Dr Awele Elumelu: Pioneering Healthcare in Lagos
Dr Awele V. Elumelu, OFR, is a trained medical doctor who earned her MBBS degree from the University of Benin. In 2013, she founded Avon Medical, a 50-bed multispecialty healthcare facility in Lagos, and established Avon Healthcare Limited, a health maintenance organization (HMO) in Nigeria.
Her advocacy and contributions to healthcare led to her appointment as Private Sector Champion for Immunisation in Africa by Gavi in 2018. In recognition of her sustained contributions to Nigeria's healthcare sector and her commitment to entrepreneurship development through the Tony Elumelu Foundation, which she co-founded with her husband, billionaire businessman Tony Elumelu, she was awarded the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 2023.
In 2026, she was named a TIME100 Philanthropy honouree, joining influential philanthropists worldwide.
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