Matilda Kerry

Matilda Kerry is a Nigerian physician, television host and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) in 2000 and in 2001 she handed over to Agbani Darego who won Miss World International Beauty Contest. She currently a co-host on the Nigerian version of The Doctors.[citation needed]

Education

Kerry attended Federal Girls College, Benin, where she obtained her WAEC certificate. Following her secondary education, she gained admission into the University of Lagos to study Medicine and Surgery. She also holds a master's degree in public health and is a member of the West African College of Public Health Physicians, and a Sexuality Leadership Development Fellow.

Career

Kerry graduated from the University of Lagos in 2006, and now practices medicine, specialising in community medicine. She is president of the George Kerry Life foundation, a foundation that gives awareness about non-communicable diseases (NCD's).

She is part of the Young African Leaders Initiative, a flagship program of President Barack Obama. In 2016, she was a Mandela Washington fellow, where she joined 1000 other young African leaders in Washington DC for the Presidential summit in 2016 to strategise on moving Africa forward.

Publications

Kerry has publications that included:

Acceptance of human papillomavirus self-testing in cervical cancer prevention among rural Nigerian women.

Life After an Autism Diagnosis: The Ultimate Guide to Home Proofing for your Autistic Child.

References

  1. ↑ Telegraph, New (18 September 2021). "Being a mother is hard, I'm learning to be patient – Ex-MBGN, Dr Matilda Kerry". New Telegraph. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship". www.arsrc.org. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Matilda Kerry | Docsays". www.docsays.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Okogba, Emmanuel (23 May 2017). "Nigerian women are becoming too busy to seek healthcare — Dr. Matilda Kerry-Osazuwa". Vanguard News. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  5. ↑ I am not conscious of fashion –Matilda Kerry Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "GEORGE KERRY LIFE FOUNDATION". GEORGE KERRY LIFE FOUNDATION. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Matilda Nkechiye Kerry". IREX. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Matilda Kerry, Ifeoma Okafor, Alero Roberts, Tope Olubodun, Mobolanle Balogun, Omolara Oyadotun, Awofeso Opeyemi, Uzoamaka Igwilo, Damilola Akinsulire, Ugonna Igwilo (2025). "Acceptance of human papillomavirus self-testing in cervical cancer prevention among rural Nigerian women". Archive of Oncology. 32 (1): 3–11 – via researchgate.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Matilda Kerry (2022). "Life After an Autism Diagnosis: The Ultimate Guide to Home Proofing for your Autistic Child". amazon. Retrieved 5 October 2026.