Temitope Ilori, the newly appointed Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is Bisi Akande’s daughter.
Akande, a political ally of President Bola Tinubu is the founding national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a former governor of Osun state.
Illori became the first female director-general ever appointed in the 24 years of the organisation’s history.
She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and her MBBS degree from the same university.
She also has a Master’s in Human Nutrition from the University of Ibadan.
She is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians (Family Medicine). She has acquired training in Practical Financial Management from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, UK.
She has also undergone the Leadership Training for Physicians Executives at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
She similarly attended a Leadership and Management Training in Health Course at the University of Washington.
Ilori is one of the pioneer faculty members of the Family Medicine unit in the Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and an Honorary Consultant Family Physician to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
Her research areas of interest include Lifestyle Medicine, Public Health Nutrition, Non-Communicable Diseases, and Women’s Health.
In April 2012, she distinguished herself as the best graduating Fellow of the Faculty of Family Medicine, West African College of Physicians, and earned the prestigious A.O. Senbanjo Prize.
Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Ibadan.
Her scholarly pursuits extend further as she pursues her PhD at the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, sponsored by the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa.
Ilori’s research interests include Primary Care, Vaccination, Public Health Nutrition, Non-Communicable Diseases, and Women’s and Children’s Health.
She has contributed significantly to the scientific community with over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Ilori has been actively involved in policy formulation and strategic development. She served as the commissioner for Health in Osun State, Nigeria, from 2011 to 2014 and as the chairperson of the Osun State Agency on Control of HIV/AIDS and the Osun State Technical Working Group on Immunisation.
HER QUALIFICATION OVERSHADOWS WHATEVER THE INSUNUATIONS FROM THE HATEFUL OPPOSITE OPPOSITION PEOPLE BEREFT OF IDEAS.
Above all, she is a Nigerian well-grounded in the field that prompted her selection for the job.
CONGRATULATIONS TO Temitope Ilori, WHO THE CAP FITS.