FG Introduces Herbal Medicine as a Course in Universities
The Federal Government has concluded plans to introduce Herbal Medicine studies in Nigerian universities as from next year.
Already, the Joint Admission Matriculation Examinations has been placed on notice to provide a space for candidates interested in the studying HM in the UTME on their forms.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, who disclosed this on Friday evening in Abuja during the 3rd Annual Guest Lecture organized by Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria with the theme: ‘Developing Human Resources for Health for the attainment of Universal Health Coverage: Issues and Perspectives’ said it was a deliberate effort to hasten the attainment of Universal Health Coverage in the country.
“We are taking Herbal Medicine to the Universities. Without it, there is no integration. This is because, if you are a herbal practitioner, you are a Doctor. A herbalist is a doctor. But the first function of a doctor is to take a diagnosis. It it Lasser Fever or Ebola or is it dengue or is it malaria or typhoid?
“You have to get the answer before you begin to give that herb. You cannot do that unless you learn those sciences that will enable you get the results-physiology, pharmacology, pathology, anatomy, biochemistry and all others. If you don’t learn them you will not know anything about the human body.
Source: Punch NG
Already, the Joint Admission Matriculation Examinations has been placed on notice to provide a space for candidates interested in the studying HM in the UTME on their forms.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, who disclosed this on Friday evening in Abuja during the 3rd Annual Guest Lecture organized by Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria with the theme: ‘Developing Human Resources for Health for the attainment of Universal Health Coverage: Issues and Perspectives’ said it was a deliberate effort to hasten the attainment of Universal Health Coverage in the country.
“We are taking Herbal Medicine to the Universities. Without it, there is no integration. This is because, if you are a herbal practitioner, you are a Doctor. A herbalist is a doctor. But the first function of a doctor is to take a diagnosis. It it Lasser Fever or Ebola or is it dengue or is it malaria or typhoid?
“You have to get the answer before you begin to give that herb. You cannot do that unless you learn those sciences that will enable you get the results-physiology, pharmacology, pathology, anatomy, biochemistry and all others. If you don’t learn them you will not know anything about the human body.
Source: Punch NG
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