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Professor Folasade Ogunsola (Director)
A professor of Clinical Microbiology, Prof. Ogunsola holds a medical degree, a Masters in Medical Microbiology with distinction, a diploma in Biomedical techniques, a Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology and is a fellow of both the National Postgraduate Medical College and the West African College of Physicians. Prof. Ogunsola started off her career in private practice then moved to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in 1989 to specialize in Clinical Microbiology. She has more than 25 years’ experience as a lecturer, researcher and clinical microbiologist involved daily with the diagnosis of infectious diseases in the hospital. As part of her efforts to improve the diagnosis and prevention of infections and antibiotic resistance, she promotes hand hygiene in hospitals. She has trained over 30 doctors at the postgraduate level, supervised over 60 students for the master’s in medical microbiology and supervised and co-supervised 7 PhDs.
Since 2003, she has worked with the World Health Organization as an infection control expert. She is a member of various national and international professional associations, has received numerous international awards, has published over 145 papers in peer reviewed journals, and has presented papers at over 100 conferences, workshops and seminars. She was the Infection Control Lead for the Ebola Outbreak in Nigeria in 2014 and is currently a member of the Africa CDC Taskforce for COVID-19, the Lagos State Government COVID-19 Think Tank, a Federal Government committee to review the IPC policy for Nigeria, and the Biosecurity Governing Council of Lagos State. She is also the current Chair of the Infection Control Africa Network and the Director of the Center for Infection Control and Patient Safety at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. Professor Ogunsola has always been interested in supporting vulnerable communities and providing them with general medical care, HIV prevention and antenatal services. She also invests in mentoring young women and serving on the boards of two renowned educational institutions.
Our mission is to create a safe healthcare environment by building human capacity through evidence-based culturally relevant training, relevant research, and good quality practical interventions.
CICAPS aims to develop a critical mass of professionals to augment the small pool of regional experts with capacity to protect the health of patients and healthcare workers, through culturally relevant, evidence-based disease prevention measures that are in line with international best practices. The Centre also serves as a hub for the training of practitioners who can contribute to improving population health outcomes.
Our vision is a safe healthcare environment for patients, health care workers and visitors safe from infection and resistant microbes in Nigeria, Africa and globally.
Our People
Our Work
Conduct surveillance, operational, implementation and behavioural research in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Patient Safety.
Develop curricula, training methods, tools and standardized certification programs to be validated and adopted across Africa.
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Use a health systems strengthening approach to drive the institutionalization of regional, national, state/district-level, and facility-level IPC programs.
Support the validation and development of innovative products and services that drive and improve IPC.
Develop virtual and physical platforms to connect and enable rapid exchange of ideas and information among key stakeholders.
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Implement best practice standards, guidelines and interventions for the prevention and control of infections, conduct surveillance and provide other consultancy services.
