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Goriola Erogbogbo Completes US State Department’s International Visitors Leadership Programme.

Goriola Erogbogbo, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer in the Office of the Governor, Lagos State has successfully completed the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP), a professional exchange program funded by the U.S Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The aim of the program is to build mutual understanding between the US and other nations of the world through short-term visits to the State.

He attended and successfully completed the three-week programme from July 7th to July 29th. In 2015, he was named by the African Leadership Institute as one of Africa’s highest potential young African leaders for Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellowship. A public servant with a great vision and a social entrepreneur with a mission, Goriola Erogbogbo, started a foundation in his father’s memory - The Layi Erogbogbo Foundation - to combat endocrine diseases for the underprivileged in Sub-Saharan Africa.

According to the Information made available by the US Department of State, International Visitors Leadership Programme participants are selected from current and emerging leaders in government, politics, the media, education, non-governmental organizations, business and trade.


During the programme, which focused on Accountability and transparency in government, GoriolaErogbogbo participated in trips and learning sessions in government, corporate and civil society offices in Washington DC, Sacramento California, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and New Orleans, Louisiana.

After participating in learning sessions with participants from more than 18 countries, the visionary public servant and speaker, Goriola Erogbogbo has joined an elite group with over 335 Heads of Government who has participated in the International Visitors Leadership Programme which started in 1940.

2015 Tutu Fellow Goriola Erogbogbo has been selected for the prestigious U.S. State Department's International Visitors Leadership Program. The IVLP is the U.S. Department of State’s premiere professional exchange programme. Through short-term visits to the United States, the US seeks to engage current and emerging foreign leaders from a variety of fields and thereby cultivate lasting relationships between these leaders and their American counterparts.

Professional meetings reflect the participants’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States. Nearly five thousand exchange participants come to the US through the IVLP each year and this has included more than 500 current or former heads of state or government. Goriola joins a unique group of people - there are no applications for the IVLP - participants are nominated and selected annually by the staff at US Embassies around the world.

The IVLP sets up meetings between those selected for the programme and communities relevant to the individual's professional background and interest. The programme lasts almost a month and participants get to meet with their US counterparts. The programme was launched in 1940. It's unofficial motto is citizen diplomacy making a difference 'one handshake at a time'.

The Layi Erogbogbo Foundation was live on @CNBCAfrica yesterday to discuss #LEFonThyroid with Dr. bolanle Okunowo Endocrinologist, LUTH and Mr Goriola Erogbogbo championing the #cause.


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By Kazeem Ugbodaga

The Layi Erogbogbo Foundation (LEF) has sensitised about 500 students, teaching and non-teaching staff from both public and private schools in Lagos State on prevention of Thyroid disease as part of activities marking this year’s World Thyroid Day.

Speaking at the maiden edition of the programme at Oregun Senior High School in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, the founder, LEF, Mr. Goriola Erogbogbo said that the event was meant to enlighten youths about the disease and related issues.

He disclosed that the vision of the foundation was to protect and enhance the health of the less privileged through surgical operations for about 100 patients annually besides meeting their medical needs through community outreaches to over 2 million Lagosians.

“It is our belief that health management approach will help us achieve our aims of preserving and enhancing the lives of the less privileged families for their well-being and success,” he said.

Stating the objectives of the Foundation, Erogbogbo said that LEF, a non-profit organization is dedicated to providing support with highly subsidized access to surgery, pre-surgery tests and treatment to tackle Goitre disease, raising awareness to promote knowledge in respect of preventive measures against the occurrences of the diseases among the citizens while also advocating positive lifestyle to reduce the manifestation.

Erogbogbo added that the organization intended to partner with the Lagos State Ministry of Education to organize free awareness campaign for public and privately-owned secondary schools in the State on the importance of optimal functioning of the thyroid gland in childhood, during pregnancy and throughout adult life.

He said the decision to take the campaign to schools was anchored on the fact that the youths were the most vulnerable group due to their unhealthy lifestyle and ignorance of the consequences.

While disclosing that the theme of this year’s campaign was “Know your neck, check your Thyroid,” he noted that the World Thyroid Day is dedicated to thyroid patients and all professionals including those who are committed to the study and treatment of thyroid diseases worldwide.

Answering the question on how the foundation funds its activities to achieve its objectives, Erogbogbo stated that funds were raised from the founder’s equity contributions, donations from corporate organizations and public spirited individuals who shared the vision of the foundation.

Advising the participants on the significant of the IEC materials distributed at the event, he charged them to utilize them and spread the knowledge they had acquired about the disease to others, especially family members, friends and colleagues to further drive home the campaign among the citizens.

Topics delivered at the programme included ‘Basic steps to reduce family risk factors,’ ‘Preventive measures and control of Thyroid disease,’ ‘Signs and symptoms of Thyroid disease’ as well as ‘Food and healthy living.’

Dr. Bolanle Okunowo, one of the speakers, said statistics had revealed that about 2.2 billion people in the world were suffering for Thyroid diseases, saying that Nigeria has been identified as one of the countries most affected by goitre.

She said iodine salt intake would definitely help in preventing goitre, adding that seafood like shrimp and others were rich in iodine and advised Nigerians to eat food that contained iodine or add iodine salt to their meals.

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Founded in 2004 with the support of Oxford University, the African Leadership Institute (AFLI) is the continent’s premier leadership programme. Since the creation of its flagship programme – the Tutu Leadership Fellowship – which welcomes an elite group of leaders from across Africa and includes a strong focus on the values and ethics of leadership, more than 200 Tutu Fellows have been selected to complete the programme. These individuals represent a powerful network of exceptional leaders from a wide range of sectors who work with one another to extend the benefit of their learning and experiences to the broader community. For more information, visit www.alinstitute.org.
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