Ewu, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Edo State, Nigeria)
Nationality
Nigerian
Alma mater
Obafemi Awolowo University
Occupations
Obstetrician
Gynecologist
Public health specialist
Academic
Educational administrator
Years active
1986–present
Known for
Gynecology Obstetrics Public health female reproductive health Andrology
Friday Okonofua (born 1955) FAS is a Nigerian professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics.[1]
He is the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ondo State University of Medical Sciences and founder of Women Health and Action Research Centre, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Benin City, that focuses on promoting female reproductive research.[2][3]
Prior to his appointment as the 1st substantive Vice Chancellor of Ondo State University of Medical Sciences, he served as the Provost of the College of Medical Science, University of Benin and currently the Program Officer of Ford Foundation's West Africa office.[4] Ford Foundation is a New York headquartered, globally oriented private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.[5] Professor Okonofua's research interest is in the area of Public health, sexual and female reproductive health as well as Andrology.[6]
The results of his research on maternal mortality rate published by Business Day on Sunday, July 19, 2015 suggests that the mortality rate of a pregnant woman in Africa is 1 in 42 and 1 in 25, 500 in developed countries.[7] Commenting on BusinessDay's Research and Intelligence Unit report published on June 2, 2015, he said “the major problem is that about 40% of doctors we train locally are going abroad because of better remuneration and better working environment. Also, there are less resources devoted to training doctors in the country, especially in public training institutions. What happens these days is that even when players in the private sector set up institutions to train doctors when members of the Nigerian Dental and Medical Association inspect such institutions, they are forced to approve it for very few students”.[8] In recognition of his outstanding research and expertise in Gynecology and Obstetrics, he was appointed as executive director of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and was the only African Gynecologist and Obstetrician shortlisted for the interview held in London in April 2005.[9]
In 2012, he was elected as fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, the apex scientific organization in Nigeria. He was inducted into the academy, alongside Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and Professor Akinyinka Omigbodun, the President of the West African College of Surgeons and former Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.[10]
^"Maternal & Infant Mortality Reduction: Airtel playing significant role". worldstagegroup.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^"Ondo Medical Science varsity will end medical tourism —VC". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^"Okonofua pledges affordable fees". The Punch News. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^"College awards Ahiru, others on medical research". Vanguard News. 30 May 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^Joel Fleishman; J. Scott Kohler; Steven Schindler (2009). Casebook for The Foundation: A Great American Secret. PublicAffairs. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-0-7867-3425-2.
^Friday Okonofua (November 2013). African Journal of Reproductive Health: Vol.17, No.4, Dec. 2013. Universal-Publishers. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-1-61233-732-6.
^"Nigeria ranks high in global infant, maternal death rates". Business Day. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^"Long waits, rude staff, bureaucracy, top complaints against public hospital-BRIU report". Business Day. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^Michael Reich; Keizo Takemi (14 April 2015). Governing Health Systems: For Nations and Communities Around the World. Lamprey & Lee. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-1-942108-01-6.
^"Fellows of the academy". www.nas.org.ng. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
FridayOkonofua (born 1955) FAS is a Nigerian professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics. He is the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ondo State University of Medical...
transmitted infections through integrated reproductive health services". In Okonofua, Friday (ed.). Confronting the Challenge of Reproductive Health in Africa:...
research and advocacy. The organization was founded in 1993 by Professor FridayOkonofua as a means to provide lasting solutions to female reproductive related...
Medical Sciences, Ondo Incumbent Assumed office March 2020 Preceded by FridayOkonofua Personal details Born December 1962 (age 61) Citizenship Nigerian Nationality...
Women's Health and Action Research Center and the editor-in-chief is FridayOkonofua. The journal is abstracted and indexed in: Current Contents/Social...
in peer-refereed journals. Among his top research collaborators is FridayOkonofua, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo. In 2015...
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"George Macdonald Medal | RSTMH". rstmh.org. Retrieved 2022-06-26. Okonofua, Friday (2020-06-26). "Significance of the George Macdonald Medal 1987 for...
Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021. Okonofua, Odion (11 November 2021). "Rema and Ayra Starr nominated for the 2021...
Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018. Okonofua, Friday (2006). "In Memoriam: Dr Christopher Gbelokoto Okojie". Journal of...
Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018. Okonofua, Odion, E. (20 November 2018). "Tosyn Bucknor died due to sickle cell complications"...
Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021. Okonofua, Odion (November 17, 2021). "Davido raises over N50M in less than an hour...
But No Less Damaging". Pacific Standard. Retrieved December 14, 2023. Okonofua, Jason A.; Eberhardt, Jennifer L. (2015). "Two Strikes: Race and the Disciplining...
from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019. Odion Okonofua (April 17, 2019). "Pulse Exclusive: Burna Boy set to drop new album 'African...
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