Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: As a board member of UICC, I am attending the First Global Cervical Cancer Forum

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, recently posted on X/Twitter:

“As a board member of UICC (Union for International Cancer Control), I am attending the First Global Cervical Cancer Forum. Warm reception, impeccable organization, learning points and firm commitments. I commit to using my platforms, knowledge and resources to beat Cervical Cancer in LMICs.”

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.

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