Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu Explained

Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu
Birth Date:March 27, 1968 (age 55)
Birth Place:Lagos
Occupation:Cancer advocate and pediatrician
Spouse:Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
Website:https://drzainabbagudu.org/
Children:2

Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu (born 27 March 1968) is a global cancer advocate with interest in women's health,[1] Founder of MedicAid Cancer Foundation, she advocates for cancer awareness by providing training for healthcare workers, supports the screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients in Nigeria.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] She is a contributor/columnist at Blueprint Newspaper[7] She is also consultant pediatrician.

Early life and education

Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu was born on born 27 March 1968 in Lagos to her mother Rakiya Shinkafi and her father Umaru Shinkafi, a former police officer[8] She had her elementary education in Queens College Lagos and graduated in 1984, she went to Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and obtained an MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine). She obtained a Masters in Pediatrics, Diploma in tropical child health and membership of the Royal college of Pediatrics and Child health in London.[9] [10]

Family life

Bagudu is married to Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Nigerian minister of budget and national planning and former governor of Kebbi State, she is blessed with two children.[11]

Cancer advocacy and philanthropy

Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, founder of the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, has dedicated over 15 years to advancing cancer awareness and support, particularly focusing on its impact on women and children in Nigeria.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] Since the foundation's establishment, her efforts have reached a large number of people through various outreach initiatives, including an annual one million-walk away cancer awareness march in Nigeria and awareness march goes with social media campaign called #WalkAwayCancer and has organized numerous free diagnostic screenings and provided free cancer treatment to many individuals through her programs.[19] [20] [21] [22]

Bagudu serves on the board of directors for the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)[23] and the advisory board of the Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC).[24] She is a member of the Nigerian Cancer Society and the American Society for Clinical Oncology. She also contributes to global cancer awareness through the WHO's Global Breast Cancer Initiative Technical Working Group and serves as an Ambassador for World Ovarian Cancer Coalition.[25] [26] [27]

Awards and recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-04-26 . Cancer Is Killing Women in the Global South at Higher Rates. This Doctor is Fighting Unequal Care. . 2024-05-21 . Global Citizen . en.
  2. Web site: Biriowo . Kazeem . 2023-10-03 . How we're fighting cancer in Nigeria — Medicaid . 2024-04-05 . Tribune Online . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Edema . Grace . 2024-03-08 . Ex-gov's wife seeks more awareness in tackling cancer . 2024-04-05 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2019-10-25 . Cancer: Bagudu's wife to lead largest cancer awareness walk in Abuja . 2024-04-05 . Blueprint Newspapers Limited . en-US.
  5. Web site: Waging Old Cancer War on a New Frontier . 2024-04-05 . www.thisdaylive.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2021-10-09 . Medicaid Cancer Foundation Continues Annual Cancer Walk . 2024-04-05 . The Guardian Nigeria News . en-US.
  7. Web site: Shinkafi-Bagudu . Zainab . 2021-10-20 . Stemming the search for greener pastures by Nigerian healthcare professionals . 2024-04-05 . Blueprint Newspapers Limited . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2016-07-06 . Obituary: Umaru Shinkafi, the chief spy who foresaw Buhari's coup in 1983 and resigned . 2023-09-01 . TheCable . en-US.
  9. Web site: Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu Authors . 2024-01-08 . www.devex.com.
  10. Web site: Breaking barriers through partnerships: Experiences from a first lady, health practitioner and Founder of a cancer body . 2024-03-28 . International Women's Day . en.
  11. Web site: A First Lady's unstoppable passion brought to life through partnership . 2023-11-20 . www.roche.com . en.
  12. Web site: Adejoro . Lara . 2023-02-02 . Nigeria records 10,000 cancer cases in 33 days – Bagudu . 2024-07-28 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  13. Shinkafi-Bagudu . Zainab . June 2024 . Renewed Commitments to Eliminate Cervical Cancer: What This Means for Low- and Middle-Income Countries . JCO Global Oncology . en . 10 . 10.1200/GO.24.00147 . 2687-8941. free .
  14. Web site: 2022-09-19 . 80% of Children Diagnosed of Cancer Die in Nigeria, Says Zainab Bagudu . 2024-07-28 . Arise News . en-US.
  15. Web site: Cancer advocacy and fundraising in Nigeria . 2024-07-28 . ecancer.org . en.
  16. Web site: 2024-07-25 . Cancer control in low- and middle-income countries: a Nigerian perspective . 2024-07-28 . www.lshtm.ac.uk . en.
  17. Web site: My Foundation Has Spent About $1m to Save over 200,000 Cancer Patients, Says Kebbi Gov’s Wife . 2024-07-28 . www.thisdaylive.com.
  18. Web site: 2024-12-07 . Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu – Rape and Sexual Violence . 2024-07-26 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Bot Verification . 2024-07-28 . nannews.ng.
  20. Web site: 2024-07-25 . Cancer control in low- and middle-income countries: a Nigerian perspective . 2024-07-26 . www.lshtm.ac.uk . en.
  21. Web site: Cancer: Bagudu Seeks Partnerships With Academic Institutions, Healthcare Providers to Curb Disease . 2024-07-28 . www.thisdaylive.com.
  22. Web site: Focus on Africa - WHO calls for fairer access to cervical cancer vaccines . 2024-07-28 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB.
  23. Web site: 2022-2024 Board of Directors and President-elect . 2024-07-26 . www.uicc.org . en.
  24. Web site: Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu . 2024-07-28 . en-US.
  25. Web site: 2023-05-02 . World Ovarian Cancer Coalition appoints Bagudu as global ambassador . 2024-07-28 . dailytrust.com . en-US.
  26. Web site: 2023-04-25 . Global Ambassadors . 2024-07-26 . World Ovarian Cancer Coalition . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2024-05-21 . Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: I am deeply honored to join the imPACT review of cancer control in Nigeria . 2024-07-28 . oncodaily.com . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2018-05-07 . Nigerian Medical Association confers Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu with Distinguished Service Merit Award . 2024-03-28 . BellaNaija . en-US.
  29. Web site: 2018-05-15 . Wife of Kebbi governor, Zainab Bagudu, bags NMA merit award . 2024-03-28 . The Guardian Nigeria News . en-US.
  30. Web site: 2017-02-20 . Wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Zainab Bagudu bags Silverbird Man of the Year "Special Achievement award" . 2024-03-28 . BellaNaija . en-US.
  31. Web site: Zainab Bagudu, CEO of Medicaid Cancer Foundation receives Recognition Award in the US . 2024-03-28 . www.thisdaylive.com . en.

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