Friday 16 June 2017

Prof Oyibo: Access to Diagnosis, Key to Malaria Treatment



Rebecca Ejifoma
 
Professor of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Prof. Wellington Aghoghovwia Oyibo, has called for democratisation of malaria diagnosis across the country as Nigeria and the Republic of Congo rank highest among malaria endemic countries in Africa.

“Democratising malaria diagnosis will ensure availability and performance of a user-friendly malaria test made for the people, used by the people and useful to the people.” He  gave this crayon call during his inaugural lecture, ‘Parasitus Facultas Et Humanum Intelligentia: The Footprints of a Medical Parasitologist in the Neglected Tropical Parasitic Diseases, NTDs, and Malaria Landscape’ at the 7th  Inaugural Lecture of the University of Lagos. 

Thursday 15 June 2017

Vets Call for Hygienic Packaging of Meat in Lagos Markets

An NVMA official (right) sensitising meat vendors at a market in Agege, Lagos
Rebecca Ejifoma
Worried over the continuous unhygienic handling of meat products in Nigeria, the Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) Lagos has urged meat sellers against unhygienic slaughtering and processing of cattle for consumption in dirty environment or exposing it to flies and other germs.

The Association made this crayon call at the Meat Hygiene Awareness Campaign 2017 held at Agege in Lagos at the weekend. According to Chairman of the Association, Dr. Omobolaji Alao, consumption of such unhygienic meat and meat products often come with some health dangers as a number of diseases can be contacted if not properly handled; thus could be fatal.