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Kelsey A. Harrison
Kelsey Harrison retired from the Nigerian university system in 1998 and now lives in Finland. It is widely believed that his works and publications were partly instrumental in the launching of the worldwide safe motherhood initiative in 1987. In 1989, he received Nigeria's highest award for intellectual attainment - Nigerian National Order of Merit. A book he co edited, Maternity Care in Developing Countries in 2001, (published by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Press) remains highly regarded. His published autobiography An Arduous Climb: From the Creeks of the Niger Delta to a Leading Obstetrician and University Vice- Chancellor (2006). In 2009, the Government of the Rivers State of Nigeria honoured him by naming its newest hospital in Port Harcourt after him.