The Chief Executive Ofϐicer, Myrtle Healthcare, Tamuno Tonte Abban has bagged the prestigious award of Iconic Woman in Global Health at the just concluded African Iconic Women Recognition Awards (AIWRA)
She was honoured along with the Minister of Women Affairs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, First Lady of Enugu State, Her Excellency, Nkechinyere Iheoma Mbah and several other dignitaries.
The award is in recognition of her firm, Myrtle Healthcare’s role in pioneering one of the best privately owned Healthcare Companies in the UK while also utilizing innovative modern technologies and best practices in British and global healthcare sector.
It is one of the series of awards she and her organization has received in recent months. Earlier, she was conferred with Professional Health honour while her Myrtle Healthcare made the list of top 100 emerging global businesses 2025.
Organised by FDN Projects, owners of Face of Democracy Nigeria (FDN), AIWRA award ceremony which has as the theme, ‘Breaking Barriers and Building Legacies’ took place at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja.
It was in recognition of women across Africa who have continued to shatter the glass ceiling, challenging the status quo in their various professional and career endeavours.
With five solid years of experience, Abban is largely seen as result-driven and has a proven track record in establishing, growing, and managing successful care businesses. She is dedicated in delivering high-quality services for individuals with diverse needs, including the elderly, people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, and mental health conditions.
She has built a thriving Supported Living and Home Care business from the scratch, now serving over 100 clients across London, Bournemouth, Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire, Essex, Reading, and Surrey.
Speaking at the event, the founder and chairman of Fajag Concept, Mr. Olufunsho Alexander Olumuyiwa Ajagbon lauded the list of awardees in the 2025 edition of AIWRA, describing them as women of noble dispositions who have exceptionally distinguished themselves in their respective callings.
He praised their dogged and unyielding faith even in the face of danger as some of them went extra miles to make sure that they achieved their dreams of breaking barriers and building legacies.