Biography:Folasade Ogunsola

Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola
Professor of Medical microbiology at College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Provost of College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos
In office 2017 – present
Personal details
Born	Folasade Mabogunje
Alma mater	College of Medicine, Unilag (Masters in Medical microbiology) College of Medicine, University of Wales, Cardiff (Doctor of Philosophy in Medical microbiology)

Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola (born 1958) is a Nigerian professor of medical microbiology. She specializes in disease control, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ogunsola is also the immediate past provost of College of Medicine, University of Lagos and is reputed as being the first woman to occupy the position. She doubles as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (development services) of the institution since 2017.

Early life and education

As a child, Ogunsola mimicked medical practitioners by using dolls as patients, while offering medical care to them. Between 1974–82, Ogunsola obtained her first degree from University of Ife. She got a master's degree from College of Medicine, University of Lagos, then proceeded for her doctorate at University of Wales between 1992–97.

Career

Ogunsola was the provost of College of Medicine, University of Lagos. Her research areas have been centered on the regulation and management of viral diseases, particularly HIV. She is the principal investigator at AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN) at University of Lagos. She has also been the chairman of Infection Control Committee of Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Additionally, she is the chairman of the National Association of Colleges of Medicine in Nigeria.

In 2018, she expressed concern on disease prevention and control in Nigeria. She identified poor hygiene and overuse of antibiotics as practices that foster antimicrobial-drug resistance. Providing a solution, she maintained that "sustained Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) infrastructure and programs should be built around a set of core components which includes guidelines, training, surveillance, multimodal strategies for implementing IPC, monitoring and evaluation among others". Speaking during a session with the media, she explained that the solution to reducing the 58% unemployment rate was for Nigerian graduates to begin innovating ideas that will enhance human life. She also noted that knowledge in itself isn't sufficient, but its application in an appropriate manner to better mankind and enhance livelihood of others is what youths should be concerned about.