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Meet Tony ELumelu’s Wife Who Is A Medical Doctor
Dr. Mrs. Awele Vivian Elumelu was born in the year 1964. After her basic education, she went ahead to study Medicine and Surgery in the University of Benin in Edo State and graduated from the institution to practice in the field. She married Mr. Tony in 1993 and both have remained together since then, living happily together. She has been a mother and role model for many women out there.
Dr. Vivian Elumelu has worked as an employee at places like Lagos State University Teaching Hospital as well as Grantham and District Hospital in the United Kingdom. In 2018, Dr. Awele Vivian Elumelu was appointed by public–private global health partnership organisation, Gavi as its Chairperson for Immunisation in Africa.
As the Chairperson of Avon Healthcare Limited and the Founder/CEO of Avon Medical Practice, a growing network of full-service clinics and onsite facilities with corporate institutions, Dr. Vivian Awele Elumelu is focused on expanding and improving access to quality healthcare in Nigeria. She is indeed just like her husband and they have been described as Africa’s power couple.
Dr. Awele Elumelu is a leading voice in African healthcare.
As the Chairperson of Avon Healthcare Limited, Nigeria’s leading health insurance provider, and the Founder / CEO of Avon Medical Practice, a growing network of full-service clinics and onsite facilities with corporate institutions, she is focused on expanding and improving access to quality healthcare in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation.
Having identified poor health infrastructure, absence of medical equipment, and poor healthcare coverage as some of the challenges facing healthcare delivery in Nigeria, she established the two organizations to provide affordable medical insurance and services to Nigerians from all walks of life. This is helping to improve access to adequate and effective healthcare services in Nigeria.
In January 2018, Dr. Elumelu was appointed as a Private Sector Champion for Immunisation in Africa by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. In this role, she leverages her knowledge, corporate networks, and expertise from the healthcare and business sectors to champion vaccination and immunization in Africa, where almost 10 million children are yet to be fully immunized.
Dr. Elumelu is particularly passionate about and advocates extensively for the rights of Africans, women, and children. In line with her commitment to the economic philosophy of Africapitalism, which calls on the African private sector to lead the charge in developing the continent, she continues to work to bring together public and private players to deliver economic opportunity, social good, and greater health and opportunity to all Africans.
Dr. Elumelu serves as a Director on the Board of Heirs Holdings, a family-owned investment company committed to improving lives and transforming Africa and is a Trustee of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading philanthropy empowering entrepreneurs and championing entrepreneurship in Africa.
Dr. Elumelu holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Benin. Her experience as a medical doctor includes medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, and emergency medicine. She has worked with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria, and with Grantham and District Hospital Grantham in the United Kingdom.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation is a prominent African philanthropic organization aiming to empower African entrepreneurs and foster economic growth on the continent. Here’s a breakdown of their key initiatives:
Mission:
- Empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs [1].
- Driving poverty eradication and job creation across all 54 African countries [2].
- Promoting inclusive economic development, with a focus on women’s economic empowerment [2].
Main Initiative:
- Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEF Programme): This flagship program launched in 2015 with a $100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor, and fund 10,000 African entrepreneurs over ten years [2]. It has exceeded its target, supporting over 15,000 entrepreneurs to date [3].
Impact:
- Provided training and mentorship to over 1.5 million young Africans on their online platform TEFConnect [2].
- Disbursed nearly $100 million in funding to over 20,000 African entrepreneurs [2].
- Beneficiaries have collectively created over 400,000 jobs (direct and indirect) [2].
Additional Resources:
- You can learn more about the Tony Elumelu Foundation on their website: https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/
- Here’s a video about the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme: [YouTube Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme]
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