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 N NATANIA KIRUBA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences | Bengaluru, India | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 6
" I believe quality healthcare is a right, not a privileged. Joining the Millennium Fellowship gives me a chance to bring about real change, reaching the marginalised communities and supporting SDG 3: Good health and Well-being. I am super excited to learn and collaborate alongside like-minded global change makers. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: SheHealth
My project is called SheHealth. It aligns with SDG 3 of the UN—Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. It's a campaign to combat iron-deficiency anemia, starting with young women, college-going girls. I was inspired to do this because recently, there was a blood donation drive on campus, and most of the student volunteers, especially girls, were rejected due to low hemoglobin levels. This event highlighted a silent yet widely prevalent health issue among youngsters. Through SheHealth, I aim to raise awareness, promote early detection and preventive care. The campaign will include free hemoglobin screening camps, workshops, and educational sessions on iron-rich nutrition and menstrual health, and the distribution of leaflets on guidelines for managing anemia. I also plan on having digital outreach to educate students quickly and efficiently. The goal is to reach at least 100-150 students on campus with SheHealth 1.0. And maybe with collaborations and further help, we could expand the reach later with SheHealth 2.0?
About the Millennium Fellow
Natania Kiruba is pre-final year MBBS student at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. She actively works towards the advancement of medicine and betterment of patient care through research and community service. She is committed to pursuing Internal Medicine, aiming to combine clinical expertise with an innovative approach to address the pressing global health challenges. Being born and brought up in India, she is particularly focused on ensuring that the underserved communities are reached, promoting health equity. Her volunteer work in rural medical camps and public health initiatives shows her dedication towards the purpose. As a Millennium fellow, she aims to expand these efforts, by developing scalable solutions that improve the well-being of the vulnerable populations.
