Meet John Olurogba Badewo

John Olurogba Badewo is the Team Lead of the Social Enterprise – Pharmacist on Duty (@pharmonduty); a social enterprise that strives to take the Pharmacist-Patient relationship beyond the box, by providing counselling on medications and all round pharmaceutical care to patients via accessible health education.
Olurogba fondly called Rogba is passionate about bridging the communication gap between patients and pharmacists by leveraging on tools that are accessible to both parties.
Olurogba has over three years experience in community pharmacy which has seen him garnered experience in patient care and communication. His love for patient education and communication as a community pharmacist made him realize that a lot of people (regardless of educational qualification) know little or nothing about medications being given to them or their self-administered over-the-counter medications. He found out on several occasions, that he had to counsel clients on the correct doses of paracetamol (arguably the most common drug) and this fuelled his desire to close the patient-drug education gap.
His desire to make an impact and his problem solving skills made him leverage on the increasing mobile phone & internet penetration in Africa the health and well being of the people -this birthed @PharmOnDuty.

Olurogba is pioneering a new approach to drug information and medication therapy management in Africa. He however claims that the Information provided by PharmacistOnDuty does not substitute for diagnosis , neither does it push for patient’s self-medication but rather promote a culture of quality interaction with the Pharmacist, so the patient can get the best of their medications.
He believes that patient compliance can be further improved by providing patients with quality and accessible drug information.
“With us, the patient knows the importance of adhering to dosage and administration instructions, revealing medications they are taking currently to the pharmacist (or doctor, as the case may be), among others to avoid contraindications, and ensure optimal satisfaction when prescriptions are issued. This will help them make informed decision about their wellbeing. The initiative is barely half a year but the response has been overwhelming and encouraging via our current platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). We hope to scale up in the coming months to ensure at least one person in every family is reached with our message.”- Badewo Olurogba
Aside His engagement as the Team Lead of Pharmacist On Duty, He is also the Director of Program and Policy at Light House Global Health Initiative (www.lghi.org), a youth-led NGO with the mission to empower vulnerable populations to lead healthy and productive lives.
He is a Volunteer Pharmacist with Howard University Global Initiative in Nigeria under the HUPACE/Community Pharmacist program providing daily TB screening, free HIV testing and counselling, and also a Contributing Columnist with Vetbest Health Network (vbhealth.com.ng), an online website for health and wellness, just to mention a few.
His training as a pharmacist was from the Prestigious faculty of pharmacy Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

INSPIRATION

Olurogba believes that God is His source of inspiration. He believes every opportunity is a God given privilege and should be used to better the society.
He also derives an inspiration to do more from massive response and appreciation he gets from people about the project and initiative he has been involved in.

PASSION

Rogba is passionate about helping people live their dreams.
He effortlessly participates in projects and initiative targeted at improving the health and wellness of people. He is an addicted advocate and supporter of a good cause. He is driven by a desire to contribute positively to the society in his own capacity and make a difference.

FOR THE YOUNG PHARMACIST

He desires that young pharmacists will rise above the many challenges facing our profession; give their gifts and ideas expression and impact their generation.
Links:
 PharmOnDuty

 @pharmonduty

 @pharmonduty