The present administration in Ogun State has taken bold steps at ensuring that the alternate medicine practice is generally accepted and recognised by both national and international health system through its various indigenous research by practitioners to combat any disease.
The Chairman Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board, (OGAMB), Balogun Nurudeen Olaleye, disclose this at the second graduation ceremony of the Emmanuel College of Traditional Medicine and Health Technology (ECOTHTECH), at the Daniel Akintomide Arcade Hall, Ita-Alapo Ijebu-Ode.
Balogun Olaleye, represented by the agency’s Information Officer, Mr. Dolapo Jinad, said government would continue to provide enabling environment to encourage the practice of alternate medicine in the state, adding that the success of the profession was achievable through cooperation with government, in terms of proper registrations and abiding with operational laws guiding the practice.
In his lecture titled, “Traditional Medicine Has Now Become a Goldmine, World Is Awaiting Nigeria”, the guest speaker of the event, Head of Department of Forest Resources Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAB), Prof. Samuel Oluwalana, noted that natural medicine, which is now globally accepted, is a money-making sector for government, especially in the western countries, saying the world depends on Nigeria for the supply of major recipes used for discovering products, “which are packaged and brought back to us as finished products that we buy with huge amount of money, contributing to the downturn of our economy”, calling on government to give more support to the Board.
Earlier, the school Provost, Dr. Adebayo Owolabi, who appreciated the Board’s continuous assistance to the College, congratulated the graduands for their endurance, leading to successful certification, reminding them to always adhere to the rules guiding the practice.
Responding on behalf of other graduating students, Mrs. Habibat Fasasi, appreciated the school management and the state government for establishing Alternate Medicine Board, as a platform that brought light into the sub-sector through its advocacy and enlightenment orientation workshop for practitioners, promising to be good ambassadors of the school.
