Gladys Ejomi Explained

Gladys Ejomi
Birth Place:	Limbe, Cameroon
Death Place:	Douala
Nationality:	Cameroonian
Occupation:	Physician
Children:	1

Gladys Ejomi (died 16 July 2020) was the first female Cameroonian certificated physician.^{[1] [2]}

Ejomi was born in Limbe, Cameroon. She was in Ibadan, in London, and in the United States at Harvard in 1971. She obtained her medical degree in 1962. She was educated in Buéa and Bamenda.^[2] She acted as a consultant for the African University Foundation Board of Trustees and organized conferences to promote the activities and accomplishments of women in the country.^[3]

She was an executive at the CUSS in Yaoundé.She received the Minister's Award of Excellence.She has a son who is a doctor.^[4] Ejomi died in the Douala General Hospital on 16 July 2020.^{[2] [4]} An award was created in remembrance of her life by the Cameroon Medical Women Association (CMWA) and is to be given to female physicians who excel in the field.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: DR. GLADYS EJOMI MARTIN LA PREMIÈRE FEMME MÉDECIN AU CAMEROUN EST DÉCÉDÉE HIER. 25 December 2022.
2. Web site: Cameroon-Info.Net:: Cameroun - Carnet Noir: Décès de Gladys Ejomi, première femme camerounaise médecin*. www.cameroon-info.net.
3. Web site: Dr. Gladys Ejomi Martin to Organize a Conference for Women Leaders in Tali, Cameroon – African University Foundation.
4. Web site: Nécrologie: décès du Pr Gladys Ejomi Martin, Première femme médecin au Cameroun. July 17, 2020.
5. https://legideon.org/index.php?page=view/article/2097 Legideon