ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MEGGAN MERCY , A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Kabarak University | Nakuru, Kenya | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 9, SDG 17 & UNAI 6
" My passion for healthcare innovation stems from a deep desire to create solutions that bridge gaps in access, quality, and equity. From childhood, I have been driven by curiosity and a commitment to serve. The Millennium Fellowship offers a platform to refine my skills, collaborate with like-minded change makers, and align my projects with the UNAI principles and SDGs. I am excited to turn ideas into tangible impact that transforms communities and inspires lasting change. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Mediguard solutions
MediGuard was born from a simple but deeply human realization ; too many patients suffer not because of lack of medicine, but because of preventable medication errors. In busy clinics and overwhelmed hospitals, healthcare workers are doing their very best, yet they often operate without the tools that could make their work safer and easier.
MediGuard is our way of standing in that gap.
It is a digital health solution designed to protect both the patient and the healthcare provider. At its core, MediGuard supports doctors and pharmacists with real-time checks that catch drug interactions, allergies, dosing mistakes, and guideline violations before they ever reach a patient. By giving healthcare workers the clarity they need, we help them deliver care with confidence, compassion, and accuracy.
But this project is bigger than just technology - it’s about people.
It’s about the mother who deserves the right prescription for her child.
The elderly patient who depends on safe medication every day.
The healthcare worker who goes home exhausted but still wants to do right by every patient they serve.
MediGuard exists to make their lives safer, easier, and more dignified.
We began this journey in Kenya, but our vision reaches far beyond borders. We hope to build a future where every prescription anywhere in the world is guided by intelligence, empathy, and the unwavering commitment to “do no harm.”
That’s what MediGuard stands for.
A safer health system.
A supported healthcare worker.
A protected patient.
One prescription at a time.
About the Millennium Fellow
Meggan Mercy Otieno is a 22 year old fifth-year pharmacy student at Kabarak University, born in Eldoret, Kenya and currently based in Nakuru, Kenya. From her primary school days through high school and into university, she has been driven by an enduring enthusiasm for learning, leadership, and problem-solving. She is enthusiastic about improving public health through innovation, advocacy, and community service. She has led and contributed to impactful projects addressing diabetes, asthma, malnutrition, and maternal health. Deeply committed to improving healthcare access and quality, she has actively engaged in the Hult Prize, Enactus, and various innovation bootcamps and training programs. Her RespiraMate project, which secured second place nationally, earned her an invitation to a conference and training at Leipzig University, Germany. She is now leading two initiatives :
NutriSoko, in its formulation stage, to improve maternal lactation, nutrition, and metabolic health, and MediGuard, a hospital decision-support system designed to enhance safe prescribing and efficient service delivery.Meggan blends scientific knowledge with entrepreneurial skills to design sustainable, community-centered solutions. She aspires to continue advancing healthcare access and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
