Akunyili wins US health award...
Former Minister of Information, Prof.
Dora Akunyili, has been honoured with the ‘2013 Healthcare Foundation
Leadership Award’ in the United States, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The award organised by the Hackensack
University Health Network in New Jersey, in collaboration with a
US-based firm with the Nigerian Healthcare Foundation, took place at the
8th Annual Faces of Hope Banquet on Saturday.
Also, Dr. Ambrose Mgbako, a US-based Psychiatrist, was honoured with the 2013 ‘Legacy Humanitarian Award’.
Presenting the award, the Chairman of
Hackensack University Medical Centre, Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp, commended the
former Director-General of the Nigerian National Agency for Food and
Drug Administration and Control for her industry and commitment to
honesty, transparency and selfless service.
He noted that Akunyili’s immense
contribution to the fight against fake medicine in Nigeria and West
African sub-region would always be remembered, particularly her
visionary leadership in health care.
“Akunyili has received more than 600 awards and recognition locally and internationally,” Boscamp stressed.
Akunyili said she regarded the award as special because it came more than four years after she had left office as the DG.
She said, “With this award, I am
encouraged and motivated to work even harder not only in contributing to
the fight against counterfeit medicine but also in the development of
our dear country Nigeria.
“For me to be honoured here today proves
that Nigerians, not only at home but also in the Diaspora, continue to
appreciate my contribution in the fight against counterfeit medicine.”
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