Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija

Ayoade Olatunbosun‑Alakija
Born	Nigeria
Education	Master of Science in International Development and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Occupations	Medical doctor; global health advocate
Known for	Global health leadership; pandemic preparedness; equitable access to diagnostics and vaccines
Office	Ministerial Global Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (Nigeria)

Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija is Nigeria's former chief humanitarian coordinator and is an activist for social justice. She has been advocating that women leaders be assertive in overcoming resistance to be included in leading conversations. Alakija was one of the speakers at the 2018 Women Leaders in Global Health Conference. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Education

Ayoade holds a Master of Science degree in International Development and Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Career

Political career

In 2025, Ayoade was appointed by the Government of Nigeria as Ministerial Global Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) ahead of the Fifth Global High‑Level Ministerial Conference on AMR, to be held in Abuja in June 2026. In this role she is expected to support high‑level advocacy, resource mobilisation, and policy formulation related to AMR. ^[4]

Alongside her national appointment, Alakija currently to serve as Special Envoy for the Access to COVID‑19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator for the World Health Organization, and as Chair of the Board of the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). She is also Chair of the African Vaccine Delivery Alliance (AVDA) and Co‑Chair of the G7 Impact Investment Initiative in Global Health. ^{[5] [6]}

Professional career

Alakija is a medical doctor.

She is the founder of the Nexus Hub, an innovation centre, research, social development and emergency response unit for the West Africa/Sahel region with headquarter in Abuja, Nigeria. She is a published researcher. ^[7]

Her previous roles include Chief Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, where she led integrated humanitarian response efforts and engagements with multilateral partners. ^[8]

References

1. "Dr. Ayouade Olantunbosun-Alakija". Women Leaders in Global Health. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. Potash, Shana "New fellowships bring African scientists to train at NIH". Global Health Matters. January/February 2019
3. Vallotton, Kris (2013). Fashioned to Reign: Empowering Women to Fulfill Their Divine Destiny. Baker Books. ISBN   978-1-4412-6228-8.
4. "Nigeria names Alakija global envoy on antimicrobial resistance" . Retrieved 2025-12-13.
5. "Ayoade (Yodi) Alakija, Chair – FIND" . Retrieved 2025-12-13.
6. "Dr Ayoade Alakija appointed WHO Special Envoy for the ACT-Accelerator". www.who.int. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
7. "Women in Health Lecture 2021: Dr Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija | LSHTM". www.lshtm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
8. "Ayoade Alakija" . Retrieved 2025-12-13.