Emeritus Professor Ebenezer Oluwole AKANDE
Emeritus Professor Ebenezer Oluwole AKANDE was born on the 25th June, 1938. He attended Christ School Ado-ekiti, 1952 to 1956, Kings College, lagos, (1957 - 1958), University of Ibadan 1959 - 1964 and the University of Oxford, 1970 - 1972. He graduated Bachelor of medicine and bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) of the University of London in 1964 and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of the University of Oxford in 1972. He obtained the membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the United kingdom (MRCOG) in 1969 and Fellowship (FRCOG), a Fellow of West Africa college of Surgeons (FWACS) and a Fellow of International College of surgelons (FICS).
Professor Akande is curently Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. He is also the Chairman of the Federal Government of Nigeri/Vamed Projects for the refurbishment of Federal Teaching Hospitals, a position to which he was appointed in May, 2007. Also he has become the Chiarman, management Board of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State
He was Chairman of the African Regional Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Task Force of the World Health Organization, established by the WHO Regional Director for Africa from 2002 - 2007.
From 1992 to 2000, he was the programme Manager, responsible for Repoductive Health Research Capacity Strengthening in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Regions at the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva. He retired from the services of the WHO at the end of June, 2000.
Prior to his services at the WHO, Professor Akande was Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Ibadan and later at the King Saud University in riyard Suadi Arabia. He was the first Chief Medical Director of the University College of Hospital, Ibadan Nigeria in 1978 to 1984. Dean of the Faulty of Medicine, 1980 to 1984, University of Ibadan Nigeria.
In November 2000, the Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Nigeria (SOGON) honoured Professor Akande with a "Distinguished Service Award" in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the promotion of Maternal Health in Nigeria. In October 2002, he was honoured with the award of the Prestigious Honourary Fellowship of the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of South Africa for his notable contributions to Reproductive Health Research and Training in African. And in December, 2003 he was conferred with the Nigerian National Honours of "Officer of the Order of the Niger" (OON) by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in recognition of his distinguished contributions to Medical Education and Health Services, especially Reproductive Health, in Nigerian and internationally.
Professor Akande married to professor (Mrs.) Modupe Akande, a rcently retired Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Obafemi Awolowo University. The union is blessed with four children, two of whom are medical Doctors working as consultants in the UK National Service and two lawyers one of whom is a lecturer in International law at Oxford and Fellow of St. Peter's College of Oxford.
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