Ogechukwu Williams
@ogewilliams.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History of Medicine and Health (Africa). Researcher on maternal health, childbirth, indigenous med., and health advocacy
Attended this year's NEXTGen Tri-State conference @sunybroome.bsky.social. A few quotes from the professional development session that we can all reflect on: "Motivation got me started; discipline got me through"; "What you repeat; you become." We definitely become whatever we repeat...good and bad!
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Attended this year's NEXTGen Tri-State conference @sunybroome.bsky.social. A few quotes from the professional development session that we can all reflect on: "Motivation got me started; discipline got me through"; "What you repeat; you become." We definitely become whatever we repeat...good and bad!
And here comes the first snow of the season in Buffalo. I thought we had a few more weeks before "touchdown" 😔🤷
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
And here comes the first snow of the season in Buffalo. I thought we had a few more weeks before "touchdown" 😔🤷
The African&African Diaspora Studies Department @fiu.bsky.social held raffle draws for 20 copies of Birth Politics (@hopkinspress.bsky.social) courtesy of Black Mothers Care Plan.Thank you BMCP for making the book available to students and birth workers. #UBuffalo #birthpolitics #histmed #childbirth
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The African&African Diaspora Studies Department @fiu.bsky.social held raffle draws for 20 copies of Birth Politics (@hopkinspress.bsky.social) courtesy of Black Mothers Care Plan.Thank you BMCP for making the book available to students and birth workers. #UBuffalo #birthpolitics #histmed #childbirth
It is an honor and a pleasure to give the 18th Annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture at Florida International University on Thursday, Nov 6th. Please join me in person or online. fiu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#birthpolitics #histmed #maternalhealth #Africa #Nigeria #UBuffalo #FIU
#birthpolitics #histmed #maternalhealth #Africa #Nigeria #UBuffalo #FIU
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It is an honor and a pleasure to give the 18th Annual Chris Gray Memorial Lecture at Florida International University on Thursday, Nov 6th. Please join me in person or online. fiu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#birthpolitics #histmed #maternalhealth #Africa #Nigeria #UBuffalo #FIU
#birthpolitics #histmed #maternalhealth #Africa #Nigeria #UBuffalo #FIU
2026/2027 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Edinburgh. global.ed.ac.uk/mastercard-f... #Africa #healthcare #sustainability #africascholarships
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
2026/2027 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Edinburgh. global.ed.ac.uk/mastercard-f... #Africa #healthcare #sustainability #africascholarships
Short clip from #Birthpolitics book celebration
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Short clip from #Birthpolitics book celebration
Assembling the backstory of #birthpolitics and listening to the commentary forced me to pause&take in the extent of labour that made this book possible. Thank you to all who showed up online/in person.
#UBuffalo #africanhistory #UTAustin #africanculture #histmed #childbirth #maternalhealth #Africa
#UBuffalo #africanhistory #UTAustin #africanculture #histmed #childbirth #maternalhealth #Africa
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Assembling the backstory of #birthpolitics and listening to the commentary forced me to pause&take in the extent of labour that made this book possible. Thank you to all who showed up online/in person.
#UBuffalo #africanhistory #UTAustin #africanculture #histmed #childbirth #maternalhealth #Africa
#UBuffalo #africanhistory #UTAustin #africanculture #histmed #childbirth #maternalhealth #Africa
Happening October 10 in-person/online @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social. Commenting is @fiu.bsky.social's very own. Zoom QR code on flyer. Buffalo neighbors, see you at Park 532. @hopkinspress.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social
#birthpolitics
#birthpolitics
October 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Happening October 10 in-person/online @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social. Commenting is @fiu.bsky.social's very own. Zoom QR code on flyer. Buffalo neighbors, see you at Park 532. @hopkinspress.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social
#birthpolitics
#birthpolitics
I had fun at IBBG Repro Justice Summit and the pleasure of showcasing my new book there. My breakout session had non-profit leaders, doulas, midwives, professors, etc and the engagement was so fulfilling. We can always learn from each other&inform changes in public health, together.
September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I had fun at IBBG Repro Justice Summit and the pleasure of showcasing my new book there. My breakout session had non-profit leaders, doulas, midwives, professors, etc and the engagement was so fulfilling. We can always learn from each other&inform changes in public health, together.
