By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) will on Sunday, hold its maiden public health lecture at the Professor Musa Abdul Civic Centre, University of Ibadan, Central Mosque.
According to a statement signed by
Chairman MUSWEN Health Committee, Dr AGO Labinjo, the lecture, the first in the series, is expected to be an annual event for sensitisation of the public on common health problems and use it as an avenue for advocacy and publicity of MUSWEN and its program.
Dr Labinjo stressed in the statement that the event with the theme: “National Insecurity and its Psychosocial effects on the citizens: The Islam and Health Perspectives” will hold under the Chairmanship of MUSWEN President, Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo.
The statement added that Professor Abdulrazaq Abdulmajeed Alaro, the Guest Speaker will talk on the Islamic perspective while Dr Jibril Abdulmalik, Consultant Psychiatrist, University College Hospital (UCH) will speak on the medical perspective.
Emphasizing that dignitaries from the Muslim Community in all the six states of the Southwest are expected at the event, the statement added that there will be Free Medical Checkup for members of the public starting from 8am at the same venue.
