Akin Emmanuel Abayomi
Commissioner for Health, Lagos State
All Progressives Congress Lagos State
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Prof. Akin Emmanuel Abayomi is the Lagos State Commissioner for Health. A distinguished physician, researcher, and academic, he holds degrees from the University of London and University of Pretoria, and has held senior medical roles in South Africa, the Caribbean, and Nigeria. He founded the Global Emerging Pathogen Consortium, played a strategic role in pandemic response, and is honored with NPOM and OON national awards.
Education
- First degree in Medicine, Royal Medical College, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, University of London
- Fellowships: Royal College of Medicine & Pathology (UK), College of Medicine (South Africa)
- Master’s in Environmental Ecology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Professional Background
- Professor of Medicine, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos (appointed commissioner from this role)
- Former Chief Pathologist and Head of Haematology, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa (2009)
- Consultant at University of West Indies and University of Zimbabwe, with broad geographic exposure in medical practice
- Founder, Global Emerging Pathogen Consortium (GET) during the Ebola outbreak for biosecurity in Africa
- Honorary Professor, Centre for Biosecurity Studies, University of the West Indies, Barbados; Consultant, WAHO Biosecurity and Biobanking framework (ECOWAS)
- Fellow, African Academy of Science; Recipient, National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM); Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON)
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