Dr. Ben Nkechika is the director general/CEO at the Delta State Contributory Health Commission in Nigeria. He was previously the managing director of Almond Healthcare Services Limited and the managing director of KGDN Technologies Limited. He was the pioneer medical director of the Delta Specialist Hospital and the pioneer medical doctor at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company in Bonny island. Nkechika was a field medical officer at Schlumberger Oil Service Company for several years where he developed the interest for rural health care services.