THE HISTORY OF ABIRIBA

History
The people who occupy the territory known as Abiriba descended from the Igbo and Efik people of Calabar. They migrated from the upper Cross River area centuries ago led by a Nnachi Oken, from whom the title "Enachioken" ("The Monarch") originates. Initially, they occupied a smaller territory which expanded when the Abiriba people routed the surrounding Nkporo people and took over their lands. The Abiriba people were war-like and quickly established themselves in the area.
The origin of the Abiriba people is not as speculative as the origin of other Igbos of southeastern Nigeria. Historical evidence supports the fact that Abiriba people have common ancestor with the Yakor tribe of Ekoi of cross river basin and the people of Arochukwu. At Ekoi, constant disputes between the seven families under Ukpaghiri prompted the clan to move to Ena and finally to Akpa.

The settlement at Akpa was difficult for many years due to hostilities with neighbors. After the death of Ukpaghiri, Mbiriba and his group moved to Usukpam and stayed there for many years but were never at peace with the neighbors. Mbiriba decided to move to Udara-ebuo whereas Otusi led the other branch of the family down stream and eventually founded Arochukwu. The term Nwadim is often used between Abiriba and Aros because of our common lineage. Mbiriba who had advanced in age, moved his group once more and settled at Udara-ebuo.

Nature was inhospitable to the inhabitants at Udara-ebuo. There was no water and the place was overrun by monkeys. Oral history has it that monkeys used to visit homes to look for food, and the people became sick living on monkey meat only. Mbiriba died at Udara-ebuo and left his son Ifa Mbiriba in charge.
Ifa Mbiriba finally moved to Uruanta and Agboha and settled there. The new settlement was very fertile and had a natural fortress. Thus Abiriba was derived from the name Mbiriba or nickname “Ebiri-Aba”.
Oko Ogo opened Ndi Okogo which is currently where the Chiefs palace is situated. Nwagu Ifa founded Okagwe and later Agboji. Ngwu founded Ihungwu. Chukwu Oke founded Amogudu. The name Amaeke was derived from the market day Eke. The Capital of Abiriba is Ameke and the paramount Chief for the whole Abiriba uses the title Enachi-oken.
Incessant conflicts and border skirmishes between the Item and Amogudu led to the creation of a standing army in form of the age-grade system. Historical artifacts exist to support the consensus that the age-grade system started at Amogudu. Nwagu Ifa, Ngwu, Oko Ogo and Chukwu Oke used the age-grade as a standing army to protect the Abiriba from hostile neighbors.
Geography

The Abiriba people are known to be industrious both in crafts and trading; their arid lands make it tough for agriculture to flourish. These made them popular amongst the Igbo people of Nigeria. As a matter of fact, in the history of the Igbos of Nigeria, Abiriba is reckoned for her pre-historical black smithing and sculpture artifacts. These ancient occupation of the Abiriba people later on metamorphosed into what is today the trademark of the people - Trading (or better merchandise) popularly known among Abiriba People.

Since the people were predominantly merchants, they were widely travelled both within and outside the boundaries of Nigeria, and they are correspondingly cosmopolitan. Being so exposed and prosperous, the people have enough information about vogue and money that made them transform their locality from the normal village setting, as is common with the surrounding villages, to a model sub-urban but purely residential setting with some of the most exotic building in the Igbo land, even in Nigeria as a whole. The Abiriba people take great pride in the serenity and aesthetic value of their landscape, consequently shunning attempts by government or individuals to set up factories in the town, and seeing same as attempts to "pollute" their land. In 1959, the late President of Nigeria, The Rt Honourable Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was so taken in by the beauty of Abiriba that he called it "Small London" - a name in use today.

Cuisine
Abiriba is known for some of its unique dishes. Among other foods such as rice, yam, beans, and garri (cassava), "Asusu" is a very common dish among the Abiriba people. It is made of corn starch, ground with salt and pepper, wrapped with a local leave call akwukwo-asusu and steamed with water covering all the raps. Asusu is eaten with a popular vegetable soup called Ugboghor. "Oto" (ground water-yam porridge) is also very popular among the Abiriba people.
Government

