September 03, 2023
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I think it was in 1965 — so, a long time ago — that I finished my internship in the U.K. and wanted to do something a little bit more interesting than staying on the usual rotation through jobs.
I saw an advert and went to a teaching hospital in Nigeria called University College Hospital. At that time, it was the only teaching hospital in Nigeria, set up just before independence. I enjoyed my time there, although the civil war came. The atmosphere was quite difficult for a while, so I came back to do some more training in the U.K. after having been there for about 3 years.
I really enjoyed working in Africa and decided to go back to Nigeria. After the war, resources were very short, and they couldn’t escape from infectious diseases. In that particular area, there were lots of sick children with malaria. So, that’s how I got involved with malaria for the rest of my career in various ways.
A lot has happened in malaria in 60 years since then, generally for the good.
Sir Brian Greenwood, CBE, FRS, FMedSci
Professor of clinical tropical medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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