INTERVIEW
“We should share our knowledge and experiences for the benefit of the young ones.”
Dr. Uduak Udom, President, World Council of Optomery
What was it like growing up? Your childhood and education… My mum had died when I was a little less than 2 years old, so uncles and aunties took care of me because my dad had gone to the University outside the country when I was 6 months old, and came back when I was 4. My father was a teacher so I generally schooled wherever my father was teaching; Methodist Girls Secondary School, Utu Ikpe; Union Secondary School, Ibiaku; a school in Akai Ubium where I completed my secondary school. Growing up, I used to read a lot of books, in fact, I tried to finish all the books in my father’s library… and then I used to have this thing for plants. I would frequently go and give them injections; I guess something in me was tending towards healthcare. 89
