The event was organised by ING in conjunction with the International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO) at the University of Ilorin. According to him, the upsurge in the incidence of mental disorder in the country is being aided by substance abuse and increase in the burden of neurological diseases. The don appealed to government at all levels to make more budