ACE in Reproductive Health and Innovation

ACE in Reproductive Health and Innovation
University of Benin, Nigeria

Contacts
Prof. F.E Okonofua / Prof Obehi Okojie
Emails
feokonofua@yahoo.co.uk / okojieobehi@gmail.com; okojieobehi@yahoo.com
URL
http://cerhi.uniben.edu.ng

Discipline

Health

Key Academic Partners

National and international partners including:

  • University of Benin Teaching Hospital
  • University of Ibadan and its Teaching Hospital
  • Ahmadu Bello University and its Teaching Hospital .
  • University of Ghana
  • University of Mali
  • Harvard School of Public Health
  • Aberdeen University

Existing Industry/Private Sector Partners

  • Nigerian Institute for Medical Research and Training (NIMR)
  • Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

Education/Research/Focus Area

The ACE will strengthen and integrate reproductive health into the undergraduate curricular of the University's basic medical science courses (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, laboratory sciences) as well as in related clinical sciences departments (obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, institute of child health, community medicine, and internal medicine). The undergraduate training curricular in the social sciences and law will also be strengthened with reproductive health courses that include population studies, demography, medical sociology, health economics and reproductive health law.