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Nigeria Hosts Medical “Ambassadors”
Nigeria’s capital city Abuja is set to host a team of renowned medical experts who studied, reside and currently practice in the United State of America.
The experts under the auspices of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas are organizing a 4-day convention, beginning Wednesday 15th July to 18th at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel and the National Hospital, all in Abuja.
A release from the secretariat of the medical experts in the United States indicates that the event which promises to assemble medical practitioners from the whole of Nigeria will include a four-day intense clinical workshop on “Advanced Cardiac Skills, Emergency Medicine (Trauma Medicine) and Management of Diabetes.
The release added that this is the first time, in the association’s 15 years existence, it has chosen to host its annual event in any part of Nigeria. The statement went further to state that the essence of this convention is to share the American experience, techniques, and technology in the management of diseases that afflict both the low and high income earners in developed and developing countries. The convention/workshop, according to the organisers would afford a select group of Nigerian practitioners the opportunity of being trained to benefit the general public.
The workshop will have Dr. Ovunda Lawson-Ndu as chief trainer. Dr. Ovunda Lawson Ndu, a distinguished physician and surgeon with the Temple University Health System is the Associate Director and Vice Chairman; Department of Emergency Medicine. He is also an assistant Professor of Medicine at the lower bucks campus of the Temple University.
Dr. Ovunda Lawson Ndu, who has practiced medicine in the United States in the last 30 years holds the fellowship of the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Academy of Emergency medicine, American Professional would care Association. He is also named WHO is WHO in American, WHO is WHO IN MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA.
The presentation on the most modern method of the management of diabetes, which holds at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, will be handled by Dr. Samuel Dagogo Jack, a renowned endocrinologist and a clinical professor at Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Dagogo Jack has to his credit notable research work, that has brought succor to uncountable victims of diabetes, hypertension and stroke.
Both Dr. Ovunda Lawson-Ndu and Dr. Samuel Dagogo Jack are indigenes of Rivers State, who have recorded giant strides in medicine in the U.S.A.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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