doi:10.7916/d8-ehj8-c825Oral history interview with Adetokunbo O. Lucas, 1999Lucas, Adetokunbo Ooral historiesmixed materialMedical scientistsPublic health--Developing countriesMaternal health services--Developing countriesLucas, Adetokunbo OCarnegie Corporation of New YorkWorld Health OrganizationChildhood in Nigeria; medical school in the United Kingdom; teaching at University of Ibadan; transfer to World Health Organization (WHO); tropical disease research at WHO; development of onchocerciasis drugs; funding sources for WHO; research trip to USSR; relationship with Carnegie Corporation; leadership within Carnegie Corporation; research on infant mortality in Africa; provision of planning grant to Columbia University; complications encountered during the project; training of obstetricians in Ghana; grant for safe blood transfusion in Uganda; grant for medical library in Zimbabwe; establishment of health minister training program at Harvard University; teaching at Weill Medical School; teaching public health at Harvard University; role of American philanthropy in African development; democratization in South Africa