Abiriba is made up of three main villages: Ameke, Amogudu, Agboji. Abiriba is governed using a monarchichal system. The "Eze" (The King or Monarch) is called Enachioken. The people of Abiriba have experienced little direct impact of the government in their development and governance except in very recent times. In the instances when government has actively involved itself in the life of the town, there is a consensus that the effects have been rather detrimental. Abiriba has a well-developed and active age-grade system, in fact, one of the most effective in Igbo land. Some Age-Grades include:Akahaba, Erinma I, II, Ekpankuma I&II, Onyiba,Egwuena, Ojighiri, Isimini, Okezie etc. which maintain offices in all countries of the world where Abiriba people reside. These age-grades have been the main agents of development in the town, especially those in the diaspora. They also play the traditional role of policing the community and punishing offenders, regardless of age and status. It is often witnessed where a notable and wealthy member of the age grade was whipped publicly due to an offense.The present Enachioken of Abiriba is an enterprising gentleman called HRM Eze Kalu Kalu Ogbu who ascended the throne of his fore fathers after the death of the last occupant Late Eze U.U.Ukiwe. The Ezeship is hereditary and rotates within four royal families that have the birth rights of producing the Enachioken. These are (1) Ndi Okoko, where the palace of the Enachioken is situated; (2) Ndi Ihuezi Ihungwu, (3) Amaelunta-Umueso Ndiagbo and (4) Ndi Agbo-Oha, all in Amaeke. Amogudu and Agboji have their own traditional functions distinct from producing the Enachioken.

Naming traditions
Common Abiriba names include: Kalu, Eleanya, Ndukwo, Nnenna, Akuma, Oyediya, Nwojo, Nwanne, Agwu, Eke, Eme, Ogbonnaya, Agbai, Aluba, Enyindiya, Nnanna, Onwuka, Otisi, Mang, Ukegbu, Ukiwo, Nduka, Igwo, Inyiri, Dike etc. It is a common Abiriba naming tradition for parents to name their first son after the father's father and the first daughter after the father's mother.
Naming traditions are paternal-oriented, Abiriba is a matrilineal society: descent and inheritance are traced through the mother's family.

Achi tree
At the heart of Abiriba—the very center of the town—is a large, ancient tree "Okpu Achi" (Achi tree). The tree is both symbolic and spiritual in nature; and many believe that in the event of its fall, water from Okpu Achi would engulf the entire Abiriba land. Legend also has it that the Ishimokoto River is so mystical that when foreigners tried to leave town with a bottle of water from the river—the bottle broke apart and the water flew miles back to the river.

AROCHUKWU HISTORY

Ibibio Presence

Before Igbo arrival in the Aro territory, a Semi-Bantu group of the Ibibio arrived around 300 AD from the Benue Valley. They mainly inhabited the area now known as Southeastern Nigeria.. Prominent settlements were Ibom and Obong Okon Ita. These hunters and farmers perhaps lived peacefully until foreign settlers invaded.

Igbo Migration and Invasion
The Igbo migration led by Eze Agwu clan among the Ibibio in the Aro territory started around the 17nth century. These were merchants, land hungry people, and laboreres from the Igbo heartland. Tensions escalated between the Eze Agwu group led by Agwu Inobia and Obong Okon Ita kingdom led by Akpan Okon resulting in the Aro-Ibibio Wars. Neither group had a victorious position in the war. Eze Agwu asked Priest Nnachi of the Edda clan near Afikpo for help. The alliance also supported prince Kakpokpo Okon’s coup against his brother Akpan Okon. The war escalated and Nnachi called on Eastern Cross River allies for assistance.

Akpa invasion and the foundation of Arochukwu
Osim and Akuma Nnubi were Akpa merchant princes from the Akamkpa area. They led Akpa forces into the Aro territory to assist their Igbo allies to victory. However, this came at the cost of Osim losing his life at the start of the 18th century. With the Akpas and Igbos being victorious, the Arochukwu kingdom was founded with Akuma as its first king or EzeAro. After Akuma died, the Igbo took over the throne starting with Nnachi's son Oke Nnachi in 1720. Many changes occurred as Arochukwu expanded into 19 city-states due to the increasing population and Aro colonies were forming throughout the area now known as Southern Nigeria.

Aro Confederacy
By the mid-18th century, there were mass migrations of several Aro business families into the Igbo hinterland and adjacent areas. This migration, influence of their god Ibini Ukpabi through priests, and their military power supported by alliances with several related neighboring Igbo and eastern Cross River militarized states (particularly Ohafia, Abam, Abiriba, Afikpo, Ekoi etc.) quickly established the Aro Confederacy as a regional economic power.

