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Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Quotes

1927–2003

Olikoye Ransome-Kuti (30 December 1927 – 1 June 2003) was a Nigerian paediatrician, public health advocate, and Minister of Health. He was internationally recognized for his contributions to primary health care and child survival programmes.

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"Only $12 out of every $100 contributed by donors eventually gets to HIV patients in most African countries."

"Primary health care is the foundation on which an effective national health system must be built."

"The continuation of the conspiracy of silence during what is a monumental catastrophe is no less than criminal."

"I have seen $300 million presidential palaces and $350 million cathedrals in the midst of ill-health, poverty and destitution in various African countries."

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Olikoye Ransome-Kuti (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.