Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: A wonderful evening with my AORTIC AFRICA family
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu shared on X:
“A wonderful evening with my AORTIC AFRICA family. Many issues raised around research in Africa. Comforting that organizations like ASCO and NCI Research Center for Cancer Research are actively funding and creating opportunities for researchers in Africa.”
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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.
