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 YUSUFF ADESOJI YUSUFF, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University of Ilorin College of Health Sciences | Ilorin, Nigeria | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 9
" Networking and value creation is my core area of focus. I hope journey of fellowship with the Millennium Fellowship helps me achieve this and improve on the already laid down foundation. The act of creating impact in a bid to end hunger , maternal mortality and morbidity as well as have a clean environment which are core SDGs are really what I'm excited about "
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
Yusuff Yusuff Adesoji, is a 400level medical student of the University of ilorin. A aesthute student of knowledge and avid impact maker. He was born and raised in Osun state , southern western, Nigeria. He currently studies at the University of ilorin, ilorin kwara state, North Central, Nigeria. He has always been a passionate and a purpose driven advocate with focus on tropical diseases, maternal morbidity and mortality. Over the years, he has made significant impact in his local society through a strategic health outreach and sensitization drive. He has been a resourceful person whose work has been recognized on tropical diseases and have been received for publication in reputable journal. These are view to slow down the sporadic strains of endemic tropical diseases and save life.
