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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Bassir-Thomas presents book on health research funding
THE Bassir-Thomas Biomedical Foundation (BTBF) will next week present a new book titled: Masks and Pandemic: Who Should Fund Health Research in Nigeria?
The book is made up of contributions from some of Nigeria’s eminent medical scientists who advocated that health research initiative and its funding in Nigeria should not be abandoned to foreign donors.
Chairman BTBF, Prof. David Okpako, noted that the book underscores the legacy of the founder, the late Prof. Horatio Oritsejolomi-Thomas who led the way in advocating that Nigerian government and people must empower indigenous scientists.
This is to encourage the scientists to take initiatives at identifying priorities in health research into human and animal diseases that are of particular interest to the Nigerian people.
The new book notes the danger of abandoning health research and funding to agencies like the World Health Organisation (WHO) and foreign donors in the long-term.
Okpako, who also edited the work, added that while the work appealed to governments to budget specifically for health research in Nigeria, it also drew the attention of wealthy Nigerians to the importance of supporting health research for the long-term benefit of the Nigerian people.
The book will be presented at the 14th Horatio Oritsejolomi-Thomas lecture on Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Drapers’ Hall, Institute of Africa, University of Ibadan.
Theme of the lecture is “Countdown to 2015: Community engagement for improved maternal health and newborn health,” to be delivered by Country Director, Jhpiego (Nigeria), Prof. Emmanuel ’Dipo Otolorin.
President, Nigeria-America Chamber of Commerce, Mazi Sam Ohanbunwa and Group Chairman, Bond Industries, Asiwaju Debo Omotosho will present the book, while Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Isaac Adewole chairs the event.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97108:bassir-thomas-presents-book-on-health-research-funding&catid=93:science&Itemid=608
