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UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN FRESH FIRST CLASS PHARMACY GRADUATE, YUSUFF ADEBAYO ADEBISI RECEIVES 2021 DIANA AWARD

Adebisi Yusuff Adebayo , a recent pharmacy graduate from the University of Ibadan, has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts and causes that contribute to improving lives of others – The Diana Award . Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons, The Duke of Cambridge, and The Duke of Sussex.

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi receives the Diana award for his work at Global Health Focus for advancing the roles research and advocacy can play in developmental work in Africa. Yusuff’s work has made major impacts in promoting health research-driven social changes in regions across Africa. Despite limited access to resources, Yusuff has published more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals and mentored more than 100 young people in health research. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Yusuff has also published various articles on COVID-19 in order to provide evidence from the grassroot for pandemic preparedness and response in Africa. He has used his research skills to empower young people working on social and health projects in Nigeria and beyond. Being able to do this at a young age makes it inspirational and worth celebrating.

Yusuff’s passion has inspired an interest in research and he serves as a leading voice in promoting research and advocating research capacity building among students and young professionals in Nigeria and across Africa. He strongly believes Africa needs to invest in building the capacity of young people in research. Additionally, Yusuff has led a number of projects aimed at driving positive changes ranging from advocating for health equity and inclusive health, harm reduction, smoking cessation and people-centered drug policy, and antimicrobial resistance among others. Yusuff is an inspiration and role model to many young people in Nigeria and across Africa.

When asked about his reaction upon receiving news of the award, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi said: "Simply ecstatic! It’s such an honour and privilege to have received the prestigious Diana Award among other young change-makers around the world for my work in promoting health research and building capacity of young people in research across Africa. I am motivated to do more!".

Diana Award recipients have been put forward by adults who know the young people in a professional capacity and recognised their efforts as a positive contribution to society. Through a rigorous nomination process, these nominators had to demonstrate the nominee’s impact in five key areas: Vision, Social Impact, Inspiring Others, Youth Leadership, and Service Journey.

Yusuff was nominated for this award by his mentor, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III— Don Prisno , who is the Founder of Global Health Focus - GHF , an organisation that seeks to build critical thinkers and leaders in global health. Professor Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno says “Yusuff deserves to be recognized for his exemplary work in advancing science and research in Africa. At a very young age and against all odds, he has proven that young Africans can be good scientists who can provide answers to many societal issues, particularly in the field of health which he focuses on. His research leadership paved the way towards unleashing the geniuses in many young African minds. His exceptional feat of publishing numerous articles in scientific journals and winning competitive research grants even before finishing his undergraduate degree shows hope to the continent burdened with many diseases and health issues.”

There are 12 Diana Award Judging Panels representing each UK region or nation and a further three panels representing countries outside of the UK. Each panel consist of three judges; one young person, an education or youth work professional, and a business or government representative. The panels have an important main purpose: to determine which nominations from each UK region/nation/country will receive The Diana Award. Nominations are judged using the Criteria Guide and Scoring Guide which have been created to measure quality of youth social action.

Tessy Ojo, CEO of The Diana Award, says:
“We congratulate all our new Diana Award recipients from the UK and all over the globe who are changemakers for their generation. We know by receiving this honour they will inspire more young people to get involved in their communities and begin their own journey as active citizens. For over twenty years The Diana Award has valued and invested in young people encouraging them to continue to make positive change in their communities and lives of others.”

Meet Pharmacist Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi is a young pharmacist, a global health advocate and a budding health systems researcher with a special interest in global public health and developmental issues affecting the global south and beyond. He is committed to advancing global health through research, innovation, and advocacy.

Adebisi is the Director for Research and Thought Leaderships at Global Health Focus, an organization that seeks to build critical thinkers and leaders in global health towards achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals. He is also the Director for Research and Innovation at the African Young Leaders for Global Health and a student editor at the International Journal of Medical Students. Adebisi is also the Research Lead at Campaign for Safer Alternatives, the first African-wide think tank that primarily focusses on reducing smoking-related harms and diseases. Yusuff was recently appointed as an Associate Editor for Annals of Public Health Issues. He is a co-convener of Incubation Hub, an initiative that aims to build capacity in pharmacy students all through Nigerian universities exclusively through an intensive peer to peer and peer to professionals support among other diverse means. Yusuff is also an ex-ambassador of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH).