Aro activities helped coastal Niger Deltacity-states become important centers for the export of palm oil and slaves. Such city-states included Opobo,Bonny, Brass, Calabar as well as other slave trading city-states controlled by the Ijaw, Efik and Igbo. The Aros formed a strong trading network, colonies, and incorporated hundreds of communities that formed into powerful kingdoms. The Ajalili, Arondizuogu, and Bende Kingdoms were the most powerful Aro states in the Confederacy after Arochukwu. Some were founded and named after Commanders and Chiefs like Izuogu Mgboko and Iheme whom led Aro forces to conquer Ikpa Ora and founded Arondizuogu. Later Aro commanders such as Okoro Idozuka also of Arondizuogu expanded the state's borders through warfare in the start of the 19th century. The Aro Confederacy's power, however, was mostly derived from its economic and religious position. With European colonists on their way at the end of the 19th century, things changed.

British Conquest
British Colonialism in the late 19th century turned Anglo-Aro relations sour. Aro leaders knew that Christianity, colonialism, and end of their monopoly would destroy Aro economic rule. Also the British felt that repeated Aro attacks rendered outright war inescapable. They made plans for war in 1899. The conflict had both religious and economic causes. Aro traders and the Royal Niger Company, had their own issues. An Aro invasion of Obegu in 1901 started the Anglo-Aro War. In 1902, following a direct attack on Arochukwu and months of fighting, the British were victorious. The Aro Confederacy's power was shattered, making it easier for the British to take over the Eastern Nigerian region although resistance in the area was far from over. Although Aro dominance crumbled in March 1902, many Aros took part in later resistances against the British in in the region such as Afikpo (1902–1903), Ezza (1905), and other areas where the Aro had a particularly significant presence.

Nigeria
When Nigeria won independence from Great Britain in 1960, ethnic tensions rose between the regions resulting in the Nigerian Civil War in 1967-1970. After the war, the Aros and the rest of the Igbo People suffered discrimination from other Nigerians. Many Igbo moved out of Nigeria. Aro culture suffered. However, they are currently efforts to unite Aro people and revive their culture.

References
Arochukwu Network Page

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HIV & AIDS SERIES (PART 1) BY DR. CHIN AKANO

HIV and AIDS SERIES PART 1

I observed that there is a lot of confusion among the public about this very serious condition and i will attempt to clarify some of these issues .

First i will explain what HIV is, and its relationship with AIDS

WHAT IS HIV?
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Anyone that contacts this virus is said to be having a HIV infection.

WHAT DOES AIDS MEAN?
AIDS stands for Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. It is actually the late stage of HIV infection. AIDS on its own is not a disease but a group of diseases hence it is called a syndrome. I like to say at this stage that AIDS is no longer a common term used by medical professionals, it is now described as an advanced or late stage of HIV infection.

Before i go on to discuss the way one can catch this HIV infection, the symptoms, how to prevent it and how to treat it, i will make to discuss the two types of HIV infection one can contact.
They are as follows:

HIV-1
and
HIV- 2

HIV-1 is the type that was first discovered in 1981, more serious, highly infectious and virulent. This type is the cause of most cases of HIV infection globally.

HIV-2
This type is commoner in west africa, less infectious and less virulent.

HOW CAN HIV INFECTION BE TRANSMITTED?

The most common ways of getting HIV are:
• having unprotected sex, including vaginal, oral and anal sex and this constitutes the majority of all HIV infections
• using a contaminated needle or syringe to inject drugs
• from mother to baby during pregnancy, child birth, or by breastfeeding
• Through blood transfusion of blood contaminated by the virus
• Any other procedure where there is contact with infected blood like tattooing, ear piercing etc

So the body fluids that contain enough HIV to infect someone are:

seminal fluid

vaginal fluids, including menstrual fluids

breast milk

blood

the mucous found in the rectum

pre-cum (the fluid that the penis produces for lubrication before ejaculation)

You cannot catch HIV from:
• kissing
• contact with unbroken, healthy skin
• being sneezed on
• sharing baths, towels or cutlery
• using the same toilets and swimming pools
• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
• contact with animals or insects such as mosquitoes

