Toyin Saraki

As Founder-President of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Mrs. Toyin Saraki is a Nigerian advocate for women’s and children’s health and empowerment, with two decades of advocacy covering reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health; ending gender-based discrimination and violence; and improving education, socio-economic empowerment, and community livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa.

Mrs. Saraki is the Inaugural Global Goodwill Ambassador for the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM); Special Adviser to the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO). She was named by Devex as Universal Health Coverage Global Champion, is the Save the Children Newborn Health Champion for Nigeria; and is a Global Champion for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.