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Babatunde Osotimehin
Babatunde Osotimehin (6 February 1949 – 4 June 2017) was a Nigerian physician, who served as Minister of Health, and in 2011 became the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, holding the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, reappointed in August 2014 until his death. Osotimehin's interests were youth and gender, and he advocated for reproductive health and reproductive rights, particularly within the context of the HIV epidemic. One of his strengths was his reliance on data and evidence. Early life, education Babatunde Osotimehin was born in February 1949 in Ogun State. He attended Igbobi College between 1966 and 1971. He studied medicine at University of Ibadan, Nigeria. In 1979 he moved to the UK for a doctorate at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom,Geoff WattObituary Babatunde OsotimehinThe Lancet, Volume 390, No. 10089, p24, 01 July 2017 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31675-6 and from 1979 to 1980 was a fellow i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenike Grange
Adenike Grange is a paediatrician, professor, consultant, author and former Nigerian Minister in charge of the Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria), Federal Ministry of Health. Appointed on the 25th of July 2007, she was the first female Minister of Health in Nigeria. During her time in office, she was dedicated to improving healthcare delivery in Nigeria, reducing maternity deaths and reducing diseases among vulnerable groups. She was arrested by the order of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua for handling 300 million naira of unspent funds. She was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and stood trial. She resigned from office on the 26th of March, 2008. Background Adenike Grange attended high school in Lagos and then at St. Francis' College, Letchworth in the United Kingdom. From 1958-1964 she studied medicine at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She worked in Dudley Road Hospital in Birmingham before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
