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Nigerian nun doctor expands rural healthcare

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Nigerian doctor and nun Margaret Oluwafunmilayo Ogunkuade coordinates healthcare, medical outreach and health education for the Sisters of St Michael the Archangel. An obstetrician at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, she also works at Michaelian Catholic Hospital, according to Global Sisters Report.

Sister Margaret Oluwafunmilayo Ogunkuade, a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology in Nigeria, coordinates healthcare for her congregation and organises medical consultations in rural and disadvantaged communities, Global Sisters Report reports. She also works at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, and teaches at the University of Ibadan.

A member of the Sisters of St Michael the Archangel, she also works at Michaelian Catholic Hospital in Moniya, where she lives with other sisters involved in healthcare. In her congregation, she oversees the sisters’ medical needs, health awareness activities and a new health insurance scheme.

Born in south-western Nigeria, Margaret Ogunkuade joined the congregation in 1995. She took her first vows in 1998 and her perpetual vows in 2006. She says her medical training enables her to diagnose and treat patients, while her religious vocation helps her support them with compassion and dignity.

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