Jacob Solomon is the National Technical Lead of the Schistosomiasis and STH Elimination program at the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria. He received his BSc in Microbiology and Virology at the University of Abuja, his MSc in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology at the Igbinedion University, and his PhD in Laboratory Medicine/Medical Parasitology at the University of Benin. Before his current role, he was the South Regional Manager for Neglected Tropical Diseases. He was a Senior Laboratory Scientist at the Federal Capital Territory Administration and a Virology Laboratory Manager at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory of The Gambia. He is passionate about the less privileged and enjoys working on diseases of public health importance, especially diseases prevalent among lower-income societies.