--- title: "4 Babatunde Osotimehin Quotes - Famous Physician" description: "Health minister of Nigeria (1949-2017)... | Babatunde Osotimehin was a Nigerian physician, who served as Minister of Health, and in 2011 became the exec..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/babatunde-osotimehin-68028_able_the-choices-that-women-make-have-huge-im_544302.jpg" --- # Babatunde Osotimehin (1949–2017) Physician **4** quotes in **64** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Babatunde Osotimehin was a physician. ## Quick Facts About Babatunde Osotimehin Born February 6, 1949 Died June 4, 2017 Profession Physician ## About Babatunde Osotimehin Health minister of Nigeria (1949-2017)... \| Babatunde Osotimehin was a Nigerian physician, who served as Minister of Health, and in 2011 became the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, holding the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, reappointed in August 2014 until his death. Osotimehin's interests were ## Quotes by Babatunde Osotimehin > [The choices that women make have huge impact on families, on communities and on nations. Being able to provide an enabling environment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babatunde-osotimehin/the-choices-that-women-make-have-huge-impact-on-families-on/) [Babatunde Osotimehin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babatunde-osotimehin/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/babatunde-osotimehin-68028_able_the-choices-that-women-make-have-huge-im_544302.jpg) > [Sexual and reproductive health and rights are universal human rights!They are an indivisible part of the broader human rights and development equation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babatunde-osotimehin/sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-are-universal-human-rights/) [Babatunde Osotimehin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babatunde-osotimehin/) [Aspect](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aspect/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aee/babatunde-osotimehin-68028_aspect_sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-right_1218737.jpg) > [The United Nations has been in the Great Lakes Region and Sahel for 50 years, mostly investing in peacekeeping. NOW is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babatunde-osotimehin/the-united-nations-has-been-in-the-great-lakes-region-and-sahel-for/) [Babatunde Osotimehin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babatunde-osotimehin/) [Great lakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-lakes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/babatunde-osotimehin-68028_great-lakes_the-united-nations-has-been-in-the-great_2503778.jpg) > [We know what to do and we know how to do it, these investments save lives, empower women and girls, strengthen health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babatunde-osotimehin/we-know-what-to-do-and-we-know-how-to-do-it-these-investments-save/) [Babatunde Osotimehin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babatunde-osotimehin/) [Development](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/development/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/babatunde-osotimehin-68028_development_we-know-what-to-do-and-we-know-how-to-do_3223443.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babatunde-osotimehin/#itemlist", "name": "Babatunde Osotimehin Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The choices that women make have huge impact on families, on communities and on nations. 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