OSOTIMEHIN, Prof. Babatunde (Late)
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A Touching Story &#; One Year Remembrance of the Former Minister of Health Professor Babatunde Osotimehin
The late Prof. Osotimehin, former Minister for Health, Director-General of NACA, Provost of the College of Medicine Ibadan, and Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
It was 11 pm on the night of Sunday, June 4th, My phone rang, and a cursory look at the name of the caller aroused my curiosity. Dr. Babajide Osotimehin, my boss’ first son is by every standard not a frivolous person and would most likely not call except it is important. I had been on the phone with Prof, back and forth for about five times until about three hours before that fateful call came. I was a little worried, but I never in the least suspected the message that was about to hit me. Jide said: ‘We have a problem o’, to which I responded ‘No problem Jide. What is it about?’
After heaving a huge sigh, he said ‘It is Prof’. ‘What about Prof?’ I quipped before he delivered the final coup. ‘Prof has passed,’ he said. The message struck me like a thunderbolt. I never had any inkling nor in any way prepared for this eventuality. As usual, I and Prof. Osotimehin had been in touch all
On June 4, , Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, died in his West Harrison, New York home at the age of He led the United Nations Population Agency.
Dr. Osotimehin amassed renown for his work with women’s sexual health and reproductive rights around the world. Additionally, he promotes the UN goals of “preventing maternal deaths in childbirth, meeting all demands for family planning, and eliminating harmful practices against women and girls.” Here is a look back at the rich life of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.
Osotimehin was born on Feb. 6, in Ogun State, Nigeria. He received a doctorate in medicine from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom in He became the Nigerian Minister of Health in In addition, his achievements include an award for the Nigerian national honor and Officer of the Order of the Niger. He also reaffirmed the government’s commitment to eliminate polio and other childhood diseases.
In , Osotimehin assumed the position of the Executive Director of the UN Population Fund. This fund plays a significant role in providing health care and training to midwives to help women fleeing conflict in war-torn countries.
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) funds programs th
Babatunde Osotimehin (6 February – 4 June ) was a Nigerian physician, who served as Minister of Health, and in became the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, holding the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, reappointed in August 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
Birmingham University Medical SchoolBabatunde Osotimehin was born in February in Ogun State. He attended Igbobi College between and He studied medicine at University of Ibadan, Nigeria. In he moved to the UK for a doctorate at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, and from to was a fellow in endocrinology at Cornell University Graduate School of Medicine, New York, United States.
Career
In , he returned to Nigeria and became a Professor of Clinical Pathology, the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. He climbed the academic ladder and from to he was Provost of the College of Medicine at Ibadan.
Ostotimehin's interests included
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