Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi

Chief
Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi
MBE, OFR
Awoliyi in the 1940s-50s
Born
Elizabeth Abimbola Akerele

1910
Lagos, Nigeria
Died14 September 1971(1971-09-14) (aged 60–61)
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria
Alma mater
OccupationPhysician
Known for
SpouseS. O. Awoliyi
Children2

Chief Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi, MBE, OFR (née Akerele, 1910–14 September 1971) was the first woman to practise as a physician in Nigeria.[1] She was also the first West African woman to earn a license of Royal Surgeon in Dublin.[1][2] In 1938, Elizabeth Awoliyi became the second West African woman to qualify as an orthodox-medicine trained physician after Agnes Yewande Savage who graduated from medical school in 1929.[3] She was the second president of the National Council of Women's Societies of Nigeria from 1964 until her death in 1971.[4]

  1. ^ a b Yinka Vidal (4 March 2015). How to Prevent the Spread of Ebola: Effective Strategies to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections. Lara Publications Inc. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-0-9640818-8-8. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
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  3. ^ "CAS Students to Lead Seminar On University's African Alumni, Pt. IV: Agnes Yewande Savage". CAS from the Edge. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ Ojewusi 1996, p. 283.