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Anambra's first lady wins an Africa award for taking health education to doorsteps

Dr Nonye Soludo, first lady of Nigeria's Anambra State, has been named a recipient of the Public Health Innovation Award at the Africa Future Leadership Conference and Awards. Her Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo initiative teaches preventive healthcare, nutrition, fitness, hygiene and menstrual-health education to women, children and young people across the state. She will receive the award at a Lagos ceremony on November 20.

The upbeat factorwarmth — proof that simple health lessons, carried into homes, can earn a continent's applause.
✓ Verified · Voice of Nigeria · 2026-10-10 · Nigeria
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