Background
LAMBO, Thomas Adeoye was born on March 29, 1923 in Abeokuta. Son of the late Chief David Basil Lambo and Felicia Lambo.
LAMBO, Thomas Adeoye was born on March 29, 1923 in Abeokuta. Son of the late Chief David Basil Lambo and Felicia Lambo.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University Birmingham, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, University Birmingham, 1954. Postgraduate, London University Institute Psychiatry.
Diploma in Psychological Medicine, England, 1953. Degree (honorary), Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, 1967. Degree, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1969.
Degree, Birmingham University, 1971. Degree, University Benin, 1973. Degree, University d'Aix-Marseilles (France), 1974.
Degree, Long Island University, 1975. Degree, Louvain University, Belgium, 1976. Degree, McGill University, Montreal, 1978.
Degree, University Jos, Nigeria, 1979. Degree, University Nigeria, Nsukka, 1979. Degree, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 1980.
Degree, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1984. Degree, University Pennsylvania, 1985.
House surgeon, house physician, Birmingham, England, since 1949. Medical officer Lagos, Zaria, Gusau, 1951—1956. Consultant psychiatrist University College Hospital, Ibadan.
Associate lecturer University Ibadan, 1956—1963. Specialist Western Region Ministry Health, 1957—1960. Senior specialist Neuro-Psychiatric Center, 1960—1963.
Professor psychiatry, head department psychiatry and neurology University Ibadan (Nigeria), 1963—1971. Dean Medical Faculty, 1966—1968, vice chancellor, 1968—1971. Assistant director general World Health Organization Geneva, 1971—1973, deputy director general, 1973—1988.
Member expert advisory panel mental health World Health Organization, 1959—1971, member advisory committee on medical research, 1970—1971. Chairman United Nations Permanent Advisory Com on Prevention Crime and Treatment of Offenders, 1968—1971. Vice chairman United Nations Advisory Committee Application Science and Technology to Development, 1970—1971.
Member science advisory panel Ciba Foundation, since 1966, Science Committee Advanced Study in Development Sciences, 1967—1971. Chairman West African Examinations Council, 1969—1971, African Chairs Technology Food Processing, Biotechs. and Nutrition and Health.
Fellow: Royal College Physicians (Edinburgh). Member: Mexican Institute Culture (fellow member correspondent in Nigeria), West African Council Medical Research, Africian Academy of Sciences (founding member), Third World Academy of Sciences, Pontificial Academy of Sciences, Swiss Academy Medical Science (honorary), Nigeria Medical Council, International Society for Study Human Development (co-chairman since 1968), International College Tropical Medicine (chairman 1966-1970), World Federation Mental Health (executive committee since 1964), Science Council for Africa (chairman 1965).
Married Dinah Violet Adams Lambo. Children: David, Richard, Roger.