The War Against Counterfeit Medicine
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In this innovative and intimate memoir, a daughter tells the story of her Mother, Dora Akunyili, a Pan-African hero who faced down misogyny and battled corruption in Nigeria. Inspired by the African philosophy of Ubuntu - the importance of community over the individual - and outraged by injustice, Dora Akunyili took on fraudulent drug manufacturers whose products killed millions, including her sis..
Waziri Adio served as the Executive Secretary of NEITI between February 2016 and February 2021, an experience that he has documented in this book. Prior to working in NEITI, he had held senior positions in various organisations ranging from editorial page editor, columnist and editorial board member at Thisday newspapers, to Special Adviser to the President of the Senate, Communication Specialist ..
