Kikelomo Ololade Wright is a Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine. She is domiciled at the Lagos State University College of Medicine and the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital where she is invested in the training of medical students, healthcare research, health service delivery and healthcare consultancy.
Professor Wright obtained her medical degree (MB ChB) from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife and possesses a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) from University of Lagos. She is a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and Community Medicine of the National Post-Graduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Paediatric Nutrition from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM).
A member of several administrative and health systems management committees at university, state and national levels of the health and education systems of Nigeria, Professor Wright provides technical support through research for evidence-based decision making, trainings and evaluation processes. She has held a range of administrative positions and is a recipient of several grants.
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A global health and reproductive health advocate and expert providing technical expertise at various levels of the Nigerian health care system with research expertise in (a) Reproductive Health Epidemiology, (b) Child Health Epidemiology, (c) Infectious diseases and (d) Global Health.
– Funder: NIH Sub-award
– Duration: 2021-2026
– Role: Co-Investigator/ Site Principal Investigator
– Study site: Peri-urban communities in Lagos State
Summary: The CF-CS study is collaborative research between the New York University School of Medicine and the Lagos State University College of Medicine.
This community-based study which is built on the EPIS implementation research framework aims to explore the adoption of clean fuel-clean cook stove (CF-CS), and its effect on reduction of household air pollution and systolic blood pressure
2. Title: Barriers and Facilitators on Utilization of Health Insurance in Lagos, Nigeria
– Funder: Lagos State Government (Ministry of Health) project funded by Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation
– Duration: 2022
– Role: Principal Investigator
3. Title: Effectiveness of Primary Health Care Governance Structures in Enhancement of Service Availability and Utilization
– Funder: Lagos State Government (Ministry of Health) project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
– Duration: 2022
– Role: Principal Investigator
4. Title: Lagos Reproductive and Child Health Indicator Survey
– Funder: Lagos State Government (Ministry of Health)
– Duration: 2022
– Role: Principal Investigator
5. Title: Family Planning Uptake in Rural and Urban Communities of Lagos: Implications for Fertility and Maternal Health
– Funder: TETFUND
– Duration: 2020-2021
– Role: Principal Investigator