Consultant Family Physician, a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Family Physicians, Dr. Nimi Ekere is also a child advocate, author, speaker and humanitarian. She has practised medicine in urban and rural areas for over 15 years, and has endeared herself to her patients through dedication to duty, selflessness, empathy and love for people, especially the less-privileged and children. As a proponent of effective and intentional parenting, she convenes different informative and educative programmes for children.
Passionate about combating Child Sexual Abuse through her foundation, the Smile and Shine Children’s Foundation, she has also written four books for children, pre-teens, teenagers and parents on the dangers of Child Sexual Abuse with effective practical remedies. Ekere, who has carried out numerous medical outreaches, free training, workshops and events, partnering other NGOs, both home and abroad, in this interview with MARY NNAH, talks about her latest