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An Open Letter To Professor Julius Okojie(nuc) by adeoladrg(m): 3:08am On Nov 29, 2013 |
AN OPEN LETTER TO PROFESSOR JULIUS OKOJIE ( EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION) . Dear sir, PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (PRESSID) Sir, I must commend the effort of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the National Universities Commission under your administration in a bid to develop a crop of professionals who would serve as catalysts of change and agents of scientific and technological advancement as well as sustainable economic development. Research as the bedrock of innovation and development has been defined as a methodical investigation into a subject in order to discover facts, to establish or revise a theory or to develop a plan of action based on the facts discovered. Research has shown to be a key instrument for achieving socio-economic development of any society Pharmaceutical Research is that aspect of research that pertains to the discovery, development, manufacture, preparation, dispensing or sale of drugs used in healthcare services. Pharmaceutical research has contributed immensely to the discovery and production of drugs, however, most of the new knowledge about drugs are created by researchers from industrialized countries which often do not meet the actual needs of developing countries, especially Africa, particularly Nigeria. Consequently, African countries have been challenged to produce their own drugs, and not to rely on multinational Pharmaceutical giants to help fight diseases ravaging the continent. Worthy of mention is the antisickling agent ( NICOSAN ). This indigenous antisickling agent researched and developed by Nigerian Pharmacist at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development is obtained from the mixture of four Nigerian Plant materials. It was shown to be a safe and efficacious medicine for the management of patients with sickle cell disease. It has been used for:- (1) prophylactic management of Sickle cell disease. (2) it has potent antisickling effect on sickled erythrocytes obtained from patients with Sickled Cell Disease, thus, useful in preventing painful crises experienced by Sickle cell disease patients. (3) it reduces hypoxic stress experienced by the patients ( due to trapping of Sickled cells in the lungs ) (4) it removes the incidence of blood transfusion in sickle cell disease patients (5) it prevents clinical Sequel (i.e) painful crisis (6) it prevents ocular damage, and ultimately it was found to be non toxic. This noble ingenuity as demonstrated by Nigerian Pharmacists in the Research and Development of NICOSAN has put us in the forefront in the discovery of Pharmaceuticals worldwide. The most recent trend globally in Pharmaceutical Research and Development is BioPharmaceuticals, and any other Professional aside Pharmacists championing this course would obviously be putting on the wrong cap. It would also interest you sir to note that a multinational Pharmaceutical company ( GSK – GlaxoSmithKline ) is currently seeking approval for the world’s first Malaria vaccine. Malaria, as we all know is a disease ravaging the fabric of our country. My question now is; why must we sit and wait for others to help solve our problems? It’s on this ground Sir, that I solemnly make a case and an appeal for Graduates of the Schools of Pharmacy be included in the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and development (PRESSID) provided we meet the set criteria. I watched the first edition of PRESSID come and go, and felt it was actually an oversight on the part of the committee “in-charge”. However, with the Second edition underway, and Pharmacy Graduates were yet again excluded, then, I am forced to make an open appeal on Swank Pharm’s Blog ( http:// www.swankpharm.com ). Considering the rigorous training we are subject to in the school of Pharmacy, and the relatively successful track records of our predecessors in the profession, am optimistic that the younger crop of Pharmacists can deliver if and only if we are given the requisite knowledge and the enabling environment. Sir, I shall be glad if your good office is used to effect this change, and Nigerian Graduates of the Schools of Pharmacy be included in the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and development. Yours Faithfully. Pharm. Oyewande Ajibola. Email: oye4ril@yahoo.com Twitter handle: @ph_aji (Pharm. Oyewande Ajibola is a graduate of the School of Pharmacy University of Maiduguri). |
Re: An Open Letter To Professor Julius Okojie(nuc) by adeoladrg(m): 3:11am On Nov 29, 2013 |
How do we get him to see this? Front page plueeze |
Re: An Open Letter To Professor Julius Okojie(nuc) by Samgreguc(m): 6:00am On Nov 29, 2013 |
I will love to be into researches too. |
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