Media Appearances – Bosede Afolabi

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Prof. Bosede Afolabi with the Governor of Edo State, members of the OnTime Consortium and Google team

With Prof Samuel Oppong, Dr Eugenia Asare, Dr Theodore Boafor and Dr Alim Swarray-Dean, at Korle Bu Hospital and Medical School. Sickle cell Multidisciplinary team and Maternal and Fetal Medicine.

Prof. Bosede Afolabi with the OnTIME Consortium and Google team, after the panel presentation at the IMNHC conference

Prof. Bosede Afolabi with the Bill & Melinda gates team at the CCTRIS Launch

Prof. Bosede Afolabi giving a presentation at the CCTRIS launch

Prof. with some of her colleagues at the CCTRIS launch

Prof Bosede had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Bill Gates as a partner and grant recipient to review the advancements of the project focused on addressing the issue of anemia in pregnant women, an area that has been relatively neglected in the medical community.

Prof at a workshop on Accelerating Lassa Vaccine Development. It was organized by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation(CEPI) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The workshop was aimed to facilitate collaboration and expedite the development of a safe and effective Lassa vaccine by bringing together experts and key stakeholders.

Professor Afolabi with Prof Saturday Etuk as she assumed the role as the new President of AFEMSON

Professor Afolabi with other attendees of the Technical Consultation on IV Iron, at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, 14th September 2023.

With Professor Lenka Benova and her PHD family at the institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

Speaking at the breaking meeting at the department of Global Public Health at the Karolinska institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday 3rd October.

Invited as an expert to speak at the WHO in Geneva about our work in intravenous iron for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy.

At the Eisenhower Fellowship 70th Anniversary World Forum in San Francisco.

Invited as an Expert to speak at the WHO in Geneva about our work in Intravenous iron for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy.

With some Partners at the 5kmRunFor5k women, RunForHer event on the 28th October, 2023.

Speaking at a breakfast meeting at the Department of Global Public Health at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday 3rd October.

With Professor Lenka Benova and her PhD family at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium.

With some old friends, IIka Houben, Saud Khalid Al-Faisal and Kiroaki Kiwajuma at the Eisenhower Fellowships 70th Anniversary World Forum in San Francisco.

With some friends at the 5kmRunFor5k women, RunForHer event on the 28th October, 2023.

Professor Afolabi with other attendees of the Technical Consultation on IV Iron, at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, 14th September 2023.

Prof. Afolabi with some colleagues at the IVON clinical trial close-out ceremony

Prof. Afolabi answering some questions

Prof. Afolabi with some colleagues at the IVON clinical trial close-out ceremony

IVON TRIAL CLOSE OUT CEREMONY

Prof. Afolabi with some colleagues at the IVON clinical trial close-out ceremony

At the MaatHRI Collaborators FoCUS Meeting at Oxford University in the UK for the OxPop Global Maternal and Perinatal Health Symposium.

Prof. Afolabi at a seminar held by CCTRIS on the 19th of February 2024

Prof. Afolabi featuring her colleague Dr. Mobolanle Balogun, CCTRIS Deputy Director, Implementation Science and Prof. Lisa Hirschhorn(MD, MPH) from the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University during a seminar held by CCTRIS on the 19th of February 2024

At the training of mappers and listers for the Lagos State Verbal and Social Autopsy Sample Registration System of Maternal Deaths and Stillbirths (LVASA-SRS)

With Dr Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas (the Strategy Lead for the project) and Professor Lolade Wright, (Co-investigator and Faculty Dean, LASUCOM) during the training of mappers and listers for the Lagos State Verbal and Social Autopsy Sample Registration System of Maternal Deaths and Stillbirths (LVASA-SRS)

At the training of mappers and listers for the Lagos State Verbal and Social Autopsy Sample Registration System of Maternal Deaths and Stillbirths (LVASA-SRS)

Prof. giving the welcome address as the President of AFEMSON.

Ongoing presentation at the conference.

Giving a conclusive remark on the key findings from the IVON Trial (Prof. was the principal investigator of the trial)

Prof. with the CCTRIS team and the AFEMSON panel after the panel discussion by CCTRIS

At the launch of the MRH Collective rebrand on February 18, we marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter—same mission, fresh identity!

At the LVASA-SRS scientific workshop with academics, researchers, and policymakers from LUTH, LASUTH, and the MPDSR committee.

At the IVON-IS Stakeholders’ Dissemination Workshop with Policymakers, healthcare providers and community leaders.

On February 27th, 2025, we convened key stakeholders in Abuja for the inaugural Stakeholders' Engagement Meeting of the Comprehensive Approach to the Prevention and Management of Maternal Anaemia in Nigeria (CAPREMAN) Project. In collaboration with MRH Collective and CCTRIS, this initiative builds on findings from the IVON IS Project to develop and implement a comprehensive guideline for maternal anaemia prevention and management.

At the site investigation visits for Azin-V randomized trial in Kwara

At the site investigation visits for Azin-V randomized trial in Gombe

At the site investigation visits for Azin-V randomized trial in Ebonyi

We were privileged to host Bill Gates again at LUTH & the College of Medicine, CMUL, during his visit to Nigeria in 2025.

During my induction as a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS).

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