No, Didier Drogba is not a medical doctor, although he is a fully qualified accountant, having studied accountancy at college in his youth. Didier Drogba has, however, helped doctors to save lives.
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Part of the foundation's achievements was in the building of a hospital in Abidjan, the largest city in the Ivory Coast, and Drogba's place of birth. The foundation has also built an orphanage and a Red Cross facility in the city. So, in this way, Didier Drogba has helped medical doctors to practice and save lives in his home country.
Didier has used a great deal of his own money to fund the project, including the proceeds from his official autobiography and his fee from his endorsement of Pepsi-Cola. In 2010, he also organised a charity ball to raise money for the foundation.
Here's Didier Drogba in an interview talking about the work of his foundation: