Full Name
ADEDOLAPO FASAWE
Title
GENERAL MANAGER/CEO
Which organization do you represent?
LAGOS STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Bio
Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe is the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, where she is responsible for the implementation of policies aimed at protecting and improving the environment in Lagos.

Prior to her current appointment, Dr. Fasawe served as the Coordinator of the Lagos State Special Health Programs where she pioneered and coordinated the Eko Free Health Mission, serving across all local governments in Lagos state. She was also the pioneer Desk Officer for Mental Health Programs, facilitating the promulgation of the Mental Health Bill for the Lagos State, which was passed into law in January 2019. 

As the General Manager of LASEPA, Dr Fasawe has driven a number of environmental and sustainability projects with success including the Noiseless Lagos Campaign and Ban of Single-Use Plastic Bags Campaign. She is a member of several local and national committees including the National Committee on the Study on Available Sustainable Alternative Materials to Plastics and Innovative Packaging and Recycling Technologies sponsored by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). She is considered one of the foremost experts in Nigeria on exploring the nexus between public health and the environment for building resilient urban cities for the 21st century.

Dr. Fasawe received her MBChB Degree in Medicine and Surgery from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife on Honours roll. She was also adjudged the House Officer of the Year at the end of the horsemanship at the same university. Dr. Fasawe holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Lagos State University College of Medicine, in addition to diplomas in International Health consultancy from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Global Mental Health Management from King’s College London.
ADEDOLAPO FASAWE