Recently updated on January 31st, 2023 at 12:14 pm
Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi has emerged President-elect of the Medical Women International Association (MWIA) in the United States of America.
The MWIA is a global association of all medical women doctors in the world.
Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi became the first Nigerian to emerge as president-elect of the 100-year-old association.
She was celebrated during the closing ceremony of the Centennial Congress of the MWIA, organised by American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) from July 25 to July 28 in New York.
Dr. Nwadinobi joined the association in Nigeria through its Enugu branch in 1982 and rose to become President of the Enugu branch in 1997.
In 2005, the MWIA president-elect was elected as the National President of Medical Women Association of Nigeria and served on the Scientific, Ethics and Resolution Committee and chaired the Finance Committee.
Dr. Nwadinobi is also a co-country representative for the Working Group on Women Youth Peace and Security for UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).
She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the African Int’l Documentary Festival Foundation (AFIDFF) managment.