Dr. Chinonso Egemba, also known as Aproko Doctor, a popular Nigerian health influencer, has disclosed why he chose to have his brain tumour treatment in Nigeria rather than abroad.
Egemba revealed his health condition with Craniopharyngioma, which basically means brain tumour, on Monday morning via his social media platforms.
However, in a series of tweets, Egemba indicated that he believes in the Nigeria health sector and is committing his life to seeing the country’s health sector prosper.
Posting a picture of the doctor who operated on him, Egemba wrote, “It was Dr. Tayo Ojo, a neurosurgeon here in Nigeria that did the surgery. So many people begged me to leave the country to get the surgery done, but something kept me back here because I still had trust in us. We just need more investment in our health sector.Information Guide Nigeria
“Education, health. For me… those are the two systems any nation needs to succeed. I’m dedicating my life to seeing that they succeed in our country Nigeria. I hope you see it too.”
The PUNCH earlier reported that the content creator, via a video shared across his social media platforms, disclosed his ordeal with brain tumour.
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Captioning the video, as seen on his Twitter page, Egemba wrote, “Throughout December of 2022, I was fighting for my life. I went blind in one eye on the 3rd of December 2022 and on the 5th, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour.NYSC portal
“Today, I stand here before you to share my story. It has been a long road to recovery but each day is better than the last.”
While speaking in the video, he said, “One thing to understand is that health issues can happen to you regardless of who you are, including me.
“For the past three weeks or two weeks, I have been fighting for my life. Some of you have no idea. It happened that I was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma which is a brain tumour and I had no idea I would be sharing my story.
“Here I am sitting on this seat sharing my own story about how I had a tumour in my brain. It was so bad that I couldn’t read out of my phone anymore to the point where this eye, I couldn’t read with it and it was also closing. They said it is a Craniopharyngioma and we need to do surgery to remove it.”
Over the years, Egemba has utilised his films to educate people on health-related issues and life changes that might enhance and preserve good health through his social media channels.
He is also the executive director of the 100kClub, a non-profit organisation that provides medical aid to Nigerians in need.
He has also received multiple honours for his health activism on social media in the country.
In June 2020, Egemba married fellow influencer Chiamaka Nwakalor, also known as Chef Amaka.JAMB Result
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