As an emerging global health leader, Adebisi is interested in driving sustainable health policies with research. Adebisi has published over 70 journal articles in many high impact journals including The Lancet, Journal of Global Health, Health Security, Tropical Medicine and Health, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Conflict and Health and Global Health Research and Policy among others. He has also contributed 2 book chapters in a Global Health Casebook by Global Health Institute of Wuhan University and another two book chapters in a public health advocacy book by the World Federation of Public Health Associations.

Adebisi has won numerous awards to attend and present in many international conferences across Africa and Europe. His team won the 2018 Geneva’s Innovate4AMR Global Competition organized by World Health Organization, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, South Centre Geneva, ReAct- Action on Antibiotic Resistance and the International Federation of Medical Students Associations. In 2019, Adebisi emerged as one of the winners of the second edition of the tobacco harm reduction scholarships by Knowledge-Action-Change London. That same year, Adebisi was nominated as pharmacy trainee of the year in Nigeria. In August 2020, Adebisi was awarded the joint RSTMH and National Institute of Health Research grant to conduct a study on public health responses and COVID-19 in 13 African Countries with a focus on risk communication, surveillance, and laboratory testing capacity. In June 2021, Adebisi emerged the winner of enhanced harm reduction grant by Knowledge-Action-Change to advance the cause to reduce smoking-related diseases through research, innovation, and advocacy from the lens of harm reduction.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigerian-pharmacist-yusuff-adebayo-adebisi-receives-2021-diana-award/

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Tedpgrass:
Congratulations to the lady and not trying to steal her shine or be a party popper.


Was she in the same set as the gentleman below.......

Meet Pharm. Adebisi Yusuff adebayo, B.Pharm (First Class Honors); the first Nigerian Undergraduate student to be called a Professor.
He is the Director for Research at Global Health Focus, an organisation that seeks to build critical thinkers and leaders in global health towards achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals.


Just asking

Many students are known for their ability to multi-task. One of them is Adebisi Yusuff, a global health advocate who is also passionate about transforming the health landscape in Africa. He is also the Executive Director at Pharmacostory, a community of young leaders dedicated to health promotion. InterviewStories got across to Yusuff who was delighted to tell his story with us. His interview with us is stated below.

Who is Adebisi Yusuff Adebayo?

I am a final year pharmacy student at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. I belong to a family of five from Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. My special interest is in global public health and developmental issues affecting the global south and beyond. I am passionate about transforming the health landscape in Africa. I am a global health advocate, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene United Kingdom ambassador, Harm Reduction Scholar for Knowledge-Action-Change United Kingdom, WHO antibiotics guardian, drug policy and harm reduction advocate, astute health promoter and health researcher with a number of publications in international peer-reviewed journals. Asides being a student, I assume the professional role of Associate Director for Research at Global Health Focus and Coordinator at AB Global Health Initiative.

I am also the Co-founder and Executive Director at Pharmacostory, a community of young leaders dedicated to health promotion. I am also the Director of Healthy Nations Initiative, a community empowerment think-tank aimed at improving access to health information. Through my work with Global Health Focus, I am raising a community of critical thinkers and leaders in global health who will contribute to building a healthier and more equitable world through research, advocacy and development. I believe evolution is key to being successful in life. Essentially, I am constantly evolving as I learn about the world around me. I take a lot of pride in being myself and believe in collaboration rather than competition.

Tell us some of your achievements

-Winner, 2018 Innovate for Antimicrobial Resistance (Innovate4AMR) Global Competition
-Delegate, 2017 World Healthcare Students Symposium, Kigali, Rwanda
-Nominee, Pharmanews Pharmacy Student of the Year Award in 2019
-Recipient, PharmaLead Award of Excellence (2019)
-Delegate, 22nd International AIDS Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018)
-Delegate and Representative of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at the first International Lassa Fever Conference Abuja, Nigeria (2019)
-Panelist, 2019 edition of the Global Forum on Nicotine, Warsaw, Poland
-2019 recipient of Knowledge-Action-Change Harm Reduction Grant among others

Why pharmacy?

I researched the course and I loved it. This was fueled by my love for chemistry and biology. In high school, I never knew there was such an area of study. Indeed, pharmacists’ roles in the lives and well-being of people, and the communities they live in go far beyond what most people believe. In fact, my thoughts of the profession, when I originally made the noble decision to be a pharmacist, have been surpassed.

Initially, I was motivated to pursue pharmacy because I wanted to be a drug expert that people could rely on for drug information and pharmaceutical care. Along the line, I realized that I could take different paths that all facilitate one goal, getting people the care they need and changing the landscape of healthcare with my knowledge as a pharmacist. Pretty exciting!