It is official! My book, Birth Politics, has been released @JHUPress. Hopeful that it makes an impactful contribution to conversations around improving maternal health care in Nigeria. Happy to honor invited talks to discuss the book and my research. #maternalhealth #reproductivehealth #Nigeria
August 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It is official! My book, Birth Politics, has been released @JHUPress. Hopeful that it makes an impactful contribution to conversations around improving maternal health care in Nigeria. Happy to honor invited talks to discuss the book and my research. #maternalhealth #reproductivehealth #Nigeria
Although the picture is grim for Africa in terms of maternal deaths, the continent, home to 55 countries, is also the site of effective community-focused and centered advocacy models. Let's chat about all that at this year's reproductive justice summit. #IBBGTheSummit #maternalhealth
August 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Although the picture is grim for Africa in terms of maternal deaths, the continent, home to 55 countries, is also the site of effective community-focused and centered advocacy models. Let's chat about all that at this year's reproductive justice summit. #IBBGTheSummit #maternalhealth
In the past 27yrs, Nigeria’s healthcare budget has mostly been under 6%, and yet we hope that its healthcare problems will somehow be fixed. No amount of hope and prayers will save a country of 200+million people from the hands of 4-5% national budget for its health sector.
July 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In the past 27yrs, Nigeria’s healthcare budget has mostly been under 6%, and yet we hope that its healthcare problems will somehow be fixed. No amount of hope and prayers will save a country of 200+million people from the hands of 4-5% national budget for its health sector.
My research this year for my second monograph, Dying to Bring Life: A Social History of Maternal Deaths in Nigeria, took me to the Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria where I learned more about the dangers and complications of maternal health care in Nigeria.
July 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My research this year for my second monograph, Dying to Bring Life: A Social History of Maternal Deaths in Nigeria, took me to the Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria where I learned more about the dangers and complications of maternal health care in Nigeria.
Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with @hopkinspress.bsky.social. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.
July 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with @hopkinspress.bsky.social. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.
Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with Johns Hopkins University Press. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.
July 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Countdown to August 19, the official release date for my book, Birth Politics, with Johns Hopkins University Press. Happy to schedule zoom and in-person talks. If you adopt the book as a required text in your classroom, I definitely owe you a classroom visit. Please let me know.
At the 9th Annual Lagos Studies Association (LSA) conference. Such a pleasure to share space with amazing panelists - Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, Stacey Vanderhurst, Elizabeth Olayiwola, Ngozika Obi-Ani - on Session 2 of the “Women in Academia“ panel organized by the LSA mentoring program for women.
June 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
At the 9th Annual Lagos Studies Association (LSA) conference. Such a pleasure to share space with amazing panelists - Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, Stacey Vanderhurst, Elizabeth Olayiwola, Ngozika Obi-Ani - on Session 2 of the “Women in Academia“ panel organized by the LSA mentoring program for women.
At the 9th Annual Lagos Studies Association (LSA) conference. Always a joyful space to be in.
June 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
At the 9th Annual Lagos Studies Association (LSA) conference. Always a joyful space to be in.
Full bloom...yay 🪩 My babies finally came out to play. Been interesting watching 'em peonies unravel. They sure take their time.
June 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Full bloom...yay 🪩 My babies finally came out to play. Been interesting watching 'em peonies unravel. They sure take their time.
Beautiful craftsmanship 😍. I wish one of these amazing sculptures by Nigerian artist Dotun David Popoola would end up in my front yard 🥰
May 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Beautiful craftsmanship 😍. I wish one of these amazing sculptures by Nigerian artist Dotun David Popoola would end up in my front yard 🥰
Came across photos of this 1971 book from my 2022 pics.My intrigue then as it is now concerned the book's journey to the Archives in Nigeria where I found it, how its Nigerian recipients would have reacted to the fact that such a book had to exist,& how potent the content remains in today's America.
May 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Came across photos of this 1971 book from my 2022 pics.My intrigue then as it is now concerned the book's journey to the Archives in Nigeria where I found it, how its Nigerian recipients would have reacted to the fact that such a book had to exist,& how potent the content remains in today's America.
Today at 4PM EST. Webinar on global partnerships for advancing maternal health in Nigeria. Register and join here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today at 4PM EST. Webinar on global partnerships for advancing maternal health in Nigeria. Register and join here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...