Nonso Fidelis Egemba “Aproko Doctor” Biography, Career, Cars & Net Worth

Twitter regulars are no strangers to the face behind the name “Aproko Doctor.” He’s the man behind the consistent tweets focused on healthy eating, exercise, and practically every health management advice. 

Aproko Doctor is a doctor and a social media influencer with a niche focus on creating health-related content. 

If you’re only familiar with him based on his many health-related tweets, then now will be a perfect opportunity to get to know more about the influencer doctor outside of what you know about him on social media.

Aproko Doctor Biography

Aproko Doctor, whose real name is Chinonso Bobby Fidelis Egemba, was born on the 26th of October, 1990. He hails from Imo State, in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. The medical practitioner is a graduate of Nnamdi Azikwe University, where he finished in 2015.

Much is not known about the doctor’s personal life as he chooses to keep that aspect of himself private. However, he’s 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. 

Aproko Doctor Career

After graduating from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in 2015, Aproko Doctor got employed as a resident doctor at the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Owerri. By 2017, he 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 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.

Speaking about his path towards becoming a health content creator, Aproko Doctor told The Guardian Life 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’s the brand ambassador for Rigour+, a healthcare provider in Nigeria powered by Afrihealth. 

He’s 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.

Speaking to The Guardian Life, he noted that his social media health content has influenced a lot of online users to improve their lifestyles. He speaks to the publication about his path toward creating one of the top health-based content platforms in Nigeria, saying: 

“While a student, I got to see hundreds of people in ill health, most of these diseases could be prevented if only they knew how to. Others would return worse after listening to the doctor and it occurred to me that they did not understand fully the gravity of the situation. I decided to take it upon myself to teach them about their health and general well-being starting from the young population. People spend a huge chunk of their time on social media so I took the message to them. Hence the beginning of the Project: Aproko Doctor.”

Speaking about how he manages his life as a medical practitioner and a social media influencer, he said: 

“I must say it is not easy and requires sacrifice, the hardest part is creating the content which has to be engaging enough to catch their attention. Middle of the night, long before dawn, I spend time creating this content and then share it during the day. This is to make sure that it does not interfere with the quality of patient care. All these I do in combination with chasing a second degree.”

Aproko Doctor Cars

Aproko Doctor rarely posts pictures of the cars he owns on social media. His social media content is mainly focused on health and branded content.

However, as someone who has made good money both as a medical doctor, a medical brand ambassador, and a health content creator, he can afford to buy cars like:

• Mercedes-Benz CLA 250

The Mercedes-Benz CLA250 is a luxury Mercedes sedan that comes with exquisite exterior and upscale interior styling. Although the vehicle is an entry-level Mercedes, it still exudes luxury and has great performance. It’s a vehicle that suits the lifestyle of a professional doctor like Aproko Doctor. In Nigeria today, the price of the Mercedes-Benz CLA250 ranges from N9 million and above.

Aproko Doctor Net Worth

As one of the few influential health content creators in Nigeria, Aproko Doctor has acquired a lot of wealth through all his business endeavours. Currently, his net worth is estimated between $200,000 and $800,000.

Conclusion

Starting a social media page in 2017 to document health content completely turned the life of Dr Egemba around. Over the years, his social media following continues to skyrocket, as well as the brand deals that come to him. It has also impacted his path as a medical doctor.