Biography

Musibau Tijani Akande is a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer with Ogun State Tuberculosis, Leprosy & Buruli Ulcer Programme, Nigeria. He is responsible for collation of TB, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer data for state. He also provides technical assistance and capacity building to the Local government TBL Supervisors and Facility staff. Part of his main duties is data TB data analysis, use, and dissemination to array of strategic stakeholders.
Tijani has over 15 years’ experience in public health programme and since past 6 years he has been serving as Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer at subnational level.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Private public mix (PPM) as a key driver of finding TB in Ogun State (2018-2024)

Strengthening collaboration between public health systems and private healthcare providers has significantly improved TB case detection and treatment access in Ogun State. This study emphasizes the value of inclusive, multi-tiered partnerships in closing TB detection gaps and supports broader adoption of PPM models in national TB control strategies.

Source: Conference 2024