Internationally-acclaimed cancer researcher and
professor of pharmacology, Professor Isa Marte Hussaini will give the keynote
presentation during the induction of
six eminent professionals
by the Nigeria Academy of
Pharmacy, on September 28, 2017.
According to Professor Fola Tayo, Pro-Chancellor
and Chairman of the Governing Council of Caleb University, who also doubles as
General Secretary of the Academy, Hussaini’s work is particularly hallmarked by
its focus on the use of local herbs in cancer therapy.
“Professor Hussaini’s work is a tribute to
academic excellence and apart from informing society about the progress he has
made so far, we also want to inspire the rest of the scientific community and
keep the quest for research into problems that afflict mankind, on the
front-burner,” he added.
Those to be inducted into the Academy, have been
painstakingly selected from a diverse pool of practice areas.
“Beyond the fact that they are distinguished in
their various practice areas,” said Tayo, “each inductee possesses a mindset
and disposition that align with the Academy’s mission and reason for being.”
The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy is a specialised
academy that among others, seeks to promote scientific research and
professional development especially, in the health, pharmaceutical and related
sectors in order to help overcome challenges posed by pain and disease as well
as fast-track social and economic development in Nigeria and beyond.
Last July, it brought together, professionals
drawn from the health sciences – medicine, pharmacy, nursing, medical
laboratory sciences, physiotherapy and others – to brainstorm and proffer solutions on the subject of
inter-professional collaboration, against the backdrop of the animosity and
inter-professional rivalry that exists in Nigeria’s healthcare sector.
The Academy has also been active at jointly
reviewing the training curriculum for pharmacists in order to enable the
profession keep pace with global developments such that the professionals
remain relevant to the needs and aspirations of patients and the larger
society.
The Academy is the fifth such specialized
academies in Nigeria, with others being the Academies of Science, Letters, Arts
and Engineering respectively.
