Olayinka Koso-Thomas

Nigerian-born doctor (born 1937)

Dr. Olayinka Koso-Thomas
Born	1937
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigeria, Sierra Leone
Occupation	Doctor
Medical career
Awards	Prince of Asturias Award

Olayinka Koso-Thomas (born 1937) is a Nigerian-born doctor who lives in Sierra Leone.^[1] She is known internationally for her efforts to abolish female genital cutting. In 1998, she shared a Prince of Asturias Award for this work.^[2]

References

^ White, E. Frances (1989). "Review of The Circumcision of Women: A Strategy for Eradication". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 22 (2): 366–368. doi:10.2307/220074. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 220074.
^ Prince of Asturias Award profile

Laureates of the Prince or Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation

Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
1981: José López Portillo 1982: Enrique V. Iglesias 1983: Belisario Betancur 1984: Contadora group 1985: Raúl Alfonsín 1986: University of Salamanca and University of Coimbra 1987: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 1988: Óscar Arias 1989: Jacques Delors and Mikhail Gorbachev 1990: Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1991: UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) 1992: Frederik W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela 1993: United Nations Blue Berets stationed in Ex-Yugoslavia 1994: Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat 1995: Mário Soares 1996: Helmut Kohl 1997: Government of Guatemala and Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity 1998: Emma Bonino, Olayinka Koso-Thomas, Graça Machel, Fatiha Boudiaf, Rigoberta Menchú, Fatana Ishaq Gailani and Somaly Mam 1999: Pedro Duque, John Glenn, Chiaki Mukai and Valeri Polyakov 2000: Fernando Henrique Cardoso 2001: International Space Station 2002: The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 2003: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 2004: The European Union's Erasmus Programme 2005: Simone Veil 2006: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2007: Al Gore 2008: Manhiça Centre of Health Research (Mozambique), Ifakara Health Institute (Tanzania), Malaria Research and Training Centre (Mali) and Kintampo Health Research Centre (Ghana) 2009: World Health Organization 2010: The Transplantation Society and the Spanish National Transplant Organization 2011: Bill Drayton 2012: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 2013: Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science 2014: Fulbright Program

Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation

1981: José López Portillo
1982: Enrique V. Iglesias
1983: Belisario Betancur
1984: Contadora group
1985: Raúl Alfonsín
1986: University of Salamanca and University of Coimbra
1987: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
1988: Óscar Arias
1989: Jacques Delors and Mikhail Gorbachev
1990: Hans-Dietrich Genscher
1991: UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
1992: Frederik W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela
1993: United Nations Blue Berets stationed in Ex-Yugoslavia
1994: Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat
1995: Mário Soares
1996: Helmut Kohl
1997: Government of Guatemala and Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity
1998: Emma Bonino, Olayinka Koso-Thomas, Graça Machel, Fatiha Boudiaf, Rigoberta Menchú, Fatana Ishaq Gailani and Somaly Mam
1999: Pedro Duque, John Glenn, Chiaki Mukai and Valeri Polyakov
2000: Fernando Henrique Cardoso
2001: International Space Station
2002: The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
2003: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
2004: The European Union's Erasmus Programme
2005: Simone Veil
2006: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2007: Al Gore
2008: Manhiça Centre of Health Research (Mozambique), Ifakara Health Institute (Tanzania), Malaria Research and Training Centre (Mali) and Kintampo Health Research Centre (Ghana)
2009: World Health Organization
2010: The Transplantation Society and the Spanish National Transplant Organization
2011: Bill Drayton
2012: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
2013: Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
2014: Fulbright Program

Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
2015: Wikipedia 2016: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement 2017: The Hispanic Society of America 2018: Amref Health Africa 2019: Salman Khan and the Khan Academy 2020: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance 2021: Camfed, Campaign for Female Education 2022: Ellen MacArthur 2023: Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative