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.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT GLADYS ADEOLUWA OLADIPO, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University of Ilorin College of Health Sciences | Ilorin, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9
" I am so excited to be a part of this because I will be able to learn more skills , get to volunteer and make more impacts in the community. I have seen people from the previous cohorts and all they were able to achieve. There's the drive to put your passion to work and you are able to reach the target population which for me is the community and educate them, helping them make better health seeking behaviours and as such making impact even within my locale "
Millennium Fellowship Project: The Healthy Mum And Baby Project
The Healthy Mum and Baby Project aimed to improve maternal and child healthcare in Oke-ose, an underserved community in Ilorin. The project's goals were to advocate for improved maternal healthcare through health education and increase access to quality antenatal and postnatal care.
The project was initiated to prevent maternal and child deaths, about 80% of which are preventable, and improve pregnancy outcomes. The project has two major components: a medical outreach and a health education program.
During the medical outreach, we conducted free medical tests for pregnant women, including weight checks and blood pressure tests. Free medical consultations were also provided by medical doctors. In appropriate cases, the doctors offered medical counsel and wrote prescriptions. A pharmacy section was available to dispense the prescribed drugs for free.
The health education program aimed to raise awareness about hypertension, the importance of antenatal care, good hygiene, the risks of patronizing traditional birth attendants, and the need to use primary health care centers instead. Other topics included the importance of vaccination for neonates, exclusive breastfeeding, transitioning from breast milk to alternative foods, and other health practices to improve pregnancy outcomes.
About the Millennium Fellow
Gladys Adeoluwa Oladipo is a bright and passionate medical student at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. She was born in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria some 2 decades ago. She's passionate about healthcare particularly community, Maternal and child healthcare. This has made her show interests in anything that involves these aspects and to volunteer in outreaches to reach the grassroot. She aspires to continue in this field after medical school and ensure to add her quota to the betterment of the society and improved healthcare, knowledge and behaviour of children and mothers.
