1 Manuscript as accepted: Nigerian Journal of Family Practice. 01/2011; 1(2):1 -9 Family Medicine in West Africa: progress, milestones, and challenges so far in Nigeria (1980 – 2010). *Udonwa N. E., **Ariba A., ***Yohanna S., ****Akin-Moses L. *Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. **Faculty of Family Medicine, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ijanikin, Lagos. ***Bingham University Teaching Hospital Jos, Nigeria. ****Faculty of Family Medicine, West African College of Physicians, 6 Taylor Drive, Edmund Crescent, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Correspondence: Dr Ndifreke E. Udonwa Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria nudonwa@yahoo.com