Nigeria, April 29 -- Opeola Oluyede-Abegunde has spent over two decades breaking barriers and driving change in Nigeria's public health sector.

Now, as Executive Secretary of the Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), she shares with PREMIUM TIMES how her journey, resilience, and leadership philosophy embody this year's International Women's Day call to "Accelerate Action" - and why empowering women is key to achieving lasting impact

PT: Can you tell us about your professional journey and how you became a CEO?

Mrs Oluyede-Abegunde: Opeola Olanike Oluyede-Abegunde is an experienced public health practitioner with 20+ years of experience in public health programme management.

From 2004 to September 2009, I served as the first Global Fund g...