The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo is set to host its 6th Inaugural Lecture on the 12th November, 2024.
Professor of Public Health Microbiology and Parasitology, Abdulazeez Abubakar will deliver the lecture.
Isaac Oluyi, Public Relations Officer, UNIMED reports that the lecture will explore ways out of the captivity of microbes.
The Lecture is predicated on the ravaging effects of microbes in air, land and water on human hosts and possible solutions to alleviate the havoc wrecked on the hosts.
According to Professor Abubakar, the Inaugural Lecturer, “I will explore various microbial arsenal for attack and defence as tools for human hostages such as possession of Beta lactamase enzyme, production of Serotoxins, among others”.
Overall, the lecture will make useful suggestions and recommendations on the need for governments at all levels to be prepared for more epidemics and pandemics in the nearest future based on the previous experience from the recent COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging diseases such as Ebola and Lassa.