Friday Ebhodaghe Okonofua is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He has served as the Executive Director of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and as Honorary Adviser on Health to President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria. Professor Okonofua is a global champion in women’s health, a discipline where he has published more than 250 journal articles and obtained up to 45 international research grants. He is the founder of the Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, one of Nigeria’s leading NGOs, and the founding editor of the African Journal of Reproductive Health. He is a member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a reviewer to several international journals. He has served as program officer at the Ford Foundation and as consultant to several international agencies. He is the team leader of the World Bank Centre of Excellence Project in Reproductive Health in Nigeria, and he is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences in Ondo City in Southwest Nigeria.