A Nigerian Doctor of Pharmacy and researcher based in the United States, Ekiomoado Esekhaigbe, has received a grant from an international Foundation to further her work on mental health advocacy and well-being.
Dr. Esekhaigbe got the grant from the United Kingdom-based Jose Foundation, after an assessment of her grant proposal and also in consideration of her previous experience.
In a letter conveying the grant approval, Jose Foundation said the sum is to be used exclusively for interventions for women and children experiencing mental health issues as a result of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
The Jose Foundation’s aim is to tackle the social attitudes associated with Child Sexual exploitation as well as Gender-Based Violence and the assumptions and myths around the effect which is inclusive of mental health disorders resulting in discrimination, exclusion and stigma.
The Emergency Grant for Humanitarian Projects is a £30,000 grant award used to foster the support of projects that will greatly impact the lives of those affected by Gender-Based Violence or Child Sexual Exploitation.
A high flyer, Dr. Esekhaigbe had three years before the grant, been recognised with an “Academic Excellence” award by the University of West Georgia.
Her research is focused on delivering psychotropic drugs via transdermal routes as she sets out to introduce a more effective and innovative way to deliver medications.
Experts in psychiatry are predicting that the use of transdermal drug delivery for mental health medications will be an area of immense value.
