Friday is an obstetrician and gynaecologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Benin, Nigeria. 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. He holds a medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University and a PhD in International Health from Karolinska Institute, Sweden. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Postgraduate College in Obstetrics and Gynaeology, the West African College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, UK, the Takemi program in International Health at Harvard University, the Nigerian Academy of Science, the African Academy of Sciences, and the United States National Academy of Medicine (NAM). A global leader in women’s health, he has published over 380
journal articles.
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