A former student at the University has been named as one of Africa’s most powerful young women.
Forbes Magazine listed former medic student Ola Orekunrin as one of their 20 “Young Powerful African Women” in their latest awards listing for her incredible impact on the African continent.
The list, which is made up of women aged under 45, includes some of Africa’s most outstanding and “game-changing” stars.
It was compiled by a group of professional, young women who have helped to identify some of the continent’s most innovative and successful talent.
25-year-old Orekunrin was previously named one of Africa’s “Best Young Entrepreneurs” by Forbes after she founded West Africa’s first air ambulance service.
And in 2008, she was awarded the prestigious MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship, helping to produce ground-breaking research in the field of regenerative medicine.
But she abandoned her dreams of becoming the President of the British Medical Association and a minister in the Conservative Party to set up the air ambulance service – named Flying Doctors’ Nigeria Ltd – in the hope of improving healthcare in the continent’s most populated country.
Orekunrin first came to light after she emerged as one of Britain’s youngest medical doctors at the age of 21 following her York graduation.
Again, a really poorly written article by this guy. Can someone please do a better editing job?
Given the level of racism at York, I am sure that her being an “alumna” of York is purely coincidental. York does not produce talent. Break that news.