Chris Ifediora Explained

Christian Onyebuchi Ifediora
Birth Place:Enugu State, Nigeria
Fields:Medical practitioner
Citizenship:Nigeria
Alma Mater:Harvard University
University of Liverpool
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
University of Southern Queensland
Griffith University
Known For:The OCI Foundation, Founder, OCI Foundation International
Spouse:Nkem Eucharia Ifediora
Children:4

Christian Onyebuchi Ifediora is a Nigerian medical practitioner and educator.[1] He is currently an associate professor at Griffith University.[2] He founded the Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora (OCI) Foundation, an international non-profit organization.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Christian Onyebuchi Ifediora was born in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. He is from Nsugbe[5] [6] [7] in Anambra State. In 2004, he obtained his MBBS from Nnamdi Azikiwe University.[8] He completed a master's in public health (MPH) from the University of Liverpool in 2008.[9] In 2019, he received the Southeast Asia Leadership (HMS-SEAL) qualification from Harvard Medical School and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Southern Queensland.

Career

In 2005, Ifediora worked as a house officer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.[10]

In 2006, he served as a medical officer at General Hospital, Irepo Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria, as part of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) assignment, receiving a meritorious service award from Oyo State.[11] [12] [13]

During his MPH program in 2008, Ifediora had a clinical attachment at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Teaching Hospital in the UK. After his MPH, he worked in various surgical specialities and emergency departments in the UK before relocating to Australia in late 2008. He joined the Royal Hobart Hospital as a resident medical officer.[14] [15]

In 2010, Ifediora established the Cyfed Medical Group.[16] He practices as a family physician in the City of Gold Coast, Australia, and earned a Fellowship from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) in 2013. He joined Griffith University School of Medicine as a senior lecturer in clinical skills, becoming an associate professor in 2019.[17]

Ifediora has contributed to medical education as a fellowship examiner, supervisor, and general practice educator. He has also served on the Monitored Substances Schedule Working Party for the State of Queensland, developing a real-time monitoring tool for opioid prescriptions.[18]

Activities

Philanthropy

In 2016, Ifediora founded the Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora (OCI) Foundation, which was registered internationally in 2018. Through the foundation, he leads the Arm Our Youths (ArOY) Health Campaign, promoting anti-breast and anti-cervical cancer messages to young adults in Nigeria.[19] The campaign is integrated into the curriculum of multiple Nigerian schools and NYSC camps, with plans for expansion across Africa. He also designed the OCI CerviBreast App, which provides information on breast and cervical cancer.[20]

Media and memberships

Ifediora has been featured in various Nigerian and Australian media outlets. He has been involved with several professional organizations, including the RACGP Queensland Research Support and Education Committees and the Monitored Substances Schedule Working Party.[21] [22] [23]

Personal life

Ifediora is married to Nkem Ifediora, and they have four children.[24] [25]

