“Our mission is to teach Nigerian women about

effective birth control methods reduce maternal

mortality and avoid overuse of antibiotics

which makes them vulnerable to complications

linked to dysbiosis of the gut microbiota and leads

to growing antimicrobial resistance

Edith Odeh

A Nigerian pharmacist, Edith Odeh,

has two objectives: helping women

to use antibiotics properly and

teaching them about contraception.

That ambition earned her the first

Henri Boulard Award, in 2021.

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