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For years, Pathologists held to ransom the less privileged Medical Laboratory technologists (the progenitors of today’s Medical Laboratory Scientists), when the training of Medical Laboratory Sciences in Nigeria was at the Middle manpower level. But not anymore! The present crop of Scientists, who were adequately trained and are cerebrally competent and their progenitors, who despite the tight ropes and unfavourable, forcibly imposed stringent, pauperized training and practicing conditions went ahead to use the very scarce resources to improve themselves and carve niches for themselves; would not tolerate any more subjugation! Today, they are authorities in the world of Laboratory Medicine globally and you want to insist that in Nigeria, they must remain under you?

No, it is not possible anymore! Not after the programme has been upgraded and training of Medical Laboratory Scientists standardized with the curriculum made robust, medically-competitive and administratively efficient and the profession itself has gone world-class!!

Not anymore!!! Not after clear, concise, distinguishing, and distinguishable laws were made to clarify the distinctions between the two professions and professionals.

Not anymore! Not when the profession of Medical Laboratory Sciences is no more a middle level manpower!

Not anymore! Not when all Medical Laboratory Scientists in Nigeria have the requisite knowledge, exposure and training to discharge their duties medically, technically and administratively to maximum capacity!

Not anymore! Not when the pathologist does nothing in the laboratory but simply sits down in his office to sign completed laboratory investigations that he has contributed nothing to and for which he does not want to be held responsible if anything goes wrong!

Not anymore! Not when the pathologists do not understand the art of laboratory medicine as much as the core professional, the Medical laboratory Scientist.

Not anymore! Not when we need every profession and professional to aspire to reach the zenith of their callings and be capable of giving their best!

Oh, not Anymore! The list of why we can no longer retrogress is endless!

This headship privilege, coupled with the fact that most of the other professions in the health sector like the Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Medical records, Optometry, Imaging science etc started and stagnated for many years as middle manpower ( though not without the complicity of the doctors at the helm o f affairs of the health sector) actually gave the doctors the room of not only taking advantage of them but also subjecting them to varying intimidations and harassments. They freely and completely look down on these professions which ought to be seen as sister professions and nurtured as siblings! But, what the NMA has refused to realise and admit is the fact that despite the humble beginnings of these professions, their stagnation at mediocrity for many years and the willfully deliberate opposition of NMA to their advancements; they have since metamorphosed, upgraded and have long gone beyond where they used to be. Moreover, they can now boast of many geniuses, standardised programmes, medically competitive syllabuses/curriculum with excellent first-class training and exposure.

NMA, after her unsuccesful bid at impoverishing the training of these health workers; at the expense of the entire nation, but in pursuit of their agenda of remaining the head at all cost, is now refusing to accord these other health workers their rightful place as colleagues but would prefer to still treat them draconically as subjects!

No man loves to be ruled forever, at least not by his equal! The other health workers, including the Medical Laboratory Scientists have since refused to be ruled draconically! Most of the ripples in the health sector today are direct result of this little misunderstanding; because, it is not only sickening but also deadly for a professional group to try to lord it over the other in a jurisdiction where the perceived lesser - e.g. the Medical Laboratory Scientist; is more competent than the pretentious Leader (the Pathologists)!

Perhaps, it would have been a different story if all the professions emanated from same source and grew at the same time and rate but nay, that is never possible! It is just natural for one of the professions to father or be the elder to the others and in the case of the health sector - Medicine and surgery played that role! This naturally gave doctors a lot of edge and advantages. This also naturally placed them at the helm of affairs in virtually all health and health-related institutions and policymaking bodies. Being the core decision makers equally gave them the privilege of taking the lead in everything. Hence, this allowed them to not only formulate policies in their favour but also twisted policies to suit themselves! A Yoruba proverb says “even a mad man would plough to his own advantage if given the hoe to plough!” So for me, it is just understandable why doctors would make sure that virtually all the policies made in the health sector in Nigeria favours them! But, I think it is most unfair when a man seek to advance his own cause to the detriment of others or seek to deliberately subjugate, oppress and/or annihilate the others while pursuing his own convenience and advancement! Apartheid!

