I was naturally drawn to the medical field because of my early exposure to

health implications faced by my mother when she had a bike accident during
which she sustained a leg fracture which was treated in a chemist shop by a
chemist who has little or no knowledge about leg injuries.

Due to the improper treatment of this injury, the leg was infected by a
bacterium which cause a disease called (Osteomyelitis).she was traumatised by
the painful effect of this disease. The leg was swollen and filled with pus. As of
that time, I was already a student of mass communication and I had little or no
idea about health education. So based on peoples advice, she was taken to
different traditional healers which worsen the disease. It was later that a
doctor friend of mine advised the family to take her to the hospital, which we
did and she had a surgery, induced by antibiotics and part of her heel which
was severely damaged was cut off. The feelings of my mother’s emotional
trauma energized my interest into studying health course so as to enable me
educate people in Nigeria on health matters.

As a caregiver for my Grandma, inflicted with post-polio syndrome and normal

pressure hydrocephalus my passion to create and sustain outstanding health
care services began to take form. The affordability and quality of health care
that my family and I receive is something that I have always taken for granted,
as every person should have the right to the highest standard of physical and
mental health. It is my goal to make a significant contribution to the health of
citizens in Nigeria through effective management and communications.

After my tertiary education, I was deployed to serve my country under the

mandatory national youth service developed for Nigerian youths that had
completed their tertiary education. During my service year, I was trained and
worked with the UNICEF Peer Educator on polio, HIV and Aids in Bauchi State –
one of the northern states in Nigeria. While working with experienced health
practitioners, I came to understand how the knowledge of basic healthcare
and access to medical facilities played a huge role in the overall health
conditions of people.

I eventually got a bank job, and during my safety and medical orientation
induction, I volunteered to join the Emergency Welfare/Medical Team of the
bank. Through this position, together with a few other colleagues, we were
tasked with the responsibility of looking out for the health and welfare of
other workers and educate workers on the preventive measures of Covid 19. It
didn’t take long for me to realize my interest in health management, and
observing the amount of attention I give to other people’s health needs, I was
forced to have a rethink my future in the corporate environment.

I am interested in a master study in Public Health and Health Promotion,

because I want to gain deeper insight into the health behaviour of people, and
how to support policies and campaigns that provide easy healthcare access.

Seeing that this program was designed to cater for students with and without a
prior academic background in public health, I believe the teaching method will
help me understand even the seemingly complex public health concepts.
Secondly, going through the program modules, the Robert Gordon University
offers modules that rightly speak to my interest including; assessing the health
need of populations, health protection and health Improvement, and social
perspectives on health.

Conclusively, my undergraduate degree in Mass Communication, has given me

the foundation to excel in this course. As a Health Promotion Officer, I look
forward to gaining more knowledge that will aid me to improve on my
approach to health issues while initiating campaigns that will help promote the
knowledge of basic healthcare and avert preventable health concerns. In the
nearest future, I see myself as a Public Health Practitioner partnering with
other skilled professionals to provide healthcare to people of all ages in Africa.