Olukorede Ikwunne
Ibadan,Oyo
Summary
A seasoned Medical Officer of Health with competence in Community health and preventive medicine possessing many years of experience as an administrator of health and health related events, having worked in different areas of jurisdiction (district or local government area).
Now a field epidemiologist and Doctorate student with growing competence and interest in research writing and utilizing principles of Epidemiology to identify problems, proffer solutions and add to the body of knowledge locally and globally.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Medical Officer of Health/ Director PHC
Oyo State PHC Board
Ibadan, Oyo
01.2000 - Current
- Accurately report births, deaths, and outbreaks of notifiable diseases to governmental authorities.
- Compile, collate and analyze data on all other diseases and health conditions in LG Area.
- Coordinate active and passive surveillance activities for diseases and health events within the LG Area
- Coordinate health education and promotion activities among community members and patients.
- Appropriately diagnose and manage endemic diseases and injuries in a primary care setting.
- Conduct monthly data validation meetings to verify quality of data collected from Health facilities.
- Manage, direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, laboratory personnel, residents, and other non-medical staff totaling almost 100 in number.
- Overall coordination of Primary Health Care services within Local Government Area
- Routine immunization services reach about 15000 children below 1 year monthly.
- Liaise with State PHC Board to ensure availability of human and material resources needed to provide quality Primary Health Care services
- Identify personnel needs and recommend training and recruitment.
- Formulate an annual work plan of activities.
- Coordinate implementation of Health policies in Local Government areas.
- Ensure execution of planned Health programs for the year.
- Responsible for investigation and control of epidemics within LGA of jurisdiction, working with other members of the outbreak response team
- Write and disseminate monthly and Annual Reports of activities of the Health Authority.
- Liaise with local and international agencies and organizations for support towards health programs in local government areas.
Education
Ph.D. - Epidemiology And Medical BioStatistics
Postgraduate School, University of Ibadan
Ibadan, OY11.2025
Master of Public Health - Field Epidemiology Practice
Postgraduate School, University of Ibadan
Ibadan, OY05.2019
Master of Public Health - Community Health And Preventive Medicine
Poatgraduate School, University of Ibadan
Ibadan, OY04.2016
MB;BS - Medicine
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Ibadan, OY07.1988
Skills
- Community medicine competence
- Accomplished in primary care
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Competence in Field Epidemiology practice
- Moderately skilled in data management and research writing
- Competence in Microsoft Word, Excel, Epi Info SPSS
- Experience in coordinating Community based health
- Programs
- Trained in Project management in the Global Health Context
- Observant
- Skilled in Emergency response coordination
- Dedicated to excellence
Accomplishments
- Successfully worked as the Team lead of the Surveillance Pillar, Oyo State Covid 19 Emergency Response Centre, from March 2020 till August of the same year.
- During this period, Oyo State EOC in collaboration with NCDC, Community Medicine and Epidemiology Departments, UCH and other partners were able to provide a well coordinated response, with a strong surveillance system in place.
- Worked as a member of the Infection Prevention Pillar, from August 2020 till October 2021
Research, Dissertation, and Publications
DISSERTATIONS
i . Ikwunne, O.I. (2016). Utilization of Antenatal and Delivery Services in Ibadan South West Local Government Area. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Public Health to the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
ii. Ikwunne, O.I. (2019). Prevalence of Shisha Smoking and Knowledge of its Health Consequences among Students of a Tertiary Institution in Ibadan, Nigeria. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health ( Field Epidemiology Practice) to the Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
RESEARCH
1. Trends of Uptake of Malaria Preventive Interventions among women attending Antenatal Clinics in Oyo State from 2013 - 2017: A Secondary Data Analysis.
2. Measles Surveillance System Evaluation , 2016 - 2018 in Ogun State, June 2019.
MANUSCRIPT
Olukorede Ifedolapo Ikwunne, Oyindamola Yusuf, Chukwuma Umeokonkwo, Shakir Balogun, Magbagbeola Dairo, IkeOluwapo Ajayi (2019): ‘Prevalence of Shisha smoking and its determinants among university students in Ibadan, Nigeria’
Not yet published, but a poster presentation of the work had been made at the 10th Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) Global Scientific Conference held in Atlanta Georgia, USA, October 28th – November 1st, 2019.
PUBLICATIONS IN LEARNED JOURNALS
Olaniyan Akintunde Babatunde, Muideen Babatunde Olatunji, Olugbade Robertson Omotajo, Olukorede Ifedolapo Ikwunne, Adekunbi Mofoyeke Babatunde et al (2022): Impact of Covid -19 on routine immunization in Oyo State, Nigeria: trend analysis of immunization data in the pre- and post-index case period; 2019 - 2020. Pan African Medical Journal 2022; 41: 54. (Contribution 20%)
Olaniyan Akintunde Babatunde, Muideen Babtunde Olatunji, Olugbade Robertson Omotajo, Olukorede Ifedolapo Ikwunne .Zainab Hamzat, Sunday Thomas Sola (2020): A comparative assessment of cold chain management using the outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived polio virus as a surrogate marker in Oyo State, Nigeria- 2019. Pan African Medical Journal. 2020; 37: 313. (Contribution 25%)
Certification
Project management in Global health, June - September 2021
Timeline
Chief Medical Officer of Health/ Director PHC
Oyo State PHC Board
01.2000 - Current
Project management in Global health, June - September 2021
Ph.D. - Epidemiology And Medical BioStatistics
Postgraduate School, University of Ibadan
Master of Public Health - Field Epidemiology Practice
Postgraduate School, University of Ibadan
Master of Public Health - Community Health And Preventive Medicine
Poatgraduate School, University of Ibadan
MB;BS - Medicine
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
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