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Author Archives: Idris Ayodeji Bello
Global Health for Dummies – Introducing……Diabetes Mellitus
Definition Diabetes = “excessive urine‟ Mellitus = “honey sweet‟ DM is a group of disorders characterised by hyperglycaemia ▫ Hyper = too much ▫ Glycaemia = “sugar in the blood‟ DM is a disorder of metabolism Most of the food people … Continue reading
Global Health for Dummies: What everyone deserves to know
It’s been a great time so far in the Global Health Science Program here at Oxford. I am privileged to be in class with 24 other very smart and highly achieving young people from thirteen different countries. While the class … Continue reading
0th (Nought) Week -Oct 2-8, 2011
0th Week is also known as Freshers’ week and is an important moment in every Oxford student’s social life. Graduate Orientation Programme :As an international student, I attended the Graduate Orientation Programme for International Students. This programme was held at … Continue reading
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An Introduction to Oxford’s Collegiate System
One of the new aspects of life at Oxford that I have had to adjust to is the role that the college plays in the life of the student. Not being familiar with the collegiate system, I had not put … Continue reading
Why are you getting a degree in Global Health?
Why do you need a third Masters degree? You mean you left a job in an oil company to go back to school? Are you a doctor? How does your past education and experience tie in with this degree? I … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, apple, business, commerce, Education, energy, Health, Innovation, inspiration, motivation, oxford, rice, steven jobs, technology
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Tweets from Rome: Weaning Africa off Aid; One Enterprise at at Time
In response to my recent call in the Huffington Post for less focus on Aid to Africa, and rather an increase in support for investments and enterprise, there were a lot of cynical comments, and other more respectful responses. I … Continue reading
God Bless America, God Help Africa! – Of Rome, Afropreneurship, and Lost Passports
September 1, 2011 was not meant to be like any other day prior to it. Even I knew that, and had eagerly awaited the day. After all, it was going to be the first day of my post-Chevron career. After … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, Education, Flights, Harambe, Innovation, Investment, Nigeria, Oxford, Rome, Social Enterprise, Vatican
Tagged Africa, Education, Entrepreneur, Harambe, Investment, Vatican
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Oxford Accommodation Update
So even though I do not get to Oxford until September, and my college accommodation will not be ready until October 1, I got an email from Kellogg College today, with a picture of what my ‘home’ for the next year looks like, … Continue reading
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af·ro·pre·neur /. An entrepreneur focused on Africa
@idrisayobello on Twitter Personal Musings – Tamedu Blog Idris Bello is a Weidenfeld Scholar in Global Health Science at the University of Oxford researching innovative business models for global health and entrepreneurship.
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The Afropreneur - Idris Ayodeji Bello 