ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT LALTU MEGERSSA NEGASA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Addis Ababa University | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 1
" I am looking forward to this Millennium Fellowship program as it will enable me to take this project I have planned to the next level. I believe that this Fellowship will give me the chance to connect with like minded people so that I can share my ideas and learn alot from them while implementing my goals. By carrying out this project, I am confident that I will be able to contribute towards the betterment of the health status of women. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Breast Cancer Awareness Project
This project is about educating women older than 30 on self breast examination techniques and other screening methods. Its main goal is to educate women on the importance of early screening and diagnosis of breast cancer for better prognosis and treatment options. The target places are out patient departments of Ghandi Memorial Hospital( a governmental hospital dedicated only to obstetrics and gynecology cases ) and Black Lion Specialized Hospital.
We also plan to prepare and post self breast examination videos by using our own local languages and sign languages on social medias to make it more accessible to a larger group of people.
About the Millennium Fellow
Laltu Negasa is an energetic fifth year medical student at Addis Ababa University, College of Sciences in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is passionate about reproductive health and rights, gender equality and empowerment of the disabled community. She is currently an active member of Ethiopian Medical Students Association. She hopes that this project will increase her community’s awareness on the importance of breast cancer screening so that early diagnosis and better outcome of the disease can be achieved. After she completes her studies, she plans to get involved in research and work on impactful programs that will empower women, the disabled community and youths.
