Women: Take Care of Your Health with Dr Florence Kemi Akindele

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Hi guys and welcome to this new episode of the show. I am super excited to have had this conversation because my guest

Dr. (Mrs.) Kemi Akindele is a 1991 medical graduate. She completed her specialist training in the year 2000 and became an Obstetrician/Gynecologist. She later obtained her master’s degree in public health from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in 2007. Dr. Akindele has worked in various places as a medical officer in Nigeria before her specialist training. As a Specialist Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, she has worked in various aspects of women health and public education in Nigeria, Swaziland, South Africa and currently, Alberta, Canada.

Dr Kemi is a teacher of the word with great insight; a trainer, an author and a preacher. She is a ministry gift to the entire body of Christ.

Being an Obstetrician/ Gynecologist, she is passionate about the total wellbeing of women. She has a special burden to make a difference in healthcare of African women through appropriate and sustainable medical care, training and research. She used to host the “Save a Mother” programme on Premier FM 93.5 as part of the fight against maternal mortality in Nigeria. She has authored three mini books till date: ‘For us or against us’, ‘A letter to my little girl’, and ‘A new step in the right direction’ (joint with her husband) and a fourth book titled ‘Family Matters’.

Dr Akindele and her husband are blessed with four children and currently have five grandchildren.

She dived in by giving us loads of advice and light on the topic around women's health and she also talked about a new initiative Florence women's care. You can watch the video on YouTube.