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 OLUWATOSIN ESTHER AKOMOLEDE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
University of Ibadan College of Medicine | Ibadan, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 2
" I am passionate about child and women's health, especially in the areas of communicable and non communicable diseases which can be of public health concern. This has made me volunteer to be a member of some associations whose core values cater for these sets of individuals. Over the years, I am developing and improving on: being a good team player, leadership skills, time management and research. Being a Millennium Fellow would enable gain more capacity and skills needed to focus on my career and volunteering pursuit. It would also enable me learn and work with great minds who have same interest as me while we contribute to the development and betterment of any society we find ourselves and to the world at large. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: My Mental Health And Me
Nigerian students' perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes toward mental health are inadequate. In addition, there are few national health policies that address the threat of mental illness. The rising prevalence of mental illness among Nigerian students reflects a gap caused by negative attitudes and perceptions, a lack of knowledge, and neglect.
Our project aims to bridge the gap caused by a lack of awareness, false perceptions, and neglect of mental health among students in order to alleviate the rising indices and effects of mental health illness.
Capacity building, in our opinion, can help with this by providing students with the knowledge they need to understand and control the causes and effects of mental illness in their environment.
About the Millennium Fellow
Oluwatosin Esther Akomolede is a final year nursing student at the Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. She is a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria after graduating from her Basic Nursing School in 2016. She's had work experience as school nurse in prestigious schools in Nigeria where she render care to students and staff members, ranging from medical screening, provision of first aid, treatment of minor ailments, immunization, prompt referral when necessary amongst others.
Oluwatosin Esther Akomolede is also a Certified Family Planning Provider and she has volunteered in hospitals, including primary health care and tertiary hospital in Nigeria to provide family planning counseling and methods to women.
She is a member of some volunteer organizations such as Red Cross Society, Rotaract Club, Proper Child Initiative, amidst others. These clubs enable her render voluntary services in the community in the areas of health, community development and child development.
Oluwatosin would like to pursue her career as a nurse in Public Health and Oncology.