As background information, it will be interesting for us to know that all Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Medical laboratory scientists etc; in fact, every professional in the health sector at one time or the other actually got their training in the same environment. What makes this worthy of mention is the fact that one would expect people of same or similar environmental and intellectual backgrounds; who shared virtually everything together as undergraduates, participated in the same social activities, attended the same religious institutions and programmes, confessed love one to another, befriended themselves and/or helped one another one way or the other to attain their professional pursuits to actually grow to become best of friends and work together to promote the health of the nation. Alas! The reverse is the case in the Nigerian health sector! As working professionals after school, the battles seem unending!

​The Practice Of Medical Laboratory Science In Nigeria: My Take And My Plea!​

Lately, there has been so much ado about nothing concerning the practice of Medical Laboratory Sciences in Nigeria.

In the past, the battle line was drawn strictly between a section of Medical doctors who had specialized in Laboratory Medicine at the postgraduate level – the pathologists and the core practitioners of Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science called Medical Laboratory Scientists.

Recently however, on seeing the unfolding events in the health sector; realizing that it is working against the pathologists and surmising that there is a likelihood of such “ills” eroding on the larger spectrum of doctors in Nigeria; the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) decided to champion the cause of her child, ASSOPON (Association of Pathologists of Nigeria).

Earlier this month, I read the NMA’s submission on the matter; where she castigated the judiciary and the legislative arm of government for their ‘connivance’ with the Medical Laboratory Scientists in Nigeria to deprive doctors, especially the pathologists their rightful place of headship by making and pronouncing ‘obtrusive’ laws and judgements respectively in favour of the Medical Laboratory Scientists. I was aghast! Then, I became amused even though I was seriously taken aback by the effrontery of the NMA; throwing away the baby with the bath water and unjustly indicting these noble, learned and distinguished men of the bench and the hallowed chambers. But, since AMLSN(Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria) and certain individuals have responded to that, I will not prolong this discourse by giving another response.

Buhari, can u see what you've done??/



Well, dont look at me like that, we just have to blame him

amstamon:
Mercy " God not giving you The consequences or the punishment you deserve you mean?

Yes sir

"GRACE" means God giving you what you don't deserve.

While

"MERCY" means God not giving you what you deserve.

Medical laboratory science students are also considered as medical students right

Really

How does she cope. Isnt it too heavy for her to carry

lefulefu:
bro there are more men than women in Nigeria.look at the dating scene for example...u would see eight men chasing one babe.even for very ugly girls there are still men who beg for their attention daily. Bros the population of men in Nigeria is twice if not thrice than the number of women.though i do get shocked sometimes when some ladies say dem no see husband marry.anyway it could be the effect of the economy.

Its true that men troop on a woman but that's not a yardstick to say men are much nah

kay29000:
How did you come up with this data?

U can confirm from statisticians

Ratio of men to women in Nigeria
2:5

Spaghetti and Yam

chi4ik:
propaganda will not help u. I'm currently serving in Unijos & nothing like that happened

My brother stop saying what you dont know.
He was killed around masalachin juma'a
He is a class mate of my friend.
And we are all mourning his death

DanseMacabre:
There's no how her village people won't have a hand in this.

It is lega

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ellachic95:
April 12th...

April 12th are rare species
Finally found a birthday mate

Then, tighten your seat belt.

Calling on everyone here to join hands and bounce back to life.

Ideas start coming...

How to Tell if a German Word is Masculine, Feminine, or Nueter

Most world languages have nouns that are either masculine or feminine. German goes them one better and adds a third gender: neuter. The masculine definite article (“the”) is der, feminine is die, and neuter is das. German-speakers have had many years to learn whether Wagen (car) is der or die or das. (It's der Wagen)--but for learners new to the language, it's not so easy.