Honours and awards

Ifediora and the OCI Foundation have received numerous awards from organizations such as Rotary International and the Nigerian Bar Association. In October 2024, Ifediora was announced winner of the "People's Choice Award" for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition of doctoral students at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.[26] In November 2024, Ifediora was named "Nigerian diaspora humanitarian of the year"[27] [28] He holds the traditional title of Chizitelu (God Sent) the 1st of Nigeria and Africa [29] [30]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mita . Monique . A new law in Nigeria lights the way for worldwide cancer prevention strategy . news.griffith.edu.au . en-EN . 17 July 2023 . 8 August 2023 . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706014635/https://news.griffith.edu.au/2023/07/17/a-new-law-in-nigeria-lights-the-way-for-worldwide-cancer-prevention-strategy/ . live .
  2. Web site: Olu . Tayo . U.S. CDC, NextGenU, Others Endorse OCI Foundation's 'Arm Our Youths' Campaign . The Whistler Newspaper . 18 July 2020 . 15 April 2024 . 8 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230808011534/https://thewhistler.ng/u-s-cdc-nextgenu-others-endorse-oci-foundations-arm-our-youths-campaign/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2023-09-13 . Education as a first line of defence against cancer - APAC Network . 2024-06-15 . en-AU.
  4. Web site: OCI Foundation Ltd UICC . 2024-06-15 . www.uicc.org . en . 31 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331144544/https://www.uicc.org/membership/oci-foundation-ltd . live .
  5. Ogbumuo E, N, in his B.A History thesis Monarchy In Nsugbe, University Of Lagos, 1982 page 9, quotes Isichei, E's History Of Igbo People, Macmillan Press, London 1977.
  6. Igwilo, M. A, her B.Sc Mass Communication thesis in Nsugbe, caritas university, amorji- nike Enugu State. Role of Nnannebuife Age Grade in Promoting Rural Development in Nsugbe Community Anambra East l.g.a in Anambra State
  7. Web site: 2022-02-04 . FCT minister commissions digital cervical cancer screening facility donated by OCI foundation . Vanguard . 7 June 2024 . 5 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205133719/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/02/fct-minister-commissions-digital-cervical-cancer-screening-facility-donated-by-oci-foundation/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2022-01-27 . World Cancer Day: Aisha Buhari to attend OCI Foundation's Anti Cancer Health Campaign . Vanguard . 7 June 2024 . 7 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607085831/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/01/world-cancer-day-aisha-buhari-to-attend-oci-foundations-anti-cancer-health-campaign/ . live .
  9. Web site: Rapheal . 2024-04-06 . Personal experience, human misery drive my philanthropy . 2024-06-07 . The Sun Nigeria . en . 7 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407124011/https://sunnewsonline.com/personal-experience-human-misery-drive-my-philanthropy-ifediora-associate-professor-and-oci-foundation-president/ . live .
  10. Web site: Ejiogu . Enyeribe . 2024-04-07 . Personal experience, human misery drive my philanthropy –Ifediora, Associate Professor and OCI Foundation president . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407124011/sunnewsonline.com/personal-experience-human-misery-drive-my-philanthropy-ifediora-associate-professor-and-oci-foundation-president/ . 2024-04-07 . The Sun.
  11. Web site: Third Sector (an international NGO that has arms in the UK, Australia and others) . 13 October 2022 . 6 June 2024 . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706014639/https://www.thirdsector.com.au/fueled-by-a-dream-to-go-beyond-ones-potential-the-oci-foundation-wins-emerging-nfp-of-the-year/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--0YrQvVI-vtvTHrnQ3oNNmtMwDTGYlH8zKfHi-LiMLiJz2leyNyTw-zQl0Unvns8qUuvy11lv-f1LLljaxw7dCqBZYcChinI27HwKR8dPfbpjhZXw. . live .
  12. Web site: 2018-10-31 . Cancer prevention foundation partners Harvard varsity to fight scourge . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207132539/https://sunnewsonline.com/cancer-prevention-foundation-partners-harvard-varsity-to-fight-scourge . 2019-02-07 . The Sun.
  13. Web site: 2022-10-22 . Nigeria's Ifediora wins 'Advancing Health with Technology' award in UK . Vanguard . 30 March 2024 . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330145457/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/nigerias-ifediora-wins-advancing-health-with-technology-award-in-uk/ . live .
  14. Web site: 2016-05-23 . About The Founder . 6 June 2024 . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606074106/https://apacnetwork.com/story/education-as-a-first-line-of-defence-against-cancer/?fbclid=IwAR2VWHBp8MUJH6cMCR1p07Mn7vcjipTCpAXrK-MxMMBWXJC_VNwLsyp4nEk. . live .
  15. Web site: Chris Onyebuchi Ifediora Griffith University . 15 April 2024 . 11 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211165456/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chris-Onyebuchi-Ifediora . live .
  16. Web site: 2 June 2017 . Chris Onyebuchi Ifediora is the Founder, President . . en . 8 August 2023 . 8 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230808011531/https://theconversation.com/profiles/chris-ifediora-381598 . live .
  17. Web site: 2018-04-11 . 28 indigent students get lifeline from NGO in Anambra . Vanguard . 30 March 2024 . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330034604/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/28-indigent-students-get-lifeline-ngo-anambra/ . live .
  18. Web site: OCI Foundation Ltd UICC . 2024-06-07 . www.uicc.org . en . 31 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331144544/https://www.uicc.org/membership/oci-foundation-ltd . live .
