Happy birthday Shola @sholly_oj! Wishing you continued good health, happiness, and success in all that you do!

#Cousin #Aburo #HappyBirthday ...

As global leaders convene in Davos, Switzerland, for the @WorldEconomicForum Annual Meeting 2026 under the theme A Spirit of Dialogue, the need for inclusive, cross-sector engagement on the defining challenges of our time has never been clearer.

As a @BayerOfficial Sustainability Council Member and a WEF Champion of the Global Alliance for Women’s Health, I am grateful to Bayer for the invitation to engage with the roundtable Empowering Health: How Innovative Finance Drives Consumer Health and Self-Care Adoption, convened in partnership with @GoalsHouse, although I was unable to be there in person this year. The roundtable rightly centred on how innovative financing instruments, including blended finance, catalytic capital and health value bonds, can unlock scale for self-care solutions while safeguarding equity, sustainability and accountability.

Through the work of my @WellbeingAfrica Foundation, we have consistently observed that self-care is a fundamental driver of effective primary healthcare, supporting prevention, early action and continuity of care, particularly for women and communities facing the greatest barriers to access. When individuals are empowered to manage their health, health systems are better positioned to allocate resources strategically, improve outcomes and respond effectively to emerging pressures.

These conversations reflect the WEF’s 2026 emphasis on investing in people, advancing responsible innovation and strengthening cooperation across divides. Advancing self-care at scale will require deliberate collaboration across public, private and philanthropic sectors, ensuring that innovation delivers measurable, lasting benefit for those who need it most.

#WEF26 
#ASpiritOfDialogue
#InvestInPeople 
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As the @WorldEconomicForum Annual Meeting 2026 takes place this week in Davos, I welcome the @UNFPA-led side event Invest in Health, Invest in People: Corporate Action for Workplace Wellbeing and the launch of the inaugural Annual Report of the Coalition for Reproductive Justice in Business, convened at InTent, Hotel National.

Although I was unable to be present, I am grateful to @UNFPA, and in particular to Ms Diene Keita, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, for the invitation to contribute as an Opening Speaker, and to our longstanding partners @FerringPharmaceuticals and Coalition stakeholders for advancing a rigorous, evidence-based case for corporate investment in women’s health as a driver of productivity, workforce participation, and long-term economic value.

The Coalition’s work rightly positions sexual and reproductive health and rights in the workplace not as discretionary benefits, but as high-return investments that reduce absenteeism, improve retention, and strengthen human capital across global value chains. This framing is essential to aligning business strategy, ESG priorities, and public policy in an increasingly competitive global economy.

Through my @WellbeingAfrica Foundation, we have long advanced women’s health as both a national and economic priority, and we look forward to continued collaboration with the Coalition, especially as the report provides a practical blueprint for translating commitment into measurable outcomes for people, businesses, and economies.

#WEF26
#InvestInHealthInvestInPeople
#WorkplaceWellbeing
#WellbeingForAll ...

With deep sadness, we mourn the passing of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh (Dr.) Muhammad Bashir Salihu.

He devoted his life to service and spiritual leadership in Ilorin, guiding generations through scholarship, wisdom, and humility. His counsel and teachings strengthened faith, unity, and moral clarity, leaving a lasting legacy within the community.

May Almighty Allah accept his decades of service, grant him Al-Jannatul Firdaus, and comfort his family, the Ilorin Emirate, and the entire Muslim Ummah. Ameen. ...

Today on #ArmedForcesRemembranceDay, I join Nigerians across our country and in the diaspora in honouring the sacrifice and commitment of the men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces who gave their lives in the defence of our nation and its enduring stability.

Their service reflects discipline, courage, and duty across generations. We remember with respect those who did not return, and we hold close the families whose lives continue to carry this legacy, marked by strength, dignity, and contribution to national life.

At the @WellbeingAfrica Foundation, we are reminded that national security is deeply intertwined with human security. The wellbeing of a nation is expressed through the health, mental wellbeing, and sustained care extended to those who serve, to veterans, to widows and children, and to communities carrying the long-term impact of conflict.

We hold in our prayers all those currently serving on the frontline, entrusted with the protection of our peace and our future.

#AFRD2026
#ThankASoldier
#WellbeingForAll ...

As a @WorldEconomicForum Champion of the Global Alliance for Women’s Health, I welcome the transition of #WEF’s Women’s Health Impact Tracking Platform WHIT to the Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health GloW @glownus at @NUS_singapore Medicine.

As one of the 70-plus experts who contributed to the consultations that shaped WHIT, I am encouraged to see the platform move into its next phase. This transition is central to the long-term sustainability of WHIT, securing the institutional stewardship, governance, and continuity required for lasting global impact.

Developed by the Forum’s Global Alliance for Women’s Health in collaboration with the @McKinsey Health Institute, WHIT translates complex datasets into clear, usable insights, creating a unified evidence base for policy, advocacy, research, and funding.

By tracking progress across efficacy, care delivery, and data, WHIT helps illuminate where gains are being made and where persistent gaps remain.

Through my work with the @WellbeingAfrica Foundation, I have seen how the availability of robust, comparable data strengthens accountability, informs investment, and accelerates progress in women’s health, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. What remains under-measured relative to burden is too often under-prioritised.

