President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr Funmi Adewara, a UK-based Nigerian Medical Doctor on winning World Bank SDGs And Her Global Award 2020.
The president, conveyed his congratulations through his spokesman, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday saying that this feat has hoisted Nigeria’s flag proudly in the international arena once again.
He praised 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 the well-being of all ages.
The previous day, the President had praised Nigerian professionals home and abroad, whom he said ranked among the very best in the world. He applauded them through his National Day broadcast.
Adewara is one of the seven winners of the award globally, among 2,400 women.
Buhari described this feat as “an attestation once again of the stuff Nigerian professionals are made of.”
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.
