FG Tasked on More Funds for Immunological Research
Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, and Professor of Chemical Pathology and Immunology, Edo State University, Uzairue, Prof. Matthew Folaranmi Olaniyan has called on the federal government to set aside more funds immunological research for the production of plasma-derived immunoglobulins and vaccines.
He mentioned this while giving a talk at the university’s 5th lecture series titled “Exposition Of Systemic Response To Foreign Agents For Preventive Health Care: A Source Of Potent Information For Human Longevity”, under the Chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor.
The Professor suggested the establishment of regional reference laboratories and one primary healthcare medical laboratory in each of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria.
Olaniyan said in the cost of his research interests, he was able to expose systemic response to foreign agents for preventive healthcare as a source of potent information for human being to live up to 120 years and above.
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“I discovered health promoting immunological and non-immunological responses such as anti-hypertensive, weight reduction, hypolipidemia/hypocholesterolemia response, anti-diabetic response, antimicrobial response, reversal of toxicity, detection of microbial antigen and antibody for early diagnosis”.
He said systemic response to blood donation for primary preventive healthcare of hyperlipidemia says blood donation seems to be beneficial to the health of donors in many ways as there is evidence to suggest that blood donation lowers blood viscosity and alters lipid profile which is an acceptable parameter for measuring the risk of coronary heart disease.
The Deen finally encouraged Nigerians to imbibe the habit of undergoing regular medical laboratory checkup for preventive healthcare for longevity and review of the length of training of medical laboratory scientist and the training curriculum to provide more practical approach to solve emerging and re-emerging health problems.
