Mandela Washington Fellowship 2018 Database

"Hi, I am Okikiola the friendly neighborhood doctor. I am passionate about Primary Health Care. I take health care to under-served rural communities and I watch their faces light up" Okikiola Oladele has about five years experience in community engagement via volunteering work in issues pertaining to Maternal and child health, Adolescent sexual and reproductive health. He currently volunteers at The Corinth's Foundation where he heads the medical team on rural medical outreaches. He is a team member and contributor on Kusema Africa, one of the divisions of the White Code Centre ( www.whitecodecentre.org ), a youth driven and youth-centric platform which is registered in South Africa and works across Africa on issues of human rights, social justice, youth empowerment, good governance and the Africa project to raise the global image of Africa and generate discussions about African issues. Okikiola is motivated by his desire to see an improved healthcare del...

"Hi, my name is Saeed Jumah. I am a dentist. I run The Smile Shop, a network of dental clinics providing affordable dental services while improving dental health awareness in local communities in order to reduce the burden of dental disease and high cost of accessing quality dental care in Nigeria." 😊  My clinics provide quality and standard general dental services, as well as orthodontics and teeth whitening. My dental health awareness initiatives include a School dental program through which we visit schools to educated children (3-12 years) on proper oral hygiene, provide free dental checkups and distribute free dental educational materials (I have written 3 books and distributed over 7,000 copies till date). I also embark on quarterly rural dental outreaches to enlighten under-served populations, distribute modern oral hygiene accessories (toothbrushes and toothpastes) and provide free dental treatment. Lastly, I have a weekly radio dental program on Cool FM Kano prov...