One of the founders of high profile The EKO Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos, Dr. Amechi Obiora, is dead.
Obiora represented the ‘O’ in the acronym – EKO – which was coined from the first letter of the surnames of the partners, namely Eneli, Kuku and Obiora.
Reports say the accomplished Anambra State-born medical practitioner died during a brief illness at age 85.
The late Obiora studied at Edo College in Benin City, on a scholarship and at Government College Owerri, Imo State, also on a scholarship, on account of his brilliance.
He was, in addition, an outstanding student at the medical school of the University of Ibadan graduating in 1964. His record at the Royal College of Surgeons in Scotland was no less impressive. He rose rapidly to the position of Senior Lecturer at the College of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
As one of the three founders of EKO Hospital – the other two being Dr Alexander Eneli and Dr Sunday Kuku – Dr Obiora helped set up a private hospital in Nigeria, to international standards.
It is one of the few private medical facilities where young doctors officially go for further knowledge and skills. EKO Hospital has also helped stem the tide of foreign medical tourism and saved Nigeria scarce foreign exchange.
-Media Report