DR. ABIOLA IDOWU – EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, HEALTH FACILITIES MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY (HEFAMAA)
Dr. Abiola Idowu was born on 10th April 1966. She attended Mary Land Convent Private School between 1970-1976. She proceeded to Comprehensive High School Ayetoro for her between 1976 -1981 where she obtained Senior School Certificate. Dr. Abiola Idowu proceeded to the Prestigious Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where she obtained a Bachelor Of Science Degree in Zoology in 1986 at a young age and decided to study Medicine at Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife where she obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and surgery MBBS (1994). She went through houseman ship at General Hospital, Ikeja in 1995. She worked in the private sector from 1996 to 2003 in general practice. During that period, she proceeded to College of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital for Masters in Public Health (2000).
She joined the service of Lagos State Government in 2003 as a Medical Officer at the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Idowu has a wide range of experience drawn from active service in both private and public Sector.
She functioned efficiently as the State Health Management Information Officer from May 2011 and Head of Research and Statistics in the State Ministry of Health, a post she held till March 2019.
Notable recent training and certifications are;
Clinical management in HIV/ AIDS (University of Washington, Global Health Department) March – June 2019, Managing Change in a healthcare environment. (Futurelearn, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia). February – March 2019, Project Management in Global Health. (University of Washington). January – March 2019, Leadership and Management in Health (University of Washington). September – December 2018.
In 2007, she was the Best performing Senior Officer in the Ministry of Health.
The transmission of health information from paper based to electronic using DHIS from LGA level to State to Federal was championed during her time as Head of Research and Statistics and the Ministry of Health was recognized and given an award for this by the National Council on Health.
The research and statistics division provided evidence for promulgation of the Road Traffic Law 2012, banning motorcycles.
Her Professional Affiliations includes the following: Nigerian Medical Association, Medical Guild.