As Senior Program Manager/Chief of Party for the IMPACT project, Dr Temitope Kolade leads a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to strengthen the delivery and uptake of malaria services to women and children under the age of 5 in Ondo State.
She ensures that the World Bank project achieves its objectives of strengthening the delivery and promoting the uptake of malaria prevention and treatment services especially in rural communities where the burden of malaria is the greatest. She liaises with stakeholders and donor agencies for smooth program implementation. She also generates and reviews program reports while spearheading the use of evidence-based data for continuous quality improvement the program
Within the Institute, she has served as Technical Advisor, Advocacy, and Stakeholder Engagement of the Global Fund NTHRIP project. Prior to joining the Institute, she worked in both public and private health facilities holding positions such as Senior Medical Officer and Medical Officer.
Dr Kolade is an alumnus of the University of Ilorin, where she earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree (MBBS). She also earned a Masters in Public Health from Lagos State University, a Master’s in Business Administration from Nexford University and a Diploma in Project Management from Galilee International Management Institute, Israel.
Dr Kolade has certifications in Global Program Management and Leadership as well as Clinical Management from the University of Washington, USA.She is a certified project manager and has attended several courses and workshops on HIV.
Her hobbies are reading and traveling, and she is married with children.