My people! Listen as Health Minister, Prof. Ali Pate, dey yarn for Abuja, say na science we go take solve our health wahala, no be prayers alone. E don clear say we no fit just dey wish for better health care without proper research and ground work.
During the SPARK Translational Research Boot Camp Conference, e yan am say, ‘You fit no dey pray your way through health matter. If dem fit do am anywhere, na science dem use.’ This man dey remind us say, no be only faith dey make life sweet, discipline and scientific study na wetin go help us fit improve the health sector.
Pate talk say if we wan make any headway, na to build solid partnership with both government and private sector. Latest research dey show say countries wey don improve lives, na dem take serious scientific research take do am. E go better if we follow their footsteps.
Na so e talk again say the non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cancer don dey show face for Nigeria wahala. E dey vex say people dey jettison science now, especially the anti-vaccine waka wey don dey spread like fire for bush. Make I tell you, if we no careful, this one fit spoil all the hard work we don put inside health sector.
Omo, e don clear say we dey live for age wey technology dey rule. But according to Pate, this same tech fit make people reason shallow, just dey skim through gist and form opinion without any depth. Na so the anti-science waka dey wax stronger, e dey ginger worry for am!
Dr. Obi Adigwe, the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research boss, no let the matter rest. E talk say ‘Science don dey win wahala for ages’, and we no go fit take am for granted. We suppose hold science tight and no allow politics disturb wetin no suppose concern am. Na only through science we fit grow economy and protect our future.
Na true as Pate talk say our healthcare get plenty challenges, from infrastructure wahala to the burden of non-communicable diseases. But dem get plan like the Health Sector Real Investment Initiative wey go tackle all these problems head-on.
Conclusion be say, my people, na science we go use carry our health matter follow better road. If we fit gather our resources and support research, we go fit secure better future for our health and lives. No forget say science na universal language we all fit understand. Make we support am as e go help us shine for our health sector!
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