Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Kebbi State | |
| Assumed role 29 May 2015 | |
| President | Abubakar Atiku Bagudu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zainab Shinkafi |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | APC |
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu is the first lady of Kebbi State in Northern Nigeria, a paediatric Consultant, a cancer control advocate, and the founder of Medicaid Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit that provides support to guide people through the cancer experience & brings every hand together to fight cancer. She is the medical director of Medicaid Radio-Diagnostic Center, based in Abuja Nigeria.
Early life and education[edit]
Zainab was born to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Umaru and Rakiya Shinkafi in Sokoto. She is the eldest of 5 children. She is married to Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu,the governor of Kebbi State, in the northern Nigeria.
Career[edit]
In 2002, Zainab set up and headed the Paediatric[1] Unit of Garki Hospital with a pioneering Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
After successfully managing the unit, she established Medicaid Radio-diagnostics Abuja In 2009. In response to needs that were made more apparent by results from the diagnostic centre, she founded Medicaid Cancer[2] Foundation. The foundation creates awareness, prevention, treatment and diagnosis of Cancers across the country. The Medicaid Cancer Foundation has sponsored treatment over 300 cancer patients and over 10,000 screenings.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu – WARIF". WARIF. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ↑ "Achieving Health and Wellness in your 20s and 30s". She Leads Africa | #1 destination for young African ambitious women. 16 May 2016.
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