Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: It was an honor to chair a session hosted by UICC and World Hepatitis Alliance at Aortic 2023
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu posted on X/Twitter:
“The burden of Hepatitis and Liver Cancer in Africa is a quiet epidemic and public health emergency. Prevention via vaccination, awareness and better funding for treatment are key interventions we must urgently work on. It was an honor to chair a session hosted by UICC and World Hepatitis Alliance at Aortic 2023. Brilliant speakers, well coordinated organizing team and a learned interactive audience made my role very smooth.”
Her Excellency Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu is the First Lady of Kebbi State, a global cancer advocate, a pediatrician, a UICC Board Member, a Founder of the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, and the Chairperson of First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC), a coalition of the spouses of current and former state governors in Nigeria who are working to address gaps in the cancer continuum of care. In her role as the First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Bagudu is working with the state ministries of health, education, and women affairs to implement programs to sustainably improve menstrual hygiene, girl-child education, economic empowerment of women, and put an end to gender-based violence. Her Excellency is a member of the Editorial Board of OncoDaily.
