Eldryd Parry
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Sir Eldryd Hugh Owen Parry, KCMG
, OBE
is a Welsh academic, currently professor at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
. Parry is a physician and founder of the Tropical Health and Education Trust, which helps African medical schools and hospitals to improve staff skill levels.
Parry has an honorary DSc (Kumasi) and a number of honorary Fellowships, and is a founding member of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Amoud University, Somaliland. He is the founder of the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) (www.thet.org) and senior editor of Principles of Medicine in Africa (revised edition, 2004).
He studied medicine at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
, and at Cardiff University, before moving to University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1960. After three years at Haile Selassie University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he returned to Nigeria in 1969 as the Chair of Medicine at Ahmadu Bello University
, Zaria, Nigeria. in 1977 he took the post of Foundation Dean of Medicine, at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. It was in Ilorin that he introduced a radical community based programme, COBES with Professor Ladipo Akinkugbe. He was Dean and Professor of Medicine at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
, Kumasi, Ghana, from 1980-1985.
He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Cardiff and of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he is also an Honorary Professor; an honorary Foundation Fellow at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ghana, and a Foundation Member of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Amoud University
, Somaliland.
He founded the Tropical Health and Education Trust in London, in 1988.
In 2007, Parry received a lifetime achievement award from the Royal Society of Medicine
for achievement in tropical medicine, and was made an Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1982 and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to healthcare development in Africa.
The third edition of Principles of Medicine in Africa won: Society of Authors and Royal Society of Medicine Book Awards Winner 2005 - Winner
2005 British Medical Association First Prize in its category 2005 - Winner
He is married to the academic Helen Parry; they have four children and four grandchildren
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
is a Welsh academic, currently professor at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
. Parry is a physician and founder of the Tropical Health and Education Trust, which helps African medical schools and hospitals to improve staff skill levels.
Parry has an honorary DSc (Kumasi) and a number of honorary Fellowships, and is a founding member of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Amoud University, Somaliland. He is the founder of the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) (www.thet.org) and senior editor of Principles of Medicine in Africa (revised edition, 2004).
He studied medicine at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
, and at Cardiff University, before moving to University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1960. After three years at Haile Selassie University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he returned to Nigeria in 1969 as the Chair of Medicine at Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....
, Zaria, Nigeria. in 1977 he took the post of Foundation Dean of Medicine, at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. It was in Ilorin that he introduced a radical community based programme, COBES with Professor Ladipo Akinkugbe. He was Dean and Professor of Medicine at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a university located in Kumasi, Ghana.It is the second public university established in the country. The University has its roots in the plans of the Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I to establish a university in Kumasi as part of his drive...
, Kumasi, Ghana, from 1980-1985.
He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Cardiff and of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he is also an Honorary Professor; an honorary Foundation Fellow at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ghana, and a Foundation Member of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Amoud University
Amoud University
Amoud University is a university located in the city of Amoud, Borama in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia.Local control of the city is disputed between Awdalland, a proposed autonomous state, and Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region...
, Somaliland.
He founded the Tropical Health and Education Trust in London, in 1988.
In 2007, Parry received a lifetime achievement award from the Royal Society of Medicine
Royal Society of Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine is a British charitable organisation whose main purpose is as a provider of medical education, running over 350 meetings and conferences each year.- History and overview :...
for achievement in tropical medicine, and was made an Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales...
. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1982 and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to healthcare development in Africa.
The third edition of Principles of Medicine in Africa won: Society of Authors and Royal Society of Medicine Book Awards Winner 2005 - Winner
2005 British Medical Association First Prize in its category 2005 - Winner
He is married to the academic Helen Parry; they have four children and four grandchildren