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Chidi Chike Achebe
Nigerian-American physician executive
Chidi Chike Achebe (born 24 May ) is a Nigerian-American physician executive. He is currently the chairman and CEO of AIDE (African Integrated Development Enterprise).
Chidi achebe biography of christopher columbus Chinua Achebe (pronounced /ˈtʃɪnwɑː ɑːˈtʃeɪbeɪ/), born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe (November 16, - March 21, ) was a Nigerian novelist, poet and critic. He is best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart (), which is the most widely-read book in modern African literature.AIDE is a Boston-based organization dedicated to the development of the African continent. Dr. Achebe has also served as the president and CEO of Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center, Medical Director of Whittier Street Health Center and as assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine– all in Boston, Massachusetts.
Achebe also serves as medical consultant; Clean water for kids – an NGO that brings fresh water to underserved communities in Liberia; and advisor for Tesfa Health, Bahirdar, Ethiopia.
Background
Born in Enugu in southeastern Nigeria, Achebe is the third child of Chinua Achebe and Professor Christie Chinwe Okoli-Achebe.
His father is regarded as the "father of modern African literature" and best known for the trilogy of classic African novels Things Fall Apart (); "No Longer at Ease" (); and "Arrow of God" ().
Chidi achebe biography of christopher Despite the challenges presented by the Nigerian Civil War, which claimed the life of his close friend Christopher Okigbo, Achebe remained committed to family and community. His children's upbringing in a post-colonial Nigeria provided him with fresh perspectives that filtered into his stories, reinforcing the significance of heritage and.In , shortly after the end of the Nigerian civil war, the family moved to the U.S. for about five years while his father held professorships at American universities. They resided again in Nigeria during the s, before returning to America.[1] His younger sister Nwando Achebe is a historian and professor at Michigan State University.
Chidi Achebe is married to Maureen Okam-Achebe who is a Hematology/Oncology specialist at Harvard University's Brigham and Women's hospital. They have three sons.[2]
Education and career
Achebe completed undergraduate studies in natural sciences, history and philosophy at Bard College; received an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, his MD at Dartmouth Medical School and an MBA degree at Yale University's School of Management.
He also completed his residency in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Texas, Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. After several years of work at various Boston health centers, Achebe says he now sees "the struggle against inequalities in health and health care for all vulnerable, under served Americans, as the next stage of the Civil Rights movement".[3]
Awards and Recognitions
- Achebe was awarded the Dartmouth College Martin Luther King Award (Ongoing Category).[4]
- In May, , Dr.
Chidi Achebe was awarded the John and Samuel Bard Award in Medicine and Science by Bard College for his work with the underserved in the US and globally.[5] The award had previously been presented to the two-time Nobel laureate Professor Linus Pauling as well as Nobel laureate Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Mathilde Krim and Lewis Thomas.