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ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024

United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT GOODNESS EBELE ARUBALUEZE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.

Afe Babalola University Ido | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3, UNAI 9

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" The Millennium Fellowship presents a unique opportunity to collaborate with like-minded individuals, expand my impact, and further the mission of ensuring accessible and equitable healthcare for all, regardless of age, gender, or status.I am driven to contribute to meaningful change by leveraging my academic knowledge and hands-on experience in healthcare advocacy. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Curbing The Sugar Menace

The Project is titled Curbing the sugar menace.The sugar menace is coined from one the most common non- communicable diseases- Diabetes Mellitus. Mellitus means sugar or sweet. Diabetes Mellitus is a disease that accounts for 3.7- 5 million deaths per year and so, it is a menace to society. About 1 out of 17 people are living with diabetes mellitus in Nigeria and a good number of them are left undiagnosed of this disease. Most of them tend to present late in the health centres with chronic complications that end up leading to permanent disabilities which could have been prevented if the disease had been diagnosed promptly and controlled. We cannot neglect the fact that lack of income to purchase necessary medications also contributes to this prevalence, ignorance also plays a huge factor. Our project centered on curbing this menace by using primordial, primary and secondary preventive measures such as 1.Health education: We reached out to the community around us and educating them on risk factors, signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus. 2. Screening and early diagnosis.: We carried out free blood glucose tests on World diabetes Day and referred those positive for Diabetes Mellitus to an Endocrinologist for further management and screening tests.

About the Millennium Fellow

Goodness Ebele Arubalueze, a driven medical student at Afe Babalola University Nigeria, was born in the United States and now resides in Nigeria. With a deep commitment to global health equity, she has actively engaged in various projects and organizations dedicated to ensuring accessible healthcare for all, irrespective of age, gender, or status. Her aspiration is to excel academically and leverage her expertise to advance her advocacy efforts, contributing meaningfully to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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