{"id":10416,"date":"2017-02-13T15:23:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T14:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=10416"},"modified":"2017-05-12T10:52:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T09:52:18","slug":"okeke-dr-nlogha-enwelum","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/okeke-dr-nlogha-enwelum\/","title":{"rendered":"OKEKE, Dr. Nlogha Enwelum .  ."},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.Sc,MD physician, surgeon, industrialist, born December 5, 1926, Nnewi, Enugu State; married Ifeoma Onyemelukwe 1956, two sons three daughters; Education: Methodist Demonstration School, Methodist college Uzuakoli, Bates College, Lewiston Maine USA, 1951, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, USA, 3955; Career Appointed Surgeon, St Luke&#8217;s Hospital\/ Union Hospital, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1970; Chairman, Infection Committee St Luke&#8217;s Hospital,New Bedford; member Utilisation Committee, St Luke&#8217;s Hospital New Bedford; Medical Director, New Bedford Area for Human Services; Medical Director, Our ladies Haven Nursing Home Bairhaven, Massachusetts; Medical Adviser, New Haven Urban Coalition, Massachusetts; Physician, Polariod Company, New Bedford Massachusetts, USA; founder and Medical Director, Eastern Nigeria Medical Theatre; fellow, West African College of Surgeons, since 3966; fellow, Aimetican College of Surgeons, since 1965; fellow, International College of Surgeons,since 1966; founder and President, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, 1963-69; founder and Chairman, Eastern Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, 1965-69; President, Enugu Rotary Club, 1980-82; Vice-Chairman, Anambra Zone, Nigerian Medical Association; Deputy President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), 1984-85; Chairman, Anambra Industrial Promotion council, since 1987; member, Board of the Institute of International Affairs, Lagos; Di rector, Industrial Development Centre (Anambra State University of Technology); Chairman, Federal Food and Drugs Advisory Council; former Chairman, Eastern Nigeria Festival of the Arts; Chairman, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, 1966-69; member, Board of Trustees, Iyi-Enu Hospital; member, Board of Trustees, Awo-Owama Hospital; elected President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Indus try, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), May 1987-May 1988, re-elected May 1988; member, American Medical Association; member, New York Academy of Sciences, since 1980; member, Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce; member: African Chambers of Commerce; member, International Chambers of Commerce; Publications: Sigmoid Resection as Treatment of Choice in Redundant Sigmoid Syndrome in Nigeria, 1982; Editor, Anambra State Indus trial Information Handbook, 1982; Prophylactics in Surgery Wound Infections, 1983; The Nigerian Challenge, 1984; Hobbies: reading, research;Official Address: Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Secretariat, 15A, Ikorodu Road, Maryland, PMB 12816, Lagos; Telephone: (01) 964727, 964737; Home: 22, Musa Yar&#8217;Adua Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; Telephone: 01-612-353.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[307,174],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-10416","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-industrialist","category-medicine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10416"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=10416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}