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Biography of Dora Akinyili, life and career.
Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili (OFR) was born in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria on the 14th of July to Chief & Mrs Paul Young Edemobi.
Is dora akunyili dead and company They said she had a growth and needed surgery. Akunyili, then 44, decided to travel to the United States, first to get a second opinion and then undergo the prescribed surgery. During pre-surgery check-up in the US, the doctors told her the Nigerian doctors had made a wrong diagnosis and that she did not need any surgery. It was said to be a minor issue that medication would solve. She thanked the doctors and, to their surprise, said she was going to return the money meant for the surgery to PTF.She was a devout Catholic and was happily married to Dr. J.C. Akunyili, a Medical Practitioner and they were
blessed with six children and three grandchildren. Her hobbies included reading, writing, cooking and travelling. She spoke Igbo and English fluently.She died in an India Hospital on June 7, after a long battle with Cancer at the age of 59 years.
Prof.
Akunyili, was an internationally renowned Pharmacist, Pharmacologist, Erudite Scholar, Seasoned Administrator, and a visionary leader.
She has served her country in numerous strategic positions including as Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Federal Minister of Information and Communication.
Dora Akunyili had her early elementary Education at St.
Patrick?s Primary School, Isuofia, Anambra State in and proceeded to Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Nsukka, Enugu State in and finished with honours.
These exceptional results in the First School Leaving Certificate, and W.A.S.C.
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H , Enugu State. In , she became a Graduate Assistant in the FaU. In , she became a Senior Lecturer and in , she was made a Consultant Pharmacologist at the College of Medicine. F , coordinating projects funded by profits from oil in Nigeria's South Eastern States. Akunyili had a special motivation for attacking the country's counterfeit drug problem [ 11 ] and this is because, in , she had watched her sister aged 21, die after being given injections of fake insulin as part of regular diabetes treatment.earned her the Eastern Nigerian Government Post Primary Scholarship and the Federal Government of Nigeria Undergraduate Scholarship. She obtained her First Degree in Pharmacology (Hons) in and her PhD in from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Professor Akunyili was a Post Doctorate Fellow of University of London and a Fellow of the West African Post Graduate College of Pharmacists.
She was a Post Doctorate Fellow of University of London, Fellow of the West African Post Graduate College of Pharmacists, Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and member of other learned societies, a few of which are New York Academy of Science, International Narcotics Control Board, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Expert Committee, Association for African Medicinal Plant Standards (AAMPS), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), and International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD)..
Dora Akunyili has enjoyed many academic awards and recognitions.
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Dead and company sphere The Akunyili family has officially confirmed the death today in India of Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili. She was A statement signed by former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, on behalf of the family, said she died at 10 a. Nigerian time in a Specialist Cancer Hospital following a two-year battle with the disease.Dora Akunyili was appointed Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria from April Here she recorded outstanding success. Prior to her appointment, food and drug regulation in Nigeria was chaotic. All manner of adulterated, fake and substandard food and drugs were dumped into Nigeria resulting in over 60 percent of fake drugs in circulation.
When she assumed office, she brought in a new culture of excellence and honesty to NAFDAC and the entire Nigerian public service.
As a result, the level of fake and counterfeit drugs in circulation dropped to percent with vast improvement in the food and other regulated sectors.
A commentator in a national newspaper once wrote, ?The NAFDAC Director General is a revolutionary.
She has not only changed NAFDAC, she has also changed the pharmaceutical industry in the country.?
From December ? December , she worked as the Honourable Minister of Information and Communications, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
As the Honourable Minister, Prof. Akunyili anchored the Re-branding Nigeria Project driven by the slogan, Nigeria Good People, Great Nation.
The programme was conceived as an internal process to address Nigeria?s negative image both at home and abroad.
Dora has proved her versatility in all areas of human endeavour as she also ventured into politics when she aspired to serve her own people in Anambra State as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
She has gained both local and international recognition and has won numerous awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights.
Dora Akunyili contested for the Senatorial seat for Anambra central in Anambra State under the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance(APGA) in the April elections but was defeated by Chris Ngige of Action Congress of Nigeria.
She thereafter sent a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission disputing the result.
After her appointment as Director General of NAFDAC in April , Dora Akunyili?s major aim and priority was to eliminate counterfeit drugs and unsafe food.
Prior to her tenure at NAFDAC, fake and substandard foods and drugs were sold in Nigeria without any form of regulation.
She was disheartened that Nigerians were using fake drugs to fight deadly diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis, with no result. Although Dora Akunyili faced a major threat to her personal safety and her life in her struggle to combat the issue of fake drugs, she never relented, she was courageous to the end of her tenure as the NAFDAC boss.
She was a senior lecturer and consultant pharmacologist at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu campus, before she became the NAFDAC boss.
Akunyili started her career working as a hospital pharmacist from , at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, after which she ventured into academics and became senior research assistant in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNN from In the university system, she made steady progress and rose from Lecturer I in until she became senior lecturer in She transferred to the Faculty of Medicine, UNN in , where she was made a consultant pharmacologist in , a post she held until April 12, Because of her love for education and care for the young, she was a part-time lecturer at the west African postgraduate School of pharmacists Lagos, Nigeria from to
Dora Akunyili?s was prepared for her administrative duties as the NAFDAC boss after her position as the zonal secretary of the Petroleum Special Trust Fund (PTF), coordinating projects in the five zones of the Southeastern States of Nigeria (Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo States).
She also served as a Supervisor for Agriculture and a Member of the Caretaker Committee for her Local Government, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State from to From to , Akunyili served as a member of State's Hospitals Management Board and State Advisory Council for Women Commission both in Anambra State of Nigeria.
Internationally, as Director General of NAFDAC, Prof.
Akunyili was appointed Chairman of West African Drug Regulatory Agencies Network (WADRAN) in March and as Vice Chairman of the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (IMPACT) in November
As a Scientist and a Scholar, she presented over 20 research papers in various local and International Scientific Conferences, and published a book and 18 Journal Articles.
Dead and company members Late Dr. Dora Nkem Akunyili who died today 5 years ago after losing battle to cancer spoke on citizenship, corruption and hope for Nigeria. In Dora came to the forefront of the fight against drug counterfeiters in Nigeria after losing her sister Vivian to death following use of fake insulin injection. Women Radio May her soul continue to rest peacefully in the Lord.She supervised PhD and Masters candidates in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and U.N.N. respectively both in Nigeria. Even as the Director General of NAFDAC, Dr. Akunyili found time to supervise six Postgraduate students in the College of Medicine U.N.N. She was also Chief Examiner in Pharmacology for 3rd M.B.B.S College of Medicine, Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria.
Akunyili was also a very active member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (P.S.N.)
Her funeral, which took place on the 27th and 28th of August was attended by many dignitries within Nigeria and abroad including President Goodluck Jonathan and former military head of state Gen.
Yakubu Gowon.
Dora Akunyili was laid to rest in Agulu in Anambra State.
For her industry and commitment to the values of honesty, transparency and selfless service, Prof. Akunyili has received over six hundred Awards and Recognitions locally and internationally, notably among which are: ? Conferment with the National Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) and Recognition as an Icon of Hope for Nigerians by President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo(); Person of the Year Award by Silverbird Communications (); Nigeria?s Five Greatest Living Legends Award by Silverbird Group and Vanguard Media (Dec.
); Recognition as Nigerian Woman of Distinction during the Nigeria 50 Independence Anniversary Celebration (Sept.
); and as Minister of the Year by Nigeria Royalty Award (Dec. ).