By Oluwatosin Maliki
Chinonso Bobby Fidelis Egemba popularly known as Aproko Doctor, was born on the 26th of October, 1990. He hails from Imo State, in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. .
The name “Aproko Doctor” is no stranger to us, as he as literally bombarded our phone screens with his video content bordering on health and wellness.
Aproko doctor is a medical doctor, social media influencer, brand ambassador and wellness expert. He is also the man behind the consistent tweets focused on healthy eating, exercise, and practically every health management advice.
The influencer has been successful in carving out a niche focused on creating health-related content.
Education
The wellness expert graduated from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in 2015, thereafter, he was employed as a resident doctor at the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Owerri.
Career
Chinonso Bobby in 2017, created his social media account, Aproko Doctor, and the account focused precisely on health content that shared health tips and nuggets with Nigerians.
As a medical doctor, he has worked with health organizations like his volunteer services with the Red Cross Society and has been involved with various health campaigns. He manages to juggle his day job as a doctor with being a social media content creator and an influencer.
He is also the founder of The Healthy Threads, a lifestyle brand that is dedicated to ensuring that the sick in society are well taken care of.
The health content creator had said that, he began sharing health and wellness tips on digital channels after realizing that many Nigerians were suffering ailments that they could have avoided if they lived healthier lives. He noted that while at the university in Awka, he met a lot of Nigerians who fit this category.
He noted that he believed he could help change the situation by reaching out to people through social media, considering it’s the easiest social media platform to gain access to a wide range of people at the same time.
Over the years, through sharing helpful and insightful health content broken into tiny bits, Aproko Doctor’s social media pages, both on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, have continued to grow exponentially. This has attracted a lot of brand endorsement and partnerships for the medical doctor.
Currently, he is the brand ambassador for Rigour+, a healthcare provider in Nigeria powered by Afrihealth.
He is also the executive director of The 100k Club, a non-profit organization in Nigeria with the vision of ending health poverty in Nigeria and Africa. The goal of The 100K Club is to have Nigerians set aside at least N500 monthly to help provide access to good healthcare for many Nigerians who cannot foot their medical expenses.
Dr Egemba A.K.A Aproko Doctor believes that his healthcare advocacy on social media has made more people aware of the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle. He says he now intends to take his message beyond social media, pushing it towards traditional media, where a majority of older Nigerians hang around.
Aside from being a medical doctor and health content creator, he is also an actor. Dr Egemba has launched his acting debut in a Netflix-acquired movie titled Strain, directed by Uduak-Obong Patrick.
Marriage
The brand ambassador is known for keeping a private life. However, he is happily married to Chiamaka Nwakalor, a chef and food content creator on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube, who owns an online food delivery service in Lagos named Dish L’Afrique. The couple got married in June 2020.
Net Worth
Aproko doctor hardly post his flashy cars or pictures showing off his wealth, for someone who has made good money both as a medical doctor, a medical brand ambassador, and a health content creator.
Unfortunately QUEST TIMES can’t verify his net worth, as one of the few influential health content creators in Nigeria, Aproko Doctor has acquired a lot of wealth through all business endeavours. His posts and videos on social media garner high engagement figures thereby earning him money through views and advertisement. He also makes money from acting and brand endorsements.