Meet the Women Sowing Senegal’s Future

Margaret Ilomuanya lectures on Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Lagos, but her PhD and other professional credentials were of little use when she needed to buy essential drugs in Nigeria during COVID-19. After imports of pharmaceutical products slowed to a halt, “I was not able to buy a specific brand of anti-hypertensive medication for one of my aunts for almost three months,” Ilomuanya said. “We were able to obtain an alternative, but for many others some medications that were not available may have resulted in dire health consequences.”