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Kenyan doctor Jemimah Kariuki has been announced the winner of this year's World Health Organization's Director General's Award for Global Health. Dr. Kariuki, a Resident in Obstetrics and Gynaecology based in Nairobi hit global headlines following her efforts to care for pregnant mothers during the Covid-19 pandemic. She stepped up her efforts after an experience where a mother died while trying to seek medical care during the 7pm to 5am Covid-19 curfew period in 2020, leaving behind an infant. (Image: Dr Jemimah Kariuki. Copyright: Â鶹Éç)