Dr. Bolanle Oyeledun is the Chief Executive Officer at the Centre for Integrated Health Programs, a position she has held from September 2013 till date. She received her Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Lagos in 1995. Prior to this she received her MBBS from the University of Ibadan in 1987. She holds a certificate in Health Management from the Harvard school of Public Health as well as a Master’s of Science Degree in Community Health and Health Management from Heidelberg University, Germany. An associate fellow of the National Post Graduate Medical College (Public Health), Nigeria (equivalent to MRCP UK), she was also a Gates-Packard visiting fellow on the Population Leadership Program of the University of Washington Seattle, USA. (2001-2002). She worked with the Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communications Programs (JHU/CCP) Nigeria between 2000 and 2005, where she rose to become the deputy country director. In 2005, she became an Associate Research Scientist at the Columbia University, International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP New York where she worked on PMTCT programs in Swaziland and Lesotho. She later became the Country Director for ICAP Nigeria from 2006 to 2011 where she was seconded to head the new local NGO, Center for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP).
Since then, she has gone ahead to lead CIHP to win grants on The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, WHO/CIDA/INSPIRE: Lafiyan Jikin Mata, WHO/CIDA funded 3 country implementation science research Project, The PEPFAR/CDC funded “Strengthening Skills and Competencies of Care Providers for Enhanced Service Delivery (Scope) Project” Project, The Bridging the Gaps and Enhancing Sustainability through Policy Advocacy and Leveraging Resources to Undeserved States (BRIDGES & BRIDGES PLUS) Projects, the “Partnering Effectively to End AIDs Through Result and Learning” (PEARL) Project and The MTN Foundation (YDDMIS) Yellow Doctors Mobile Medical Clinic Scheme amongst others.
She was the first ever female chairperson of the Technical Review Panel (TRP) of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) Geneva, Switzerland: 2008 to 2011 where she led the TRP reforms. She also chaired the Independent Review Committee of the Gavi Alliance from 2014 to 2018. She continues to demonstrate excellent leadership in Public Health and in HIV/AIDS activities with an experience of working with Governments across Sub –Saharan Africa, specialized foundations (GAVI Alliance, The Global Fund for AIDS Treatment and Malaria), U.N agencies in particular UNAIDS, WHO, UNFPA and UNICEF as well as international and local non-government organizations.
She has over twenty (20) scientific papers and articles in scientific journals and books and has experience working across over thirteen countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. In 2018, she also started “Candid conversations with Bola O”, a face to face dialogue to encourage women (and men!) to come together and share experiences on issues that are not often talked about in the Nigerian society.
Collins Imarhiagbe is the Director and Head of the Strategic Information Management Unit of the Center for Integrated Health Program (CIHP). As the lead for Strategic Information Management of CIHP, he provides leadership for almost 40 strategic information staff in its four supported states, providing technical assistance for development and implementation of a robust strategic information system for over 250 entities, providing HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs to over 140,000 clients. Collins is a statistician and management professional and has extensive experience in monitoring and evaluation, health information systems design and management, quality improvement, implementation research and surveillance in the field of sexual and reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, women’s health and youth empowerment. He is a key member of the monitoring and evaluation, and quality improvement bodies in Nigeria including the National Strategic Knowledge Management Technical Working Group, and the National Quality Improvement Task Team (NQITT).
Pius Christopher-Izere is the Director and Head of the Clinical Services Unit, Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP). He holds an MBBS degree from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria- Kaduna State. He was previously the Regional Clinical Advisor for ART in Gombe State for Columbia University-International Centre for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (CU-ICAP) from 2008 to 2011. He is a key member of the senior management team and provides strategic direction for the implementation of various health interventions including comprehensive HIV care and treatment services. He oversees a team of managers providing technical support in capacity building, clinical service delivery of HIV care and treatment, strategic behavior change communication to supported facilities consistent with the national HIV/AIDS plan in Nigeria. An enthusiastic, hardworking, innovative and competent professional who possess over 13 years’ experience in delivering high quality, comprehensive, and efficient HIV care and treatment programs in a resource limited setting with focus on Clinical Systems Mentorship, Health System Strengthening, resource mobilization and strategic stakeholder’s engagement
Francis Ogirima has over 15 years’ experience in program management, implementation research, capacity building, quality improvement and health systems strengthening. He holds an MBBS degree from the University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Roehampton in the United Kingdom. He also obtained a Diploma in Management Essentials from the Harvard Business School. Francis is the Director and Head of State Coordination and Quality Management at Center for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP), an indigenous non-governmental organization committed to promoting health outcomes through partnerships. He has worked on multiple donor projects funded by The Global Fund, PEPFAR/ CDC, Global Affairs Canada, WHO and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Francis was part of a multi-country MNCH implementation research team that explored approaches to improving maternal and child health outcomes in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. He has authored and co-authored publications in peer reviewed journals and abstract presentations at international conferences