Jeremiah Ojonemi , Alabi Abalaka

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

Abalaka

First Name

Jeremiah

Other Names

Ojonemi
Alabi

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

December 12, 1948

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Kogi State

Place of Birth

Ajiyolo, Abako- Oche, Dekina LGA, Kogi State

Father's Status

Deceased

Mother's Status

Deceased

Marital Status

Married

Profession

Immunologist, Medical practitioner

Working Experience

Enumerator, National Population Census, 1962-63
Clerk, Barclays Bank, 1966-67
Pre-Reg House Officer, Institute of Health, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, 1972-73
Senior House Officer, 1973-74
Registrar (Surgery), 1974-76
Senior Registrar II, 1976-78
Clinical Attachment, Royal Infirmary and Broadgreen Hospitals, Liverpool, England, 1977-78
Lecturer, Surgery, Faculty of Surgery, university of Liverpool, England, 1977-78
Senior Registrar I, 1978-79
Medical Officer, Medical Centre, Ashaka Cement Company Ltd, 1979-83
Assistant, General Manager, Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd, 1983-89
Chief Consultant, Kano State Health Services Management Board, 1989-90
Consultant, Chief Surgeon, Benue State Health Services Management Board, 1990-94
Chief Consultant (Surgery), Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, Abuja, 1995-97
Medical Director, Medicrest Specialist Hospital, Abuja, since 1998

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Native Authority Junior Primary School, Abocho, Kogi State; Ochaja Secondary School, Dekina, Benue State; St. Paul's College (now Kufena College) Zaria; Ahmadu Bello University

Educational Qualification

MBBS

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Nigeria Medical Association

Previous Appointments

Director, Kogi State Hospitals Management Board
Kogi State Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

No

Membership of International Organizations

General Medical Council, London

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Controversial and yet to be confirmed treatment for HIV/AIDS

Outstanding Achievements

Recipient, St. Paul’s College Runner-up Prize, American Embassy, 1966;
Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence, School of Medicine Graduating Class, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1972;
Recipient, Professor Nicholson’s Prize for Chemical Pathology, 1972;
Recipient, Distinction, Postgraduate Certificate in Immunology Course, University of Ibadan, 1974

Notable Quotes

“I’ve thrown a challenge to the NMA and the Ministry of Health. Just arrange a public forum, you journalists can arrange it. Identify a person with HIV, I’ll take his blood and give it to myself. If I don’t get HIV, it means this is a preventive vaccine against HIV. It’s easy.”

Hobbies

Chess, Golf, Reading, D-I-Y car maintenance, hunting, photography,

Residential Address

Medicrest Specialist Hospital,PO Box 223, Gwagwalada, Abuja.