Mrs. Saraki is a highly esteemed global advocate with
decades of work dedicated to women’s and children’s health and empowerment,
ending gender-based violence, and improving lives in sub-Saharan Africa.
In a statement announcing Saraki’s appointment on Wednesday,
Chief executive officer, WHO Foundation, Anil Soni, applauded Mrs Saraki’s
tireless commitment to improving global health through her advocacy work.
Soni said: “I am deeply honoured to have Toyin serve the WHO
Foundation as our first Ambassador for Global Health. Her energy and deep
commitment to educating, advocating and fundraising on behalf of WHOF’s mission
will make a critical difference to global health initiatives. Her
Ambassadorship will enable us to power the vital work of WHO through the Triple
Billion goals for a fairer and more equitable world.”
Reacting to the appointment, Mrs Saraki, who is the wife of
the immediate-past Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, said: “I am delighted
to become the inaugural WHO Foundation Ambassador for Global Health. The WHO
Foundation is a force for good in the global health ecosystem and is driving
catalytic change to overcome today’s most pressing global health challenges. I
look forward to working with the Foundation to propel one of the world’s most
influential global health initiatives forward.”
As Founder-President of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa
(WBFA), Mrs Toyin Saraki is an advocate for women’s and children’s health and
empowerment, with two decades of advocacy covering reproductive, maternal, newborn,
child and adolescent health; ending gender-based discrimination and violence;
and improving education, socio-economic empowerment, and community livelihoods
in sub-Saharan Africa.
She leads Nigeria CSO’s Primary Health Care Revitalisation
Support Coalition, served as the Inaugural Global Goodwill Ambassador for the
International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) 2014-2020, is a Johns Hopkins
Women Advocates For Vaccine Access Champion, and is Special Adviser to the
Independent Advisory Group (IAG) of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO)
Regional Office for Africa (AFRO).
She was named by Devex as Universal Health Coverage Global
Champion, Save the Children Newborn Health Champion for Nigeria; and is a
Global Champion for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood. She was named by Devex as Universal Health
Coverage Global Champion, Save the Children Newborn Health Champion for
Nigeria; and is a Global Champion for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe
Motherhood.
WHO Foundation was established in 2020 as an independent
entity, which complements and strengthens the work of WHO and its global
network of partners by mobilising new funding from diverse sources—including
philanthropists, corporate entities, and the public—to drive innovation and
transform the global health ecosystem.
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