Adebola Olayinka, a medical doctor with interest in management of infectious hazards and is a research officer and infection control focal point for the WHO Nigeria country office. She also provides support to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control coordinating Lassa fever research nationally. She worked with the country to develop research agenda for both Lassa fever and COVID. Pprevious Senior Technical Advisor to the NCDC on research and strengthening laboratory systems for surveillance and outbreak management helping to establish the National Public Health Reference Laboratory Gaduwa, Abuja.