Professor Femi Ogunbiyi, Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the West African College of Physicians’ 50th anniversary, reflects in this interview with Sade Oguntola on the College’s achievements, its impact on healthcare in West Africa, the challenges facing specialist training, and the partnerships needed to strengthen healthcare systems over the next 50 years in the region.
This year marks 50 years since the establishment of the West African College of Physicians (WACP). Looking back, what would you consider to be three of the College’s greatest achievements in transforming healthcare across West Africa?
It is important to begin with the original vision behind the establishment of the West African College of Physicians. The college was founded to train medical specialists within West Africa. At the time, we already had many highly qualified physicians who had trained abroad and returned to the sub-region. They had the expertise to train the next
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