Sonia Adesara (born 1990) is a British medical doctor and activist who specialises in

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. She is campaigner for migrants rights and gender equality. She co-chairs the Young Medical Women International Association, and sits on the Central Council of the

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Early life and education

Adesara is the daughter of an Asian-Ugandan refugee. She studied medicine at the

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Career

Adesara is a medical doctor. She is co-Chair of the Young Medical Women International Association, and a National Medical Director's Clinical Fellow at Macmillan. She was a member of the

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campaign in July 2019. She has written about the rise in

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rhetoric in light of the Brexit vote and election of

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. Adesara is a member of the 50:50 Parliament campaign, which looks to increase women's representation in the

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. She has previously chaired the Young Fabians Health Network. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Adesara worked as a doctor in central London. She used social media to communicate public health advice as well as sharing her concerns about the deteriorating conditions in hospitals.

Awards and honours

She was featured in the Stylist magazine as a Woman of the Week in 2018 and selected as a

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''Future Shaper'' in 2019. In 2019 she was awarded the Asian Women of Achievement ''Young Achiever'' award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adesara, Sonia 1990 births Living people British women medical doctors Alumni of the University of Nottingham