Nigerian Academy of Medicine presents 2022 annual lecture

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Nigerian Academy of Medicine lecture in Abuja
Principal officers of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine (NAMed) at the 2022 Annual Lecture and Induction Ceremony of the Academy in Abuja on To Thursday, September 29, 2022. L-R: Prof. Wole Atoyebi, DFMC, FNMA, FNAMed, Executive Secretary; Prof. Samuel Ohaegbulam, NNOM, FNAMed. President; Prof. Tolu Odugbemi, OON, NNOM, FAS, FNAMed. Chairman, Board of Trustees; and Prof. Dili Gogo, FNANed, the Vice Chancellor of Nile University and Treasurer of the Academy

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ABUJA, Nigeria – As part of its responsibility to the nation, the Nigerian Academy of Medicine (NAMed) on Thursday, September 29, 2022,  facilitated another of its series of developmental annual lectures as part of activities marking the induction of its 59 new fellows and awards ceremony.

The annual lecture titled “2023 AND BEYOND – Setting The Health Agenda For Nigeria” was delivered by erudite Emeritus Professor of Medicine and a Foundation Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine, Prof. Nimi Briggs, OON, who thoroughly did justice to the lecture in Abuja.

The distinguished Lecturer Prof Briggs,  concluded in his lecture, that in 2023 and beyond, Nigerians should have health security based on what he termed a three – point agenda which includes – ” Identify and address the gaps in the health system;  incremental expansion of Universal Health Coverage; and Using of Research and Innovation to drive development in the health sector”.

According to the emeritus Prof Briggs, “the overriding objective remains that of putting in place a health system that will be sufficiently robust and resilient to offer satisfactory health cover and security to all Nigerians and its legal residents at costs that are not prohibitive.

“Additionally, such a health system should prepare the country and also enable it to contend with future health and related challenges he stated.

The occasion which was chaired by the Chairman of the Academy’s Board of Trustees, Prof Tolu Odugbemi, OON NNOM FAS FNAMed had in attendance the cream de la cream of the society, representatives of the presidential candidates of the major political parties who were specially invited because of the contemporary nature of the topic.

Other dignitaries in attendance, included  the Hon. Minister of Health, who was represented by Prof Saad Ahmed, the Chief Medical Director  of Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation who was represented by the Director – General/CEO of the Centre for Technology Prof Charles Onyenekwe, two former Ministers of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi  Chukwu and Prof. Isaac Adewole and also the popular Prof. Pat Utomi among many others.

 

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