Nigerian Doctor, Nwadinobi, Emerges President-elect of International Medical Women’s Body

A Nigerian medical doctor, Eleanor Nwadinobi, has emerged President-elect of the Medical Women International Association (MWIA) in the United States of America.

In a statement by the association’s spokesperson, Udochi Okoronkwo, Nwadinobi became the first Nigerian to emerge as president-elect of the 100-year-old association, an indication that she would become the International President by 2022.

The statement said Nwadinobi was celebrated during the closing ceremony of the MWIA Centennial Congress, organised by American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) from July 25 to July 28 in New York.

In 2005, the MWIA president-elect was elected as the National President of Medical Women Association of Nigeria and served on the Scientific, Ethics and Resolution Committee and chaired the Finance Committee.

The spokesperson added that Nwadinobi joined the association in Nigeria through its Enugu branch in 1982 and rose to become President of the Enugu branch in 1997. Nwadinobi is also a co-country representative for the Working Group on Women Youth Peace and Security for UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

MWIA is a global association of all medical women doctors.