Nigeria

University of Ibadan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Faculty of Public Health
Goal: Strengthen graduate training and research in reproductive health

With support from the Gates Institute, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Faculty of Public Health, both units in the College of Medicine, are reinforcing the reproductive health concentration within their MPH and MHS degree programs.  Graduates acquire an understanding of population, reproductive health and development, expertise in the organization and management of reproductive health services, and leadership skills, and are directed toward careers in research, program and policy development.

Obafemi Awolowo University
Community Health Department
Department of Demography and Social Statistics
Goal: Strengthen graduate training and research in reproductive health

Working together with the Institute of Public Health and Department of Demography and Social Statistics, the Community Health Department in the College of Health Sciences offers a specialization in population and reproductive health (PRH) within its Master in Community Health/MPH degree program to address Nigeria’s need for appropriately skilled manpower.  In collaboration with the Gates Institute, this multidisciplinary PRH program provides leadership skills to enable graduates to address and solve critical public health problems with the ultimate goal of impacting positively on the reproductive and population health status and development of Nigerians.