Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu

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Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu
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BornMarch 27, 1968 (age 55)
Lagos
Occupation(s)Consultant Pediatrician and Humanitarian
SpouseAbubakar Atiku Bagudu
Children2
Website https://drzainabbagudu.org/

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, ambassador for World Ovarian Cancer Coalition and director at the Board of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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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 [13] 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. [14] [15]

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. [16]

Awards and Recognitions

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