team-EIST, Center for Disease Control and Prevention-CDC.

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Throughout the years, Nahila has also led numerous health initiatives of the New York States Department of Health, offering her expertise in maternal and child health, at Bronx Perinatal Consortium, Bronx Lebanon Hospital-OB GYN, and Healthy Families America.

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Nahila holds an undergraduate degree in Community and School Health Education and Psychology from The City University of New York, and a graduate master’s degree with Honors in Public Health Education and Promotion from The City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman, Graduate School of Health Science and Human Services. Nahila Is Certified Health Education Specialist-CHES.

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Nahila is a passionate Public Health Professional dedicated to supporting humanity through women's health education and promotion with an emphasis on providing access to clean water to the vulnerable population in West Africa, especially during this COVID-19 outbreak.