Today I speak with the highly accomplished Dr. Ebere Okereke.

Ebere was born in London and returned to Nigeria at age five, where she grew up. Ebere is a self-professed “ABU”, which stands for “Aba brought up” because she grew up in Aba, Eastern Nigeria.

Ebere went to Medical school at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.

Today, Ebere is a public health physician with 28 years’ experience of practice in many countries, and expertise in epidemiology, health protection, communicable disease control, infection prevention & control, and zoonoses. 

Ebere is currently leading the development & implementation of the PHE program to strengthen capacity in low & middle-income countries to comply with the International Health Regulations. Previously as a Global Health strategist, she worked to build the partnership between PHE & International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya.

In today’s episode, we discuss a wide range of topics. In spite of her great achievements, Ebere says that her biggest accomplishment is her daughter Amara, who won the 2018 Stage Debut Award for Best Actress, for her lead role as Cossette in the London west end production Les Miserables.

Ebere is one of the most widely read people I know. Here are some of the books that she recommended:

1. The Guardian of the Word - Camara Laye

2. We should all be feminists - Chimamanda Adichie

3. Who fears death - Nnedi Okorafor

4. Beloved - Toni Morrison

5. The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill

6. West African Verse: An Anthology - Donatus I. Nwoga

7. Lagoon - Nnedi Okorafor

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