How are you able to achieve so much while in school?

Laughs. I hope impostor syndrome won’t catch me. I set achievable goals from time to time, I do not waiver from those goals and I surround myself with positive minds that are willing and also aiming to achieve related goals. Everything we accomplish in life takes steps. To help us achieve our desires, we need to set goals, not unrealistic goals. This will make them manageable and realistically achievable.

Constantly, I also ensure I subject myself to self-evaluation. I believe I am not in competition with anyone but myself. For instance, I evaluate myself to see how much I am progressing to achieve my yearly goals and how my actions and inactions will affect my long-term goals. For instance, one of the goals I set in 2018 was to build capacity in public health research. Building on the goal, I set another target to increase my research output in 2019.

At the point of taking this interview, I have over 7 research publications in international peer-reviewed journals and 2 book chapters in an international global health casebook series all in 2019. This is even without mention of science blog features and newspapers. It is also important to leverage on opportunities to build capacity and learn continually from our accomplishments and failures. In all, the roles of supportive mentors cannot be overemphasized. I know the value of mentors and I continually seek to learn from their experiences.

What do your mentees see in you that makes them choose you as a mentor?

I believe they are interested and inspired by what I do, and they want to learn from me. What I am passionate about is obvious to many, which makes it possible to understand how we can help one another in building capacity.

How did you get to work with Global Health Focus?

I attended the Global Health Pharmacy Course in 2017, where I had the rare opportunity to meet the Founder of Global Health Focus, Professor Don Eliseo Lucero Prisno III. The course inspired me beyond my dreams, and I felt I could make meaningful impacts despite the fact that I am still a student. Many attendees were so excited to make positive impacts in their communities like I was. After the course, I and a few other graduates of the course had the opportunity to be enrolled in Don’s Mentorship Programme. A few months later, I was appointed as Associate Director for Research at Global Health Focus. The possible reasons could be my enthusiasm for research and passion to continually build capacity and learn.

Tell us more about your role as Associate Director for Research at GHF?

My role as the Associate Director for research at GHF is to oversee research outputs and publications in the organization and also to initiate new research foci. It also involves mentoring graduates of our courses who are interested in Global Health research. I have successfully led and mentored more than 10 research teams and individuals across Africa and other continents on global health research, capacity building and other developmental areas.

How did you become an RSTMH UK ambassador while still being a student in Nigeria?

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has been dedicated to improving tropical medicine and global health over a century ago. I am passionate about Global/Public Health and I continually seek opportunities to build capacity. Of course, I got to know about the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene through my mentor. I applied and I was selected as the RSTMH student ambassador in Nigeria, making me the first to be selected for such a position in the country. It was competitive but I put in my best during the application and the interview with the selection committee.

What makes you stand out?

I continually seek to hone my skills and knowledge and I am always thirsty to learn. I enjoy learning new things and find that its easy for me to build the required skills. I truly enjoy excelling and pushing myself. I also tend to look forward to tasks where I can learn and grow. I find that it is easy for me to relate with a wide variety of people. For that reason, I thrive in a team environment. I believe in collaboration rather than competition. I love being challenged, and as a self-motivated learner, I enjoy going above and beyond when it comes to tackling new tasks and learning new skills. I am purpose-driven and try as much as possible to radiate to others the little that I have.


How can one conduct successful research as a student?

Undergoing research and publishing with undergraduate course work is not easy. Rather than focusing efforts on rushing into publishing, I believe it is important to learn how to critically appraise scientific evidences and be ready to develop the required skills and knowledge in research. It took me up to a year to learn about research and I am still learning. Collaboration with like minds will also be helpful to get things done.

Importantly, the role of having a mentor cannot be de-emphasized. You can also reach out to superiors in your area of interest to guide you through. I will recommend desk research for undergraduate, anytime. However, if you can do more, so be it, but make sure your academics do no’t suffer for it. The plan should be to carry out a lab or field research as your final year project. At that time, learning and carrying out the research will be more fun and interesting.

Do you make money from these things that you do?

Sometimes. I have the opportunity to consult for organizations, which I am sometimes paid for the services I render. The goal was not to get paid at that time but to learn and build capacity, which I enjoy doing. Through my volunteer work, I have acquired many skills ranging from grant writing skills to proficiency in Microsoft Office, Data Management and research. Fortunately, the skills and knowledge are opening doors for which I am forever grateful.


