Buhari receives president of international women organisation

Buhari receives president of international women organisation

- President Buhari has met Dr Eleanor Nwadinobi at the State House

- Nwadinobi is the president of Medical Women International Association

- Also, she is the first president of the association in its 100 years of existence

President Muhammadu Buhari has received in audience Dr Eleanor Nwadinobi, the first Nigerian ever elected as president of Medical Women International Association. She was received at the State House, Abuja.

Nwadinobi is the first president in its 100 years of existence.

Recall that Legit.ng had reported that 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.

Buhari receives president of international women organisation
Nwadinobi is the president of Medical Women International Association: Credit: Presidency.
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With the help of her organization, Eleanor always works towards the reduction of maternal mortality, breast and cervical cancer, and other issues affecting women.

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

Also, Legit.ng had also 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.

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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Meanwhile, in another development, President Muhammadu Buhari has set up a committee with a mandate to make a quick assessment of the impact of coronavirus on the country's economy.

The president. according to reports, asked the committee to urgently evaluate the effect of the virus on the economy, especially as it affects the prices of crude oil.

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