Introduce Bachelor of Science for Herbal Medicine, Mamora urges Varsities

The Minister of State for Health, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, has called on Nigerian universities to introduce Bachelor of Science degree programme in traditional medicine for better healthcare delivery.

Made this call at the 2019 African Traditional Medicine Day in Abuja

Mamora made the call at a news conference commemorating the 2019 African Traditional Medicine Day in Abuja on Friday.

African Traditional Medicine day is celebrated on August 31 annually.

The theme for the 2019 event was, “Integrating Traditional Medicine in Health Sciences Curricular in the African Region.”

He appealed to Nigerian universities to incorporate modules of herbal medicine in their curricular of health sciences, adding that this could be achieved with support from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund.

The minister also unveiled the ministry’s report on curriculum development for the training of herbal medical practitioners and medical schools.

He urged agencies and departments working on traditional medicine in the country to work together for the development of the sector.

He said the ultimate goal of government in the sector was to derive maximum economic benefits from traditional medicine like China, India and other countries.

State governments should establish tradomedical departments to complement departments of Medicine

The minister urged state governments and the Federal Capital Territory to establish traditional medicine departments for healthcare development.

Mamora suggested that such department should be complementary to medicine department to provide opportunities for rapid development and integration of traditional medicine into the healthcare delivery system.

A bill underway

He said the ministry was working on a traditional and complementary medicine bill to be submitted to the executive for approval and forwarding to the National Assembly for passage.

NUC promises to collaborate with the Health Ministry on the need to have herbal degrees

The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Mr. Abubakar Rashid, said the commission would collaborate with the ministry to improve the knowledge of undergraduates of health sciences on traditional medicine.

Initiate policies to guard our intellectual property rights, rep of tradomedical practitioners solicits

Representative of Nigeria Traditional Medicine Practitioners, Mr. Loveth Iwuzu, appealed to government to initiate policy to guard the intellectual property rights of the traditional medicine practitioners.

Representative of Global Health Body Speaks

In his remark, Dr. Clement Peter, Officer in Charge of World Health Organisation, Nigeria, restated the commitment of the organisation to support the federal government to integrate traditional medicine into national health system.

Source: https://nimedhealth.com.ng/2019/08/30/introduce-bachelor-of-science-for-herbal-medicine-mamora-urges-varsities/?amp

More like a pure Pharmacognosy

A welcomed development from the President of Nigeria

God gave us Herbs for Healing
Man has lost this ancient knowledge of Herbs which made our forefathers live longer

And what do we get to call the graduates I wonder �? It's not that bad anyway. Hi, Nice to meet you, I'm a tradomedical pratictioner sounds more interesting and intriguing.

Herbal what?
OK next.

Not bad but different herbal medicine will be offered by universities according to their 'tribe'

Watch some people start calling such graduates BABALAWO and DIBIA!!!

No be Nairaland again?!

There is Dept of Plant Science in Nigeria Universities. But candidates s are not interested

long awaited....

Tinubu remove this one from senate and put remi baby there

i no know wt to say self..

The call is good but can they scientifically prove it. How can adult take the Same quantity of herbal medication with a child. So this is where the problem lies

esti98:
There is Dept of Plant Science in Nigeria Universities. But candidates s are not interested

I think there's different btw plant science and herbal medicine...

There is different btw Medical science and medicine and surgery...

So, let's be specific in our dealing...

As if dem give the man the herbal concorsion him go drink, if small headache worry dem na to book the next flight to London for treatment.

We already have department of Pharmacognosy.what the government need to do is to encourage more pharmacist to go into herbal medical practices

This is a good idea some country are making millions out of this but for Nigeria to considered the idea what we will be looking for is who brought the idea

There is botany and pharmacology, these two courses alone can cover this area, but based on the country wey we dey,smh

Its a good idea. In China they have several Universities of Chinese Medicine which specializes in herbal treatment and in all their hospitals they have both Western and Chinese way of treatment, a patient can choose his/her preference. They didn't let western form of medicine affect theirs but they develop it into world class standard

banio:


Overdose of herbal medicine damages kidney, liver and other internal organs. It kills within two weeks

Which is why it needs to be studied extensively so issues like dosage, interactions etc can be well understood.

esti98:
There is Dept of Plant Science in Nigeria Universities. But candidates s are not interested

What is the difference between plant science and botany

This will be a very good idea. Most herbal medicine work better than these chemical reactions given to us at the pharmacy.

Why do some particular people in this country with long marks on their faces always like things to do with juju? Less than one week and this man from among the people that I mentioned wants juju to be introduced into universities? Everywhere juju, juju, juju, shrine, agbo. Na waoh.

banio:


Overdose of herbal medicine damages kidney, liver and other internal organs. It kills within two weeks

Overdose of almost all medicine kills and that is why there is always a prescription on how to take them. If people are also educated on herbal medication there will also be able to prescribe it properly for users both old and young.

Ofirmee:
And what do we get to call the graduates I wonder �? It's not that bad anyway. Hi, Nice to meet you, I'm a tradomedical pratictioner sounds more interesting and intriguing.

Herbalist na..abi what Else?..

Supported

Research needs to be done on healing properties of plants

banio:


Overdose of herbal medicine damages kidney, liver and other internal organs. It kills within two weeks

Keep listen to pure lie feeding you by pharmaceutical industries.

Do you know how many people that have been cured of various sicknesses western scientics are claiming there are no cure by herbal medicine.

Honorable Mamora and other dignities who attended the summit are not daft.