Being an ‘A’ student, how do you combine studies with all these?

I can say what helped me to achieve this feat is the ability to multitask and manage my time appropriately. I believe that I need to build capacity while still a student, so, while reading hard to pass exams, I also take it upon myself to engage in activities that will make me a better person. Though it has not been very easy, goalsetting and hard work remain pertinent, especially, with the stress of pharmacy school.

I believe that a tertiary institution is not just a place for academics but also a place where young and vibrant minds are exposed to other aspects of life. Combining academics with other relevant activities could provide students with certain experiences which can give them a comparative advantage over those who stick to only academics when they find themselves in the labour market. Being able to combine academics with some relevant activities while in school could make one a strong “competitor” in the “real world”.

How can one venture into public health without prior experience?

Interest. Be interested firstly, and look for available opportunities to build capacity to make impacts. It is also important to have mentors in the field who will continue to guide and motivate you. Public Health is a broad field; it is important to know the areas you are interested in and continue to build capacity. However, if you are finding it difficult to know your specific area of interests, volunteer and expose yourself to as many areas as possible. You can also pursue a masters degree in the field.

What is your advice to other students?


Believe in yourself and have dreams that constantly motivate you to be a better person. See the university environment as an opportunity to build capacity and become a better version of yourself, beyond getting good grades. Find mentors and people who are like-minded that you can really get motivated and inspired by. There’s that saying that you are the average of the five people around you. You can create your own life because as long as you have that as a goal, success is guaranteed.

Source: https://interviewstories.org/interview-with-adebisi-yusff-adebayo-an-inspiring-undergraduate-student/

What are the documents that needs legalization?

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If you read my message from the beginning,I said Erasmus student in Turkey going to Poland. I am a Nigerian but not in Nigeria

Alright thank you. My question is that I am just going to Poland for 6 days, what are the documents that I need to legalize? I was thinking I am not submitting documents that need legalization but I want to be sure.

Trippeji:
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Takes two weeks

Thank you so much. God bless you. Are you still around in Nigeria? Can I call you to ask some other questions?

Trippeji:





I have finalized. They can't change it

How many weeks does it take you to secure the visa?

Michaelkays:
Add me and text me on Whatsapp. I'll be at the embassy this week, I'm leaving for Poland, poznan by may ending.

How long does it take you to secure the visa?

How many days does it take you to get visa? 2 weeks?

Michaelkays:
Add me and text me on Whatsapp. I'll be at the embassy this week, I'm leaving for Poland, poznan by may ending.

Please , it is urgent, how many days does it takes to get Poland visa?

FOUR UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN PHARMACY STUDENTS WIN INNOVATE4AMR GLOBAL COMPETITION

A team of four university of Ibadan students “Global Health Enthusiast Team” were selected as finalists for the Innovate4AMR competition hosted by ReAct-Action on Antibiotics Resistance , International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) , the Johns Hopkins IDEA Initiative, the World Health Organization (WHO) and South Centre. The team members are: Bamisaiye Adeola Oluwaseyi, Adebisi Yusuff Adebayo , Olaoye Damilola Quazeem and Awolola Timileyin Omolayo.

Innovate4AMR competition is aimed at designing innovative solution for improved antimicrobial stewardship in resource-limited healthcare settings. Innovate4AMR engaged students from around the world to propose strategies to tackle underuse, overuse and misuse of antibiotics which is prevalent in most settings. There is also potential to have follow-on, technical support of teams through pairing with regional offices and/or civil society organizations if the team proposals align well with these organization’s current work plans.

With over 1000 people signed up for the listserv, Innovate4AMR received 145 proposals from student teams around the world. After several rounds of judging, first by a Technical Review Panel comprised of IFMSA, ReAct and World Health Organization (WHO) representatives and then by a panel of Expert Judges, 11 winning teams were selected.

The eleven winning teams were selected from around the globe: Nigeria, Peru, India, Uganda, Honduras, Canada, Philippines, the United State of America and China. The Global Health Enthusiast Team were the only team selected from Nigeria. Winning teams were sponsored to attend a capacity building woorkshop in Geneva, Switzerland during the World Antibiotics Awareness Week in November, 2018. However, the Global Health Enthusiasts Team were unable to attend this workshop as the Swiss embassy in Abuja denied all four of them visas and all effort to get the visas within the short time left were unsuccessful. However, the team presented their proposal to the expert panel from WHO via video conference.

