Folake Olayinka, physician and global health leader. Since October 2020, she has served as the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Global Immunization lead/STAR Fellow. She also served as Technical and Strategy lead for the COVID19 Vaccine Access and Delivery Initiative Washington DC, United States.
Folake Olayinka | |
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor
Health Worker Project Director |
Prior to joining USAID Washington, she worked with JSI Arlington VA, USA from August 2015 to October 2020 as Project Director MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity (MRITE); Senior Immunization Advisor and Immunization Center Senior Leadership team member and Global Immunization Team Leader USAID's Flagship Maternal Child Survival Program aimed at ending preventable maternal and child deaths.[1]
She has been the Program Director of Support to National Malaria Program,(SuNMAP) a UKAID funded project supporting Nigeria's National Malaria Control Program and to provide comprehensive malaria control technical assistance, led by Malaria Consortium.[2]
She is a member of WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) and also serves on the SAGE working Group on COVID-19 vaccines. From 2010 to 2014, she was a member of WHO Immunization Practice Advisory Committee (IPAC). She serves on the WHO African Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (RITAG) and is a scientific advisor for the African Leadership Initiative for Vaccinology Expertise, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.[3][4][5][6][7]
Some of her works are in routine immunization, polio eradication, maternal and child health (MCH), HIV and malaria programs.[8]
She is an ASPEN New Voice Fellow and Fellow of the WomenLift Health Leadership program Stanford University USA.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Folake Olayinka – Maternal and Child Survival Program". 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ Thomas, Chris (17 January 2014). "Beyond mosquito net hand-outs: the fight against malaria in Nigeria". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "WHO | SAGE Working Group on Covid-19 vaccines (established June 2020)". WHO. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "WHO | Dr. Folake Olayinka". WHO. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Folake Olayinka". JSI. Retrieved 12 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Folake Olayinka". WomenLift Health. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Folake Olayinka". Maternal Child Survival Program. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "GPEI-Women Leaders in Polio Eradication: Dr. Folake Olayinka". Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Folake Olayinka". WomenLift Health. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "About the North America Journey". WomenLift Health. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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