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The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Saturday bestowed a merit of honour on a doctor colleague, the wife of the Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu.
The award was presented to her by the outgone President of NMA, Mike Ozovehe Ogirima at the 58th annual general meeting held at the international conference centre (ICC), Abuja.
It was gathered that Bagudu was honoured due to her advocacy for women’s health with major interest in cancer care, establishment of the first high tech radio-diagnostic centre in Abuja and subsequently the medical cancer foundation known for creating awareness, funding diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients in Nigeria.
As a champion of girl child education in Kebbi State, Bagudu also mentored and sponsored various school programs such as voices for girl child, nursing education, school health clubs with concentration on cancer and sickle cell, menstrual health, VVF, drugs abuse and creative writing.
She also fast tracked the implementation of the CONMESS salary scale for the first time in Kebbi State which worked on with the state NMA.
Receiving the award, Bagudu said despite a resolve to discourage awards, she did not hesitate when the highest body of her profession deemed her fit. She expressed gratitude to her husband, her family, the health team in Kebbi, the Medicaid family and the NMA.
She stated her commitment to continue team work with the Kebbi State health professionals to improve poor indices of the state. Finally, She called on doctors to actively seek political platforms so that they can be a part of policy making at higher levels promising to support those who wish to do so in her locality.
Recall that the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osibajo and Senate President, Bukola Saraki had earlier in the week given assurance that the law stating 1% of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is set aside for Primary Healthcare in Nigeria would be adhered to.
Established in 1951, the Nigerian Medical Association is the largest medical association in the West African sub-region with over 40,000 members from 36 states and about 19,000 in Diaspora.
It’s membership spans six major specialties of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Public Health and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology.