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Sunday, April 27, 2014

NAHESTS holds lecture

By Mohammed Sani


The National Association of Health Science and Technology Students [NAHESTS], Federal University of Technology, Owerri present Campus Student’s Movement in collaboration with Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Imo state chapter held a one day seminar on topical health issues.

Declaring the event open, the Dean, School of Health Technology, Prof. I. N. S. Dozie who was represented, welcome the speakers by coming to impart knowledge on wide range health issues; he called on the participants to practice what they would listen; and expressed his happiness by associating with these organizations that organizes the events.

In her paper on ‘cervical cancer’, Dr. Egwim Adana describes cervical cancer as a disease affecting women and the risk factors include being female, repeated sexual intercourse, multiple sexual partners, smoking, etc. and call on every woman to be going for screening periodically to avoid it in future, as it has no cure but can be prevented by vaccination, hence call for public awareness, regular screening, vaccination.

Dr. E. O. Ofundu in her paper titled ‘Healthy Skin’ describes skin as the largest organ of the body, as a mirror of the internal/body and a reflection of psychological, emotional, physical and mental trauma to the body. She looks at skin as either normal, dry, oily and combination of these three, which needs different approach in making it healthy.

To maintain a healthy skin, she call on participants to eat well balance diet, cleanse all make up before sleep, exfoliate regularly and avoidance of drugs that cause skin sensitivity.

Dr. Uche Onyekwere, a representative of Sebamed-makers of medical care products, delivered her paper on ‘Acne and Skin’ and look at acne as a “skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles over produce cells and becomes plugged with oil and dead skin cells. As a result, it swells and forms a white head which can be seen as a black head at the surface of skin”. He describes medical skin care products as products uses as a skin care routine that is suited to the particular characteristic of your skin, it strengthen its protective mechanisms and help it cope with stress and environmental influences, while cosmetic skin products are not, they are even dangerous to the natural skin.

The commissioner of Health Imo state, Dr. Edward O. Ihejirika, represented by Dr. Iyanya P. C. expressed his happiness by associating Imo state to the event in bringing issue of cervical cancer, skin care to the public domain to raise their awareness on how to take care of their health, which is also part of the state ministry of health mandate. He stated that Imo state government has completed plan to establish a diagnostic centre for cervical cancer menace.

The Campus Student’s Movement represented by Owums Henry C. tells participants that the organization “is a non-political movement that is centered at a better health care delivery amongst the youth, the civic responsibilities as youth, their social responsibilities to mention a few”.
He thanks the university management for hosting the programme.

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