Princess Dina Mired: UICC has nominated an amazing dedicated, qualified and capable advocate

Princess Dina Mired shared a post by Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, on X, adding:

”UICC has nominated an amazing dedicated, qualified and capable advocate in Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu for the presidency…. perhaps it is time for a capable and qualified voice from Africa to lead the way … good luck.”

Quoting Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu‘s post:

”No matter your age, sex, race, location, or religion, everyone deserves an equal chance to beat cancer.

Dear UICC Members, join me as we dare to aspire! Vote at the General Assembly on October 8, 3am-5pm CET.

Read my vision and commitment.

Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu – UICC President-Elect Candidate.”

View attached video.
Source: Princess Dina Mired/X and Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu/X

Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan is a humanitarian, passionate global advocate for Cancer Control and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and mother of a cancer survivor. She is the Patron of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP), Honorary President of the EORTC Research Fund, and Honorary Ambassador of Harvard Global Health Win-Win Initiative. Her Royal Highness is the Past – President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), and former Director-General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation.

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu is a global cancer advocate, a pediatrician, a UICC Board Member,  Founder of the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, and the Chairperson of First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC). 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. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu is a member of the Editorial Board of OncoDaily.