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31stofDecember
,2023.

Appoi
ntmentCommi
tt
ee

Ni
ger
ianMedi
cal
Student
s'Associ
ati
on(
NIMSA)

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onofNI
MSA'
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ainabl
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DearEst
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soft
heAppoi
ntmentCommi
tt
ee,

It
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slet
terfi
ndseachofyouingoodhealt
h.MynameisAjisaf
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andi
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ortheposi
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onofNIMSA'sDir
ectorf
or
Sustai
nabl
eDev el
opmentGoals(
SDG).

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ngmyf ouryearsasanact i
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nUniversityMedical Students'Associat
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playingar oleint
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mpactfulev ents.I
nthel asttenureofNI MSA,I
servedast heResearchTeam LeadfortheTechni
calOfficef orMedical Researchand
Innov at
ion.Theseexper i
enceshav
edeepenedmyunder standingofNI MSA' smi ssi
on,goals,
andv al
ues.

BeyondtheboundsofI LUMSA, mydedi cati

ont otheUnitedNati
onsSustainabl
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ti
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communi tyserv
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niti
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encompassedschool vi
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acti
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foster
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grassrootslevel
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reachofouradv ocacy .

InEki
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focusi
ngonpromoti
ng
awarenessandunderstandingoftheUNSDGs.Theseeff
ortshaveincl
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ightenmentprogr
ams, andint
eracti
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contr
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empower ment.

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therdemonst r
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vealsocompletedonlinecourses,
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ncludi
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Iam driv
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edevelopmentandbelievethatmymul ti
facet
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experi
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onmet oexcel asNIMSA'sDirect
orforSustai
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Goals.Iexpr
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patethe
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butet oNIMSA'scontinuedsuccessinpromot i
nghealth,educat
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envi
ronmentalsustainabil
i
tyamongmedi calst
udents.

Si
ncer
ely
,

Aj
i
saf
eDami
l
olaI
feol
uwa

dami
l
olaaj
i
saf
e809@gmai
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.com
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