Professor Olikoye Ransome Kuti Memorial Lecture titled "Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: Looking Back and Looking Forward”. delivered in Lagos in June 2012. In the latter, he outlined significant events in the struggle against maternal mortality and VVF in Nigeria. In 2009,the Government of Rivers State of Nigeria named its newest hospital in Port Harcourt, after him. Most recently in February 2014, he was awarded the Nigerian Centenary Honours award by the President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. April 2022: Royal College Of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists London Distinguished Service Medal for "outstanding services to obstetrics and gynaecology.'' Personal interests On retirement from the Nigerian university system in 1998, he moved to Finland where he lives with his wife, Irma Seppanen, herself a retired public health chief matron. His son, his daughter, and two young adult granddaughters, live in United Kingdom. Good at games, drama and music (piano) at college Kelsey Harrison also led the college choir. He regularly played cricket to a high standard in Ibadan and London and subsequently for Nigeria in the 1950s and 60s as opening batsman and wicket keeper. His current interests include gardening, music appreciation, and reading. See also Kelsey Harrison Hospital •Government College Umuahia References 1.Harrison. K. A. (1982) "Anaemia, malaria and sickle cell disease". Clinics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 9. 445-447. 2. Harrison K. A. Fleming A. F. Briggs N. D. Rossiter C. E.(1985) "Growth during pregnancy in Nigerian teenage primigravidae." Harrison K. A. editor. "Childbearing, Health and Social Priorities: a survey of 22774 consecutive hospital births in Zaria Northern Nigeria". British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 92 Supplement 5. pages 32–39. 3.Editorial (1987) "Maternal Health in Sib-Saharan Africa". Lancet 329 pages 255-257. 4.Harrison K. A. (1985) "Childbearing, Health and Social Priorities - a survey of 22774 consecutive hospital births in Northern Nigeria". British Journal Of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 92 Supplement 5 pages 1–119 5.Aficionado. An Arduous climb to an excellent vantage point.10 March 2015.www.amazon.com/Arduous-Climb-Obstetrician-University-Vice-Chance3llor/product-reviews/19050683957ref... 6.Murphy M and Baba Turku M(1981)"Rural dwellers and health care in Northern Nigeria. Social Science and Medicine" 15A pages 265-271. 7.Harrison K. A (1980)"Traditional Birth Attendants" Lancet 316 pages 43–44 8.Nigeria Campaign to end fistula www.endfistula.org 9.International Day to End Fistula 23 May http://www.un.org/en/events/endfistuladay/ 10.Harrison K. A. (2006) "An Arduous Climb from the Creeks of the Niger Delta to a Leading Obstetrician and University Vice Chancellor". Adonis and Abbey Ltd London 2006. 11.Harrison Kelsey (2018) Open These