Eka Esu Williams | |
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Born | Ekanem Esu Williams 1950 Northern Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater |
University of Nigeria University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa University of London |
Occupation(s) | Immunologist and activist |
Ekanem Esu Williams (born 1950) is a Nigerian-born immunologist and a reproductive health and rights activist.
Born in northern Nigeria, Williams was the third of eight children. [1] She received her first degree from the University of Nigeria in 1975, then graduated from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. [2] In 1984, she earned a doctorate in immunology from the University of London. [3] In 1985 she returned to Nigeria to take a post at the University of Calabar; two years later she was passed over for promotion, because it was felt that she already had more than a woman could expect. [1]
She is a founding member of the Society for Women and AIDS Against Africa in 1998, [1] [2] and she is also a trustee of The Listen Charity South Africa. [4]
She served as a research associate at the Population Council in Washington, DC, and Johannesburg, from 1998 to 2007. [2]
Williams became a program officer with the Ford Foundation in 2007 working from the foundation's Southern Africa office in Johannesburg. There, she has concentrated on the work of HIV/AIDS and reproductive health and rights issues in several sub-Saharan African countries. [2]
Eka Esu Williams | |
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Born | Ekanem Esu Williams 1950 Northern Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater |
University of Nigeria University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa University of London |
Occupation(s) | Immunologist and activist |
Ekanem Esu Williams (born 1950) is a Nigerian-born immunologist and a reproductive health and rights activist.
Born in northern Nigeria, Williams was the third of eight children. [1] She received her first degree from the University of Nigeria in 1975, then graduated from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. [2] In 1984, she earned a doctorate in immunology from the University of London. [3] In 1985 she returned to Nigeria to take a post at the University of Calabar; two years later she was passed over for promotion, because it was felt that she already had more than a woman could expect. [1]
She is a founding member of the Society for Women and AIDS Against Africa in 1998, [1] [2] and she is also a trustee of The Listen Charity South Africa. [4]
She served as a research associate at the Population Council in Washington, DC, and Johannesburg, from 1998 to 2007. [2]
Williams became a program officer with the Ford Foundation in 2007 working from the foundation's Southern Africa office in Johannesburg. There, she has concentrated on the work of HIV/AIDS and reproductive health and rights issues in several sub-Saharan African countries. [2]