The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) was founded in Ibadan in 1976 and registered with the MWIA (The Medical Women’s International Association) at it’s 10th congress in Tokyo, Japan in the same year. Since then 27 state branches have been formed as an affiliate of the MWIA, MWAN has consultative status with the Economic Emergency Fund and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, Liaison is maintained with the planned Parenthood Federation, the International Council of Women, amongst others.
“Matrisanimo curant" meaning “Healing with the LOVE of a mother”
Dr Adesuwa Urhoghide
2019 -2021 Biennium
(The COVID 19 pandemic President)
The president who initiated the development of the website during her biennium.
MWAN Edo present at the commissioning of the Lily Hospital Covid Testing Centre.
MWAN Edo was present at the commissioning of the Lily Hospital Covid Testing Centre. Present was the President Dr Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin, Sec Dr Nkemdilim Okonji, PRO Dr Julia Maduemezia, The CMD of Lily Hospital Dr Chudi Ochuba, Commissioner of Health Dr Patrick Okundia. The centre was commissioned by the Executive Governor of Edo State, His […]
MWAN Edo Commemorates the International day for the girl
MWAN Edo Commemorates the International day for the girl child with the theme : Our Time is Now! Our Rights! Our Future. Sanitary pads and dustbins were given out to the school girls in Benin city and Iruekpen after talk on health hygiene and the theme for the day was given.
MWAN Edo celebrates World Sight Day
World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. This year’s World Sight Day, October 8, 2020 has the theme; *Hope in Sight.* To celebrate this event, MWAN Edo in partnership with Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria, Edo state chapter […]
MWAN Edo Commemorates World Menstrual Hygiene
Mwan Edo Commemorates World Menstrual Hygiene day May 28th 2021. 43 Mwan Edo members visited 22 schools and gave Menstrual Hygiene talk, donated MWAN Edo Menstruation matters question and answers books and Pads (To schools in Irrua). Sanitary box was also donated to Standard Secondary school Irrua. Next week, the remaining 78 schools in Edo […]
Dr Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin, President MWAN Edo visits the Forensic & DNA Analysis center in UNIBEN
MWAN Edo led by the President Dr Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin, paid a visit to the Forensic & DNA Analysis center in UNIBEN, headed by Dr Eddy Ehikhamenor. The Forensic & DNA analysis center is a world’s class center that investigates cases and trains first-degree holders in any field on Forensic & DNA analysis. The next semester […]
Commissioner for Digital Economy joins the advocacy campaign for oral health
The Commissioner for Digital Economy joining the advocacy campaign for oral health with Dr Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin.
Highlights of the BGM
The highlight of the BGM, the swearing in of the new National MWAN Exco and Dinner night. Our own Immediate Past President Dr Adesuwa Urhoghide-Edigin emerged as the National Internal Auditor and Chairman National MWAN Dental Commitee. The exco is led Dr Rosemary Ogu. Congratulations to the new team and we wish them a successful […]
Mwan Edo: International day for Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
Mwan Edo: International day for Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation February 6th 2021 FGM is a practice whose origin and significance is shrouded in secrecy, uncertainty and confusion. It is defined as all procedures which involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. FGM is an unhealthy traditional […]
MWAN Edo Advocacy on GBV
1) MWAN Edo is advocating for the police to send all the DPOs in all the police stations and all their medical doctors to undergo training in forensic & DNA analysis center. 2) Advocating for the government and police to have DNA database in every police station for sex offenders. 3) Advocating for CCTV cameras […]
