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FASEHUN, Dr. Frederick (Late)

Medical Doctor · b. September 21, 1935

Frederick Fasehun was a Medical Doctor and Founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) which is a Yoruba-based organization formed to actualize the annulled mandate of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, a Yoruba who won the presidential election of 12 June 1993 but was barred from office. Dr. Fasehun studied acupuncture in China in 1976. In 1977 he set up an Acupuncture Unit at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Dr. Fasehun resigned in 1978 and immediately set up the Besthope Hospital and Acupuncture Centre in Lagos. The Acupuncture Centre once earned a reputation as Africa's first for the Chinese medical practice. Dr. Frederick Fasehun died on December 1, 2018, in the intensive care unit of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Biographical record

Gender
Male
Date of Birth
September 21, 1935
Date of Death
Died on December 1, 2018
Place of Birth
Ondo City
Profession
Medical Doctor
Schools Attended with Dates
SCHOOLS ATTENDED: Blackburn College, Blackburn, North West England; University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

- Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
N/A

Last Update Mon 15, Apr 2019

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