Toyin Saraki Flies High As She Becomes WHO Special Adviser


Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Ojora Saraki, has been named the special adviser to the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO).

The appointment was made earlier this month by WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti. Mrs. Saraki’s first engagement in the new role will take place at the 3rd meeting of the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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She said: “I welcome the Advisory Group meeting’s focus on the health of women, children and adolescents as flagship indicators for Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) progress.

She added

“The experience I have gained as Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, working closely with our midwives on the front line, as part of the global Every Woman Every Child Strategy to end all preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths, including stillbirths, by 2030, will inform my advice to the WHO.”





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