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Eyitayo Lambo
Honorable Minister of Health
Ministry of Health
Abuja, Nigeria
Phone: (234) 803-311-3345, (234) 9 523 4586
E-mail: lamboe2@yahoo.com

The Honorable Minister of Health Eyitayo Lambo was born on 28 December 1944. Professor Lambo attended the Universities of Ibadan, Rochester (USA) and Lancaster (UK). He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in economics and a Ph.D. degree in operations research applied to health systems. Professor Lambo taught several courses at undergraduate and

graduate levels in the Universities of Ibadan, Ilorin and Bendel State, all in Nigeria from 1974 to 1992.He was elected a Fellow for Operations Research (England) in 1986. He was a consultant lecturer to the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank and the African Development Bank. He was also external examiner to several Universities, including the City University of London. Between 1990 and 1999, he was the Regional Adviser for health sector reforms, health care financing and health in socioeconomic development in the World Health Organization (Regional Office for Africa). He served as the Director of the Change Agent (for Health Sector Reform) Program developed by the Department for International Development (DFID),UK with the Federal Government of Nigeria from October 2001 to July 2003 when he was appointed Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Professor Lambo has published over sixty papers, articles and books in the areas of quantitative economics, modeling, operations research applied to health, strategic management, and health economics. He is happily married with four children and four grand children.
 
 
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