Again, the evolving list of Africans making reverberating impact across the globe has appreciated as a Nigerian medical doctor; Tito Daodu has engraved her name in the history books by becoming the first black woman pediatric surgeon practicing in Canada.
This development was disclosed by the American Pediatric Surgical Association, APSA. The association in a post via Twitter said Dr. Daodu renders service to persons with least access.
“Dr. @TitoDaodu was born in Nigeria. She is the 1st black woman #pedsurg practicing in Canada @ACHFKids.
She believes that by helping the worst off or those with the least access, she does a service to the entire system. #BlackHistoryMonth #BeLikeBenjy #IlLookLikeaSurgeon,” the association tweeted.
Reacting to the development, Dr Daodu’s husband who quoted APSA’s tweet expressed how proud he is of her.
“That’s my wife right there! She is amazing!” he tweeted.
The history maker, Dr. Daodu was born in Nigeria and immigrated to Canada permanently at the age of eight after first being deported, Avenue Calgary said.
It was also reported that she grew up in a rough neighborhood located in Winnipeg’s inner city but found early mentors at West Broadway Youth Outreach, a local drop-in center for kids that she says changed her life.
Today, she is inspired to offer the same mentorship to kids coming up behind her, reports say.
She said “Kids need to believe that it doesn’t matter where they come from or what they look like”.
Records have it that as a medical student, she co-developed a project in Tanzania that focused on adolescent gender and reproductive health.
