Professionals Canvass Mental Health Promotion For Development
· Abayomi Receives Award of Excellence In Medical Leadership Health professionals have called for the promotion of mental health in the country especially among aspirants to leadership positions. This, they explained, is to ensure that they have the qualities and ability to pursue the good of the society. They made the call during the during the just-concluded Annual Scientific Conference And Gathering organised by the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), Idi-Araba, Lagos. Speakers at the conference with the theme, “ Mental Health In a Recessed Economy ,” and sub-theme, “ Role of Academics in Emotional Health Promotion ,” linked general well-being of individuals to their state of mental health. Among those who canvassed for this recently was Professor Jude Uzoma Ohaeri, a Professor of Psychiatric, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State. In a lecture entitled, “ Mental Health Promotion As A National Deve