Platforms such as WHIT are therefore critical to closing the women’s health gap and accelerating data-driven action globally.

Read more about the transition using the link in my bio.

#ClosingTheWomensHealthGap
#WEF26 #DataForEquity
#WellbeingForAll ...

Across Nigeria, air pollution continues to undermine health in ways that are cumulative, preventable, and deeply unequal. Evidence synthesised by the @WHO identifies exposure to polluted air as a major environmental risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, and adverse maternal and newborn outcomes, with impacts that accumulate across the life course.

This burden is driven in large part by tobacco exposure and household air pollution from polluting cooking fuels. Millions of households rely on solid fuels and kerosene for daily cooking, resulting in repeated inhalation of fine particulate matter and toxic gases within domestic environments. Sustained exposure impairs lung development and function, increases the risk of #COPD, and contributes to severe respiratory illness, particularly among women and young children.

At my @WellbeingAfrica Foundation, clean air is recognised as a foundational determinant of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health. Healthy pregnancies, safe births, and thriving childhoods cannot be achieved where toxic air exposure is normalised. This is why access to clean cookstoves and modern household energy is central to protecting women and children, reducing preventable respiratory disease, and advancing prevention, equity, and long-term human development.

Silent killers persist where exposure is tolerated and action is delayed. With no safe level of air pollution, progress depends on coordinated leadership across government, healthcare, and development partners, anchored in evidence-based policy, clean household energy transitions, and effective tobacco control. These system-wide actions are essential to reducing preventable disease, strengthening health systems, and securing the wellbeing of future generations.

📸: @HuffPost, The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, & Healthy Indoor Air #UNGA80

#SilentKillers
#AirQuality
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As we move into the opening days of 2026, the World Health Organization’s reflection on the milestones of 2025 offers a steady and encouraging signal for global health. In a year shaped by funding constraints, geopolitical strain, and sustained pressure on scientific institutions, the @WHO demonstrated that cooperation grounded in evidence continues to deliver results for people and communities worldwide. Progress across disease elimination, expanded vaccination, emergency preparedness, and the adoption of the first Pandemic Agreement shows what is possible when multilateralism, science, and shared responsibility remain central to decision-making.

At my @WellbeingAfrica Foundation, these global milestones closely reflect our work across Nigeria, Africa and in fragile and humanitarian settings. From respectful maternity care and midwifery strengthening to community-based primary health care, immunisation, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene, and health systems accountability, the evidence consistently points to strengthening women’s health, and upskilling and resourcing frontline health workers as the foundation of robust, high-functioning health systems. 

As 2026 begins, our focus remains on translating global commitments into delivery on the ground, protecting hard-won gains, and accelerating action for women, newborns, adolescents, and families. With science, solutions and solidarity, we can build a healthier, safer and more hopeful future for everyone.

#HealthyBeginnings
#HopefulFutures
#WellbeingForAll ...

As we begin a new year and step into the first Monday and work week of January, I welcome the New Year babies already born into our world, and honour the midwives whose dedication and skill made their safe arrival possible.

Behind every safe birth is a midwife, delivering life-saving, respectful maternal and newborn care, often through nights, holidays, and moments when the world is at rest. Throughout the festive season, midwives have remained at the frontlines, safeguarding women and newborns at one of life’s most vulnerable moments. Their contribution is often unseen, yet indispensable, and it must be protected, prioritised, and sustained.

At the @WellbeingAfrica Foundation, we remain committed to advancing quality maternal healthcare by supporting midwives, nurses, doctors, and health workers, reinforcing health systems, and ensuring every woman can access safe and equitable care delivered by trained and valued professionals.

On this first #MaternalMonday of 2026, #WBFA honours midwives everywhere whose expertise saves lives and secures healthier futures for families and communities.

#MidwivesMatter 
#WellbeingForAll ...

Eva Schloss understood, perhaps better than most, that human dignity is the birthright of every individual. She moved through the world as living memory, gentle in manner yet resolute in purpose. From the gravest chapters of history, she chose truth and education, carrying them with conviction and grace.

When we shared a stage at the Women: Inspiration and Enterprise WIE Symposium in London, held for International Women’s Day in 2012, her presence spoke volumes. There was a calm authority about her, guided by moral clarity. She reminded us that leadership is shaped by conscience, and that our shared humanity must always be upheld.

Eva did more than tell her story. She entrusted it to us, placing a responsibility on each generation to confront intolerance, to resist indifference, and to safeguard the dignity of others.

Though she has now departed this world, her legacy remains alive in the values she lived by and the responsibility she left with us all. May her memory continue to guide us toward justice, compassion, and peace. ...

On this Christmas Eve, as families gather and lights glow across homes and communities, there is a shared sense of calm and warmth.

This sacred evening carries a special grace as it heralds the birth of Christ, our Saviour, an expectancy that anchors the season in faith, promise, and love. It is a time of comfort and connection, marked by joy and a gentle optimism for the days ahead.

As we look toward Christmas Day, may this spirit remain with us, renewing our hearts and guiding our hopes.

Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful and blessed Christmas Eve.

#ChristmasEve
#CelebratingHisBirth
#GratefulForHisGrace
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