Buhari Congratulates Funmi Adewara For Winning World Bank SDGs Award

 President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday congratulated Dr.

Funmi Adewara, a United Kingdom-based Nigerian medical

doctor, on winning the World Bank Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs) and Her Global Award 2020.

The president, according to a statement by his spokesman,

Mr. Femi Adesina, said Adewara by the feat, hoisted

Nigeria’s flag proudly in the international arena once again.

The statement said the award came at the time the

president, in his independence anniversary broadcast on

October 1, applauded Nigerian professionals at home and

abroad for ranking among the very best in the world.

“Dr. Adewara is one of the seven winners of the award

globally, among 2,400 women, a feat that President Buhari

describes as ‘an attestation once again of the stuff

Nigerian professionals are made of.’

“The president praises the University of Ibadan and

Cambridge University trained medical doctor for her

illustrious work in promoting access to healthcare for the

world’s population in line with SDG 3 that seeks to ensure

healthy lives and promote well-being of all ages.

“Dr. Adewara is Chief Executive Officer of Africa’s first fully

integrated telehealth startup leveraging technology in

harnessing diaspora and local doctors through a secure

electronic medical record and video software


,” the

statement added.

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