WHO IS AT GREAT RISK OF CONTRACTING HIV?
• men who have had unprotected sex with men
• women who have had unprotected sex with men who have sex with men
• people who inject illegal drugs
• people who have had unprotected sex with somebody who has injected illegal drugs
• people who have caught another sexually transmitted infection
• people who have received a blood transfusion
• people with genital ulcers
• commercial sex exposure

HOW DOES HIV CAUSE ILLNESS IN INFECTED INDIVIDUALS
When an individual contacts the virus, it gets into the blood stream and attacks the immune system and weakens ones ability to fight infections and disease such as cancer.
If the HIV is left untreated, it will destroy a type of white blood cell called CD4 T-cells, which play an important role in your immune system.
The number of CD4 blood cells that you have is called your CD4 count.
The lower your CD4 count is, the more likely you are to show signs of illness.
However, a low CD4 count is not an illness in itself.
Some people remain well when their CD4 counts get lower, at least for a while.
Other people with HIV may start developing symptoms even before their CD4 count is lowered.
It is when your immune system is reasonably compromised and your CD4 count falls so low that one begins to suffer those diseases that were classified as AIDS, now known as advanced or late HIV infection.
This may take up to 10 years or even more to happen depending on the individual, viral load, and environmental factors

WHAT ABOUT THE SLOW PROGRESSORS OR LONG TERM NON-PROGRESSORS (LTNP):
There are a few infected individuals who take a very long time before progressing to AIDS even without being on treatment. Sometimes it may take up to 20 years from when they are infected to develop AIDS even without treatment.
However if they don't receive treatment they will eventually progress to AIDS very slowly.
This people are said to have a very high immunity.

SOME GENERAL FACTS ABOUT HIV INFECTION

AIDS was first discovered in 1981

WHO reported that AIDS killed more than 1 million people every year from when it was first discovered till in 2006?

HIV infects about 0.6% of the world's population.
Treatment with anti-retrovirals increases the life expectancy of people infected with HIV.
Even after HIV has progressed to diagnosable AIDS, the average survival time with antiretroviral therapy was estimated to be more than 5 years as of 2005.
Without antiretroviral therapy, someone who has AIDS typically dies within a year.
Sub saharan africa remains by far the worst-affected region, with an estimated 22.5 million people currently living with HIV (67% of the global total), 1.3 million deaths (72% of the global total) and 1.8 million new infections (69% of the global total).

Watch out for part 2 where i will be telling you how the symptoms of HIV infection, the phases of the infection, how to prevent it, the treatment and prognosis.

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Should pregnant women go for scan? (Part II) by Dr. Chin Akano.

In part 1 Isaid that in normal pregnancies women are expected to undertake only 2 scan sessions being

;

• dating or booking scan at between 6 to 15 weeks 
and 
anomaly scan at 20-22 weeks



In this part I shall be talking about reasons why a pregnant woman may be asked to undertake more than 2 scan sessions.

 Like I said when there are problems in the pregnancy, the woman may undergo further ultrasound scans. Some of the possible reasons for this are as follows:



• Suspected ectopic pregnancy



Ectopic pregnancy is any pregnancy growing outside the uterus (womb).
 Without ultrasound there is no way it can be diagnosed with precision. If a woman is pregnant confirmed with a urine and blood test and then suddenly develops a low abdominal pain, bleeding through the vagina or feeling faint among other symptoms, they are referred for scan to rule out ectopic pregnancy. It is a very serious condition that needs to be diagnosed promptly and with precision.



• Miscarriages
 

It is only with a scan that a Doctor can tell a woman with absoluteness that she has miscarried. Your doctor may suspect that a you are miscarrying based on symptoms but confirmation must be through an ultrasound scan. It is even more crucial for those women who suffer missed miscarriage where there baby has died in the womb. There is no other way of confirming this except with an ultrasound scan.



• Any case of bleeding and severe abdominal pain in pregnancy


 It is through scan that a doctor can confirm if the bleeding or pain in pregnancy is related to the pregnancy or not



• Elderly pregnant women to check for downs syndrome and other genetic abnormalities in their babies


We already know that the older a woman is, the more likely she is to give birth to children with downs syndrome and other genetic disorders. In good centres, a scan known as Nuchal Translucency is done around 15 weeks to check if the baby is likely to have these disorders.

