Medicaid Cancer Foundation
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu
Board Member UICC
Dr. Bagudu, is a Paediatrician and health advocate, with a focus on cancer. _x000D_
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In 2009, she started the Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF), a Non profit for cancer control. The foundation has raised over 2 million US Dollars to address gaps in cancer care in Nigeria._x000D_
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She is serving a 3rd term on the board of the Union for International Cancer Control, and Chairs the First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC), coalition in Nigeria. As First Lady, she implemented programs in immunization, girl-child education and the economic empowerment of women.