The Chairman of PUNCH Nigeria Limited, Mrs Angela Emuwa, has won the Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Awards for her immense contributions to healthcare development, innovation, and community impact.
Emuwa, one of the daughters of PUNCH’s founding chairman, the late Chief Olu Aboderin, was among 10 outstanding women from across Africa honoured at the third edition of the EWAH Awards, tagged #EWAHAFRO2026 – held on Sunday in Lagos – for her role in deepening access to healthcare in Nigeria.
The organisers said the awards recognised the impact of women in the health sector, gave visibility to their work, and encouraged them to do more to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare system.
Other awardees include the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye; President of the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria, Njide Ndili; Managing Director of Nigeria Health Watch, Viviane Ihekweazu; Chief Executive Officer of Advantage Health Africa, Abimbola Adebakin; Chief Executive Officer of ACT Foundation, Osayi Alile; and a former Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni.
Also honoured were the Chief Executive Officer of Elin Group Limited, Dr Elizabeth Jack-Rich; the Officer-in-Charge of IbuleSoro Basic Health Centre, Adenike Fasawe; the Managing Director of Iwosan Lagoon Ambulatory Service and Iwosan Wellness Centre, Dr Oluwatomi Kogo; and the Founder of Synlab Nigeria, Dr Pamela Jackson-Ajayi.
