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Margaret Atieno Ogola (12 June 1958 – 21 September 2011〔(Cardinals Otunga's Biographer Dies ). menafn.com (26 September 2011).〕) was the Kenyan author of the novel ''The River and the Source,'' and its sequel, ''I Swear by Apollo.'' ''The River and the Source'' follows four generations of Kenyan women in a rapidly changing country and society. The book has been on the KCSE syllabus for many years, and it won the 1995 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book, Africa Region, Dr Ogola worked on her final book titled "Mandate of the people" a book she completed before her death and is set to be released posthumously. Ogola was also the recipient of the ''Familias Award for Humanitarian Service'' of the World Congress of Families.〔(The Howard Center ). Profam.org (15 November 1999).〕 In addition to her writing career, Dr. Ogola served as a paediatrician and the medical director of Cottolengo Hospice, a hospice for HIV and AIDS orphans. ==Life and studies== She studied at Thompson's Falls High School and was best student overall in school. She also studied at Alliance Girls High School. At the University of Nairobi she earned her First Degree, Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, in 1984. After graduation, she worked as a medical officer at Kenyatta National Hospital. In 1990, she earned her Master of Medicine in Paediatrics at the University of Nairobi. She also took a Post Graduate Diploma on Planning & Management of Development Projects at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in 2004. She was an advisor to the Kenyan Catholic bishops on issues of family and health, and a member of Opus Dei. She received chemotherapy for cancer. Ogola was married to Dr. George Ogola, with 4 children, and 2 foster children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margaret Ogola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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