The Global Health Enthusiasts from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria developed strategies to restructure Nigeria’s supply chain of antibiotics to reduce access by vendors unauthorized to dispense these drugs over the counter. They proposed a Central Antibiotics Store (CAS), one for each of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria, where all the antibiotics produced by different drug companies would be stored to facilitate dispatch of product by the network of distributors. Authorized healthcare professionals and community pharmacies would order antibiotics online through a CAS website using a personalized Smart Antibiotic Purchase Authorization Card (SAPA-Card), just like ATM card, thereby preventing unauthorized vendors to access antibiotics.

"We are very impressed with the projects the winning teams have come up with and we very much look forward to meeting them in Geneva. As accomplished student leaders, we believe they have real potential to drive change in the field of AMR,” says Virginie Marchand, Research Program Coordinator with the ReAct Strategic Policy Program and the IDEA Initiative.

Winning teams were published on the WHO website https://www.who.int/who-campaigns/world-antibiotic-awareness-week/world-antibiotic-awareness-week-2018/features-from-around-the-world/innovate4amr

They were also published on the React website https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2018/innovate4amr-meet-the-eleven-winning-teams-and-their-innovative-projects/

Source: https://swankpharm.com/blog/2018/12/16/four-university-of-ibadan-pharmacy-students-win-innovate4amr-global-competition/

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ITABABE:
how long was your app with the embassy

I applied on the 3rd of July, after a lot of pestering it came out on 20th July

omoijebujesha:

Congratulations. We had to request for our passports because my daughter had an application appointment with the US embassy. There was no visa on our passports though I wasn't expecting one as I was made to understand that if one requests for their passport before a decision is made; which is subject to travel date to schengen country, no visa will be issued.
Cheers

This is so true. We were denied cos we pestered them a lot

Omoijebujesha, so I got a pick up email today. I had to reschedule my flight to Monday. My flight is on Sunday.

omoijebujesha:

Hello. So we finally got the pick up mail and sms today at 3:18pm. By His grace, I will pick our passports on Monday at vfs. Timeline: submitted our Dutch visa application on the 6th of June 2018. It took a total of 25 working days(excluding the two week days holidays we had in the month of june). I will share the outcome on Monday and the documents submitted. Cheers

Wow, thank God. It is going to be well. Do give us update. Thank you.

yeyeologo:


Some people from my office applied to Netherland on 14/06/2018. They were scheduled to travel on 8/07/18. Passport is not out. Called 014628484 on 11/07/18. They were told to reschedule flight booking which they did along with insurance. Will be out of place to go to Embassy on monday if passport is not out by tommorrow. Flight was rescheduled to 15/07/18.

I wonder if visa is more than stamping the passport

omoijebujesha:

Our date of travel is the 19th of August after some days in the UK.

OK noted

omoijebujesha:

Call them and if you don't get the much needed response after some days, I will suggest you go to the French Embassy. We plan to do that also if we don't get any response this week. I will look out for your update please. Regards

omoijebujesha, yeah, are you also travelling soon? Can I have your number?

omoijebujesha:

Permit me to suggest that you call this number:014628484. Its the French embassy in Lagos. It will ring funny but someone will pick after couple of rings. Have your tracking number handy. My family and I submitted our application on the 6th of June and we 're yet to get the pick up mail/sms. Thou I was told that for Dutch visa it takes 21 working days. All the best

omoijebujesha , thank you. But do you have any idea if I go on that Wednesday whether they can do something about it? Calling them will be safe and ease me from lot of stress, I will do just that and I will update the house.

I will be travelling to the Netherlands on the 22nd of this month but my passport is not out. I planned to go to the France embassy Ikoyi next week Wednesday. Can they do something about it?

Johncrown80:
have been hearing a lot of rumour which I ceased to blif! Uites please how much are u paying as pans due?

we paid 6k dis sess

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pls ooo, my chance for chemistry oo, jamb 62% and post ume 48% . . . .

Pls is Chemistry competitive in FuTA? I got 48% in pume and 62% in jamb. Any hope?

eitsei:
yes but slim

what of jamb 62% , pume 48% agg 55%. for chemistry

BigSamX , what of chemistry department, jamb 62% postjamb 48% aggregate 55% ... is merit list sure?

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ur aggregate is 55% i guess lets just wait for dem to release dere cutoff mark, den i think u hv pulled a good aggregate...just keep praying

thankx dear

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