• 
Growth scan


If the baby seems not be to growing well or bigger than expected, a growth scan is done to confirm the growth of the foetus (baby). There is no need to undertake this in normally progressing pregnancy



• Placental localisation

I am sure most of us know about placenta often referred to as the after birth. This organ is for the nourishment of the baby while in the womb. Sometimes it lies in a position that obstructs the birth canal and prevent normal vaginal delivery. This is known as placenta praevia. So a scan is done to check the location of the placenta .If the placenta is found to be this low lying, the woman will be planned for a routine Caesarian Section (CS) . If this diagnosis is not known before the woman goes in labour, of course the labour will be obstructed, the baby can't come out through the vagina and an emergency CS is called for. This obviously may affect the well-being of both the mother and baby



• Foetal (fetal) distress


This is when the baby is in distress in the womb and in serious danger. In addition to other tests, an ultrasound scan with a doppler facility can correctly diagnose the cause of the distress



• The presentation and lie of the baby


The obstetrician and midwife need to know the presentation and lie of the baby in the womb. Presentation means how the baby is coming towards the birth canal. If the baby is coming with the head, this is normal and it is known as cephalic presentation. Sometimes the baby comes with the buttocks,this is known as breech presentation. Women are unable to deliver a baby with breech presentation through the vagina without help or intervention. In some cases the baby even presents with the legs etc .
So knowing how the baby is presenting is crucial in planning how the woman will deliver her baby.
The lie on the other hand is how the baby is lying in the womb. The normal lie is what we call longitudinal lie where the long axis of baby is longitudinal and parallel to that of the mother.Sometimes babies lie in awkward positions like obliquely, transversely etc. The obstetrician and midwife need this information to plan the delivery for the woman



• Fetal well being scan for women with serious medical problems


Women who suffer from serious medical conditions that can affect their babies and impact on planning of their delivery eg diabetes, hypertension in pregnancy, Pre- ecclampsia etc would need to have regular scans as prescribed by their obstetrician to assess the well being and growth of the baby



• What of the gender of the baby?

Ideally this is not a reason for a scan since there is no difference in the outcome of the pregnancy and planning for delivery for different sexes.However some women want to know the gender of their baby(babies) for whatever reason. It is often possible to confirm this from about 15 weeks of pregnancy and beyond. It must be emphasized that it is not always possible to see the gender of the baby and it is therefore subject to errors at times. 




Dr Chin Akano

Should pregnant women go for scan? Find out in this well written article titled Ultrasound by Dr. Chin Akano.

ULTRASOUND

Today's topic is about ultrasound scan for pregnant women. I want to explain what ultrasound is, how it works, the safety, why and when it should be done and also to possibly correct some myths about it.



WHAT DOES ULTRASOUND MEAN?



Ultrasound is a sound of high frequency that one cannot hear and is emitted and received by the special machine known as ultrasound machine.These sound waves create images of organs and structures inside your body which the scan machine picks up. Ultrasound is used for both diagnosis and treatment.In diagnosis, it is used in various spheres of medicine including obstetrics, gynaecology, surgical, medical, foetal (new born babies), musculo-skeletal, cardiac, neurological etc etc.
Today i shall focus on obstetric scans which applies to pregnant women only.


WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE PROCEDURE:


* an air conditioned room to reduce heating from the machine
* an ultrasound machine
* a couch where the woman will lie
* a gel 
* a light dimmer to dim the light before the procedure takes place
* Paper towels to clean the woman after the procedure and also to protect her clothings from being soiled by the gel



WHAT IS THE USE OF ULTRASOUND IN PREGNANCY?



Ultrasound is used in pregnancy to monitor the baby for well being and to plan the pregnancy . It is not used for diagnosing pregnancy . Diagnosis of pregnancy is by either urine or blood test. It is only when one has confirmed that they are pregnant that they go for scan to check out their babies.



WHEN WAS ULTRASOUND FIRST USED IN PREGNANCY MONITORING?


Early 1960s and since then it has been improved and remodelled.

IS IT SAFE?
Yes ultrasound scan is largely safe for the mother and baby. However there may be a little rise in temperature known as heating effect to the baby especially when the mother is running a temperature or when doppler scan is being used. Therefore it is advisable for pregnant women as much as possible to avoid ultrasound scan when running a temperature (fever) or for the operator not to use the doppler for a very long time on the baby.

