Maimah Karmo

She was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in 2006 and lived to become a leader in the women’s health field, creating and carrying out national health initiatives for women and girls with the goal of eliminating disparities of age, stage, and color. Tigerlily Foundation has launched national and global efforts focused on ending disparities, such as the #InclusionPledge, which was a call for stakeholders around the world to recognize health disparities as a social justice issue.