Eleanor Nwadinobi: Meet woman who has been fighting tirelessly for women's rights

- Eleanor Nwadinobi, the president of the Medical Women's International Association for female doctors and dentist, passionately seeks after the welfare of women in Nigeria

- With over 90 country members, the organisation has in its 100 years existence been rescuing vulnerable women from many medical crises

- Eleanor said one of the moments she is proud of was when the organisation was able to get the VAPP Act in 2015

Eleanor Nwadinobi is one of those constantly fighting for Nigerian women’s rights to health and protection in Nigeria.

She is also the president of the Medical Women’s International Association for female doctors and dentists, an organization that has over 90 countries as members.

With the help of her organization, Eleanor always works towards the reduction of maternal mortality, breast and cervical cancer, and other issues affecting women.

She has also worked with so many groups like pregnant women, victims of sexual violence in order to find lasting solutions to their problems.

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In her interview with the media, she said that one of her organisation's greatest achievements was in the passage of the 2015 Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act.

Before the act was passed, the organisation had to engage in a 14-year-activism that also involved other civil agencies and societies.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the United States honoured another Nigerian, Gift Udoh, who reflects the great potentials the country holds.

Udoh is also a 2019 Mandela Washington fellow and the owner of Norinafarms, a company that focuses on the production of chemical-free vegetables in a way that ensures that there is the continuous availability of fresh vegetables.

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Her strong passion for healthy food inspired her vision to go into training rural farmers, youths, and women in growing vegetables devoid of harmful chemicals.

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Some of her aims are to cut down on post-harvest losses farmers usually encounter and engender a world where chemicals are eliminated from vegetable farming. Udoh has also been able to train more than 50 farmers in the act of healthy farming.

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