Management

As lead of the Laboratory Services directorate, he is responsible for providing strategic leadership and programmatic guidance for the planning, implementation, review and evaluation of all operations under the organization’s laboratory program. This includes providing oversight to the staff and coordinating the activities of the Quality Management Systems and Molecular Diagnostics units across our project states. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). He went on to attain certifications in Leadership and Management in Health from the University of Washington, USA, and in Biosafety and Biosecurity from the African Center for Integrated Laboratory Training, Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Ofuche brings to APIN an extensive work experience spanning more than 20 years in Clinical, Public Health and Research Laboratory Services in the public, private and non-profit sectors. His expertise in Quality Management Systems, Commodity Logistics, Design and Management of Laboratory Systems and Infrastructure, Biosafety & Biosecurity and Molecular Diagnostics was built working on public health interventions across multiple thematic areas and on projects funded by several donors including PEPFAR, NIH, and Global Fund in Nigeria and Africa. He has worked with indigenous and international organizations including Federal Medical Center, Azare, Bauchi State, and the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) in partnership with the University of Maryland. He has been certified as a Laboratory Quality Auditor by the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), as a Laboratory Quality Mentor by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), as an Assessor on the Global Health Security Agenda by ASLM and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), and as a Shipper of Infectious Substances by the World Health Organization (WHO). He is also an Associate of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) and the Institute of Quality Assurance of Nigeria (IQAN). He was instrumental to preparing the first set of public facility laboratories in Nigeria⎯the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and the University College Hospital, Ibadan to achieve the prized ISO 15189 accreditation in 2017. Mr. Ofuche is a member of several notable associations including the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and Nigeria Biological Safety Association (NiBSA). When he is not designing or upgrading lab and molecular diagnostics systems, you will find him traveling and/or picnicking.