Cohort 
2022

Public Health Physician

There is a gap in knowledge among individuals, families, and community groups in identifying signs of cognitive impairments. We need to improve access to clinical preventive services, screening, and early detection for dementia in Primary Health Care centers.

Current Work

Doyin is on faculty at the Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, where she teaches public health. She is involved in research with interests in healthy aging, vulnerable population groups, older people's health, health systems strengthening, and implementation science. Doyin also volunteers at the geriatric clinic of the Teaching Hospital.

Personal Hero

My Dad

Words of Strength

Interdisciplinary collaborations

Vision

To reduce the scale and impact of dementia, Doyin believes we need to serve the local, national and global communities through collaborative research, and multidisciplinary efforts that can address the complex issues around dementia diagnosis, treatment, and care.

Strategy

Doyin is working with health care workers and stakeholders in the primary care centers to identify challenges and determine interventions to deliver age-friendly services that support the unique needs of older adults including cognitive decline.

Impact

As an Atlantic Fellow, Doyin aims to improve community awareness, dementia care, and the early detection of cognitive decline via interdisciplinary collaboration in the development of personalized screening tools for Nigerians.

Motivation

There is a gap in knowledge among individuals, families, and community groups in identifying signs of cognitive impairments. We need to improve access to clinical preventive services, screening, and early detection for dementia in Primary Health Care centers.