Prof. Olugbenga Ayodeji Mokuolu
Professor
Paediatrics & Child Health
Olugbenga Ayodeji MOKUOLU is a Professor in the Department of Child Health and Paediatrics at the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin. He holds the FWACP (Paed) from the West Africa College of Physicians (1995) and the MD from the National Postgraduate Medical College. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Specialties. He was the Head of the Department of Paediatrics, a Sub-Dean, and the pioneer Chair of the University ICT Committee. He was also the Director of the Centre for International Education (2011 – 2014) and Director of Consultancy Services (2014-2017). His current research focuses on newborn care and antimalarial chemotherapy, including the development of vaccines. He successfully supervised 27 medical Fellowship candidates and 2 Ph.D. candidates and continues to supervise Ph.D./MD candidates and Fellowship residents. He was appointed a full Professor in 2011 and has taught full-time for over 30 years. He has over 140 publications in Scientific journals, book chapters, and special conference proceedings.
Qualifications
- Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery; MB;BS.
- Master in Business Administration; MBA
- Doctor of Medicine (Postgraduate); MD
- Fellow West Africa College of Physicians (Paediatrics); FWACP (Paed)
Professional Affiliations
- Nigeria Medical Association
- Paediatric Association of Nigeria
- Nigeria Society of Neonatal Medicine
- Nigeria Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
- West Africa College of Physicians
- Medical and Dental Consultants Association
- Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics
- Nigeria Academy of Medical Sciences
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Undergraduate Teaching
- Care of the normal newborn
- Classification and problems of the newborns
- Case Management of malaria
- Continuum of malaria control to elimination
- Doctor-Patient Relationship
- Use of ICT in Medicine
- Making a diagnosis and levels of disease prevention
Postgraduate Teaching
- Neonatology
- Malaria Management, Control and Elimination
- Principles of BioMedical Research
- Mentoring and Grantsmanship
Research Interests
- Application of appropriate technologies in the care of the newborns
- Large multicentre clinical trials on antimalarial resistance and molecular markers of resistance tracking
- Improvements in clinical outcomes of malaria case management
- Malaria genomics
- Malaria Vaccine Trials
- Newborn Anthropometry
Research Affiliations
- National Malaria Elimination Programme, Abuja, Nigeria
- Child Survival Foundation International
- Oxford University, United Kingdom
- Pharmaceautical Companies
- Jhpiego
Links to Publications
Get in Touch
For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.
Office Address
Room 04, Floor 0, Senior Consultant Building, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Block B, Old College Building, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
08033841268
hodpediatricsandchildhealth@unilorin.edu.ng