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Mrs. Christiana Virginia Koripamo

Inducted 2005

Mrs. Christiana Virginia Koripamo

Name
Mrs. Christiana Virginia Koripamo
State of Origin
Bayelsa
Zone
South South
Sector of Achievement
Health & Medicine
Profession
Nurse and Midwife
Year of Induction
2005
Posthumous
No

Landmark Achievement

First midwife, maternal healthcare and social advocacy for the girl-child.

Reasons for Induction

Mrs. Christiana Virginia Ayibamieirigha Koripamo, MON (1910–2015), left a profound, multi-decade impact on healthcare, community development, and gender advocacy in the Niger Delta and Nigeria.

Biography

Mrs. Christiana Virginia Ayibamieirigha Koripamo, MON (1910–2015), affectionately known as Mama, was a pioneering Nigerian nurse, midwife, and prominent girl-child advocate from Kaiama, Bayelsa State. For her decades of selfless community healthcare service, she was awarded the national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2005.