TYPES OF SCANS IN PREGNANCY

In pregnancy a woman can be scanned in two ways as follows:
* Transabdominal scan where the procedure is done on the abdomen . This is shortened as TA
* Trans-vaginal scan where it is done through the vagina shortened as TV

Does one type have an advantage over another?
Yes TV has some advantage over TA in early pregnancies. In TV, the ultrasound probe is inserted into the vagina to release and receive ultrasound beams. So since the vagina is close to the womb and other reproductive organs, the images produced are clearer than a TA where the beam has to pass through skin, fat, muscles etc before getting to the reproductive organs. So the image seen via a TV scan is more optimum and clearer than one seen via a TA scan.
TV is therefore better than TA in early pregnancies for dating (booking) the pregnancy, in diagnosing miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and other early pregnancy problems. It is also better in non pregnant women for gynaecological diagnosis.
However TV is not advised in virgins for obvious reasons and some women do find it unpleasant.



DOES A WOMAN NEED TO DRINK WATER BEFORE A SCAN?


In the first instance, let us understand why pregnant women are sometimes asked to drink water before being scanned. It is not to fill up her stomach but to fill up her bladder with urine.
Why does the bladder need to be filled up?
A full bladder is necessary to push the womb out of the pelvis to prevent shadows from pelvic bones. If not these shadows will prevent the visualisation of images. A full bladder also acts a window for proper visualisation of the ultrasound images
Do all pregnant women going for a scan need a full bladder?
Answer is capital NO
For a TV scan, the bladder must be completely empty. So the woman needs to empty her bladder before being scanned because urine in the bladder will affect the image quality.
For an abdominal scan in pregnancy (TA), a full bladder is not necessary in most of the cases.
A full bladder is only necessary:
1) if the pregnancy is still quite early or young. I mean pregnancies younger than about 13 weeks. After that the woman does not need a full bladder to be scanned.
2) If the reason for the scan is to check the location or position of the placenta (after birth)
In all other cases, the woman does not need to drink water or have a full bladder before being scanned.



IS ULTRASOUND SCANNING A MUST IN PREGNANCY?


Absolute yes. Sometimes i wonder how obstetricians and midwifes coped before the advent of ultrasound in diagnosis.



WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR ULTRASOUND SCANNING IN PREGNANCY?


In normal pregnancies, the woman is expected to be scanned only twice.
When?
1) when dating or booking the pregnancy
This means assigning an age to the pregnancy known as gestational age and also estimating date of delivery known as expected date of delivery (EDD). This is known as a dating or booking scan
When should this be done?
Between 6 weeks and 15 weeks of pregnancy. Beyond 15 weeks, the dating becomes unreliable.
2) when checking the baby for anomalies or abnormalities. This is known as anomaly scan. This is a very important scan because this is when any physical abnormality in the baby can be diagnosed.
When should this be done?
This scan is done only when the baby is fully formed and the organs and parts are fully developed. This is between 20-22 weeks
. In essence for every pregnant woman, only two scans are necessary if pregnancy is normal. That is
* dating (booking)
* anomaly scan

. Dr Chin Akano

Dr Chin Akano

Dr Chin Akano is from Nkwerre Town in Nkwerre LGA of Imo state. He bagged a bachelors degree of medicine and surgery (MBBS) from the University of Benin, Benin City Nigeria.
He did his one year housemanship at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital Port Harcourt.

Subsequently he worked at the Ponyx Hospital, Port Harcourt as a resident doctor for several years before he relocated to the United Kingdom for further training.

He joined the Mid Glamorgan Psychiatry  Rotation training and also enrolled at the Cardiff University for an MSc in Psychiatry.

Subsequently he had post graduate training in General Practice ( family medicine) and  qualified in 2005.


He also undertook training as a medico-legal medicine and after qualification acted as a an expert witness and prepared several reports for the Royal Court of Justice for several years.


He is currently undertaking a MSc programme in Ultrasound diagnostics ( O&G) at the Cardiff University, UK.


He has attended about a hundred courses/seminars and conferences, made several presentations and written several articles and publications
He is a member of the Royal College of GP (RCGP) and British Medical Association (BMA)
In his spare time, he gets involved with humanitarian, charity and philantropic services
 

Dr. Chin is our in-house doctor & will be available Tuesdays to attend to our health matters. Please feel free to direct your questions/comments to abiapost@gmail.com and be rest assured he will answer them all professionally.

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