Ola Orekunrin
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Ola Orekunrin (born 1986 / 1987) is a Nigerian-British doctor and entrepreneur.
Early life
[change | change source]Orekunrin was raised by foster parents in Lowestoft.[1] She started studying Medicine at the University of York in England when she was fifteen.
Career
[change | change source]Orekunrin became a doctor when she was twenty one. This made her one of the United Kingdom's youngest doctors. She started a charity called Flying Doctors Nigeria Lt in Lagos in 2007. It is West Africa's first air ambulance service. In 2008 she was given the MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship.[2] In 2012 she gave a talk at TEDxSendai and TEDxVictoriaIsland. She was on the cover of Ladybrille magazine. In 2013 the World Economic Forum put her on their list of Young Global Leaders.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "How I became a doctor at 21 –Ola Orekunrin — the Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
- ↑ "Ola Orekunrin | the Aspen Institute". Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ↑ The Bobby Taylor Company. "Dr. Ola Orekunrin- Young Global Leader recognition by the World Economic Summit". PRLog. Retrieved 2017-06-30.