Forget linking gender to a specific meaning or concept. It's not the actual person, place or thing that has gender in German, but the WORD that stands for the actual thing. That's why a “car” can be either das Auto (neuter) or der Wagen (masculine).

In German the definite article is much more important than it is in English. For one thing, it is used more often. In English we might say: "Nature is wonderful." In German, the article would be also be included: "Die Natur ist wunderschön."

The indefinite article ("a" or "an" in English) is ein or eine in German. Ein basically means "one" and like the definite article, it indicates the gender of the noun it goes with (eine or ein). For a feminine noun, only eine can be used (in the nominative case). For masculine or neuter nouns, only ein is correct. This is a very important concept to learn! It is also reflected in the use of possessive adjectives such as sein(e) (his) or mein(e) (my), which are also called "ein-words."

Although nouns for people often follow natural gender, there are exceptions such as das Mädchen, girl. There are three different German words for "ocean" or "sea"—all a different gender: der Ozean, das Meer, die See. And gender does not transfer well from one language to another. The word for "sun" is masculine in Spanish (el sol) but feminine in German (die Sonne). A German moon is masculine (der Mond), while a Spanish moon is feminine (la luna). IT'S ENOUGH TO DRIVE AN ENGLISH-SPEAKER CRAZY

A good general rule for learning German vocabulary is to treat the article of a noun as an integral part of the word. Don't just learn Garten (garden), learn der Garten. Don't just learnTür (door), learn die Tür. Not knowing a word's gender can lead to all sorts of other problems:das Tor is the gate or portal; der Tor is the fool. Are you meeting someone at the lake (am See) or by the sea (an der See)?

But there are some hints that can help you remember the gender of a German noun. These guidelines work for many noun categories, but certainly not for all. For most nouns you will just have to know the gender. (If you're going to guess, guess der. The highest percentage of German nouns are masculine.)

German Alphabet
Learning the German alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the German language.

Below is a table showing the German alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.

German Alph. Eng. Sound Pronunciation Example

A a ah as in Albert
Ä ä ah Umlaut as in Age
B b beh as in Berta
C c tseh as in Cäsar
D d deh as in Dora
E e eh as in Emil
F f eff as in Friedrich
G g geh. as in Gustav
H h ha as in Heinrich
I i ee as in Ida
J j yot as in Julius
K k kah as in Kaufmann
L l ell as in Ludwig
M m emm as in Martha
N n enn as in Nordpol
O o oh as in Otto
Ö ö oh Umlaut as in Oops
P p peh as in Paula
Q q kuh as in Quelle
R r err as in Richard
S s ess as in Siegfried
ß ess-testt as in Super
T t teh as in Theodor
U u. uh as in Ulrich
Ü ü. uh Umlaut as if the U was double to UU
V v fow as in Viktor
W w veh as in Wilhelm
X x iks as in Xanthippe
Y y upsilon as in Ypsilon
Z z tsett as in Zeppelin

hysteresis:
ok...
sometimes, I used to see one special ß like dat its differrent from d normal B

Yes that B is the one used in 'großen'

And this is how it is pronounced

ß ess-testt as in Super

Well, we'll start with alphabets for first timers and then as we go on, questions would be asked and answers given.

hysteresis:
when you write, you help translate as well, for those that r interested, ehh!!

She'z asking "Who will the teacher be?"

aanexplus:
Wie geht?

Wir machen groBen Bruder.

momentusjay:
Wer wird der Lehrer sein

Gut ich bin, aber Beiträge sind willkommen.

For those interested in the German language.
It's indeed a very interesting Language.

Chaiii
I no fit laugh

Fire erupted this morning at the girls hostel of the Polytechnic, properties were lost but no life was lost.

Magnoliaa:
... you are David?

David as in?