  19. Web site: Daniels . Ajiri . 2022-07-23 . Bill on anti-breast, anti-cervical cancer teachings pass 2nd reading in Reps . 2024-06-07 . The Sun Nigeria . en . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330034604/https://sunnewsonline.com/bill-on-anti-breast-anti-cervical-cancer-teachings-pass-2nd-reading-in-reps/ . live .
  20. News: 4 February 2022 . FCT minister commissions digital cervical cancer screening facility donated by OCI foundation . 7 June 2024 . 7 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607235632/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/02/fct-minister-commissions-digital-cervical-cancer-screening-facility-donated-by-oci-foundation/#google_vignette . live .
  21. Bose . K. S. . Sarma . R. H. . 1975-10-27 . Delineation of the intimate details of the backbone conformation of pyridine nucleotide coenzymes in aqueous solution . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications . 66 . 4 . 1173–1179 . 10.1016/0006-291x(75)90482-9 . 1090-2104 . 2 . 7 June 2024 . 6 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406170655/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2/ . live .
  22. Web site: Khairuddin . Menchie . 2022-10-13 . Fueled by a dream to go beyond one's potential: the OCI Foundation wins Emerging NFP of the Year . 2024-06-07 . Third Sector - News, Leadership and Professional Development . en-US . 29 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329131337/https://www.thirdsector.com.au/amp/fueled-by-a-dream-to-go-beyond-ones-potential-the-oci-foundation-wins-emerging-nfp-of-the-year/ . live .
  23. Web site: Chris Onyebuchi Ifediora Griffith University . 17 July 2020 . 30 March 2024 . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330034604/https://authorityngr.com/2020/07/17/international-support-for-oci-foundations-aroy-campaign-grows/ . live .
  24. Web site: 2022-12-16 . TLM Love In NYSC Camp: OCI Foundation Founder Marks 15th Marriage Anniversary With 4 Beautiful Kids . 2024-06-08 . en-US . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330145457/https://tlm.ng/love-in-nysc-camp-oci-foundation-founder-marks-15th-marriage-anniversary-with-4-beautiful-kids/ . live .
  25. Web site: AlexReports . Love in NYSC Camp: OCI Foundation Founder Marks 15th Marriage Anniversary With 4 Beautiful Kids . 2024-06-08 . Abuja Press . 15 December 2022 . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330145457/https://www.abujapress.com/2022/12/love-in-nysc-camp-oci-foundation.html . live .
  26. Web site: Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) UniSQ . 2024-10-05 . www.unisq.edu.au.
  27. Web site: Oshaba . Ene . 2024-11-29 . Ifediora named Nigerian diaspora humanitarian of the year . 2024-11-30 . Blueprint Newspapers Limited . en-US.
  28. Web site: Bankole . Idowu . 2024-11-30 . Ifediora bags Diaspora Humanitarian Award; champions education, health reform in Nigeria . 2024-12-02 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  29. Web site: Khairuddin . Menchie . 2022-09-06 . Third Sector Awards 2022 Winners Announced . 2024-06-07 . Third Sector - News, Leadership and Professional Development . en-US . 1 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240401143912/https://www.thirdsector.com.au/third-sector-awards-2022-winners-announced/ . live .
  30. Web site: Abuchi . Joe . 2022-02-02 . Prof. Ifediora bags Chieftaincy title in Abuja . 2024-06-10 . THE AUTHORITY NEWS . en-US . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706014636/https://authorityngr.com/2022/02/02/prof-ifediora-bags-chieftaincy-title-in-abuja/ . live .
  31. Ifediora . Christian . Veerman . Lennert . Azuike . Emmanuel . Ekwochi . Uchenna . Obiozor . Williams . 2022-10-14 . Outcomes from integrating anti-cervical cancer teachings into the curriculum of high schools in a South-Eastern Nigerian State . BMC Public Health . 22 . 1 . 1914 . 10.1186/s12889-022-14231-4 . 1471-2458 . 9562070 . 36241979 . free .
  32. Ifediora . Chris O. . Azuike . Emmanuel C. . April 2019 . Sustainable and cost-effective teenage breast awareness campaigns: Insights from a Nigerian high school intervention study . Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice . en . 25 . 2 . 312–322 . 10.1111/jep.13101 . 30663203 . 10072/382599 . 58660038 . 1356-1294 . free . 11 December 2023 . 15 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231115065237/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jep.13101 . live .
  33. Web site: Targeting cervical cancer campaigns on teenage high schoolers in resource-limited economies: lessons from an intervention study of Nigerian senior secondary school girls . 2023-12-11 . 15 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515190647/https://academic.oup.com/fampra/article/36/5/600/5239763 . live .
  34. Ifediora . Chris O. . Azuike . Emmanuel C. . July 2018 . Knowledge and attitudes about cervical cancer and its prevention among female secondary school students in Nigeria . Tropical Medicine & International Health . en . 23 . 7 . 714–723 . 10.1111/tmi.13070 . 13689255 . 1360-2276. free . 29737004 . 10072/375626 . free .
  35. Web site: Insights into radiographic investigations for headaches in general practice . 2023-12-11 . 3 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203141456/https://academic.oup.com/fampra/article/35/4/412/4823794 . live .
  36. Web site: Pattern of Congenital Anomalies in Newborn: A 4-Year Surveillance of Newborns Delivered in a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in the South-East Nigeria . 2023-12-11 . academic.oup.com . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706014636/https://academic.oup.com/tropej/article/64/4/304/4157890 . live .

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