ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT OGECHI KECHERE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi Campus | Nnewi, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9
Millennium Fellowship Project: Curbing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
In our community Neonatal and Marternal mortality rate is on the increase and most of the time it is due to preventable or avoidable health complications resulting from inadequate knowledge and access to Medical Services.
Through the project we planned to address this issue and hoped to help reduce this rate in our community. This included the creation of awareness on the common causes of Mortality among pregnant women and neonates, common neonatal diseases, exclusive breastfeeding and antenatal care and also preventive measures emphasizing the importance of presenting early to a competent health care facility on noticing abnormal symptoms.
Furthermore we carried out free blood pressure checks and blood glucose level checks for all the participants knowing that Diabetes and Hypertension contributes to marternal mortality.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ogechi Kechere is a 4th year medical student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus. Ogechi is interested in promoting good living conditions and a sustainable environment for her local community. She hopes to graduate in 2025 and go on pursue a master’s degree in public health. She enjoys watching television series and anime, reading and traveling in her free time.
