Womenomics | Ola Orekunrin | TEDxBerlinSalon

Ola Orekunin is a medical doctor, a trainee helicopter pilot and an entrepreneur who founded West Africa’s first indigenous air ambulance service, the Flying Doctors Nigeria which saves hundreds of lives across the region every year.
She is extremely passionate about healthcare in Africa and works with various foundations, charities and governments to improve standards of healthcare. Ola was born and bred in the UK. She studied medicine and surgery at the University of York after which she worked in acute medicine across the UK. She then went on to be awarded the Japanese MEXT scholarship which allowed her to further her studies in Tokyo, Japan.

She has published two medical textbooks ‘EMQ’s in Paediatrics’ and ‘Pre-Hospital Care For Africa’ as well as articles in the British Medical Journal, New York Times and the Huffington Post. She returned to Nigeria to start the air ambulance service which uses a pool of aircrafts and doctors to save lives across West Africa.

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[shriimransonsinghu]

wow!!!! Just amazing woman... We need more powerful woman like her on every field and change the stereotypes!

[Jay.Laurent]

I absolutely loved her message and her astounding achievements. I just wish she had more personality on stage to invoke more emotion into the viewers. Sparking emotions in the viewers to the message leaves a greater impact on them. :)

[sagebrawlin]

Getting goosebumps watching this African Queen speak. Total package!!! Wow!

[dezistorm]

where is that movie about her ... this is an actual superheroin

[gdo]

This woman is so fine... incredible intelligent, physically fit and so easy on the eyes

[EverythingsNgyeania]

I clap, and my roommate is confuse. lol

[ImadeIyamu]

it's called petty when women do it because they usually do it based on petty reasons eg physical appearance, clothes, boyfriends, etc. Men usually compete for political power, money or success, which are more useful things in society.

[dreamtof]

People are to intellectual for me I just keep away.

[Rosell-hg]

You made me do this, so if it comes out all wrong you will need to apologize to me ;-) being so damn influential and all. #getatme

I'm really into you 'fo sure!

[olaoluwaogunsola]

No/poor references for her facts.

she has some valid points but the issues she spoke about run way deeper than she presented them.

she failed to consider the full spectrum.

[Mac]

I wonder why you travel from Nigeria all the way to Germany to speak about something as petty as this. Of all you have achieved at your young age, is this discussion even relevant? I guess it says a lot about Tedx for giving you the platform to run Nigeria down. Please watch people like Mallence Bart-Williams who talk about real issues.

[mekings]

you just wasted a lot of data ... telling us your problems instead of proffering solutions to how to sort your self out... i still suggest you go to Ado Ekiti and find solutions... i pity your male