John Idoko

Prof John Idoko: He was appointed Lecturer/Consultant in medicine at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in 1984, rising to the position of senior lecturer in 1987. He later transferred to the University of Jos in Nigeria where he was appointed Professor in 1992. At the University of Jos, Professor Idoko was head of the Department of Medicine and later Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Administration of the University from 1994 to 1998. He was the Principal Investigator of the Harvard University/AIDS Prevention Initiative Nigeria (APIN) Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos. The antiretroviral clinic (ART) at JUTH and Plateau State of Nigeria cared for about 20,000 patients with HIV, representing one of the largest clinics in Nigeria. The program in JUTH has a “Hub and Spoke” network of decentralized and integrated services to 14 secondary health facilities, 60 Primary Health Centres, and about 200 communities delivering integrated services including HIV, TB, Malaria, and Sexual and Reproductive Health. Professor Idoko was President of the Nigerian AIDS Research Network from 2002 to 2008, Chairman Nigerian National Antiretroviral Committee from 2001 to 2009. Professor Idoko’s research interests include clinical trials of antiretroviral drugs, adherence to ART, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis co-infection, resistance to ART, social and behavioral issues in HIV, and models for scaling out comprehensive HIV services. He has over 70 published peer-reviewed journals and contributed to several books. He is an adjunct professor of medicine at the Department of global health, Northwestern University, Chicago USA. He has served in various management and leadership positions in HIV research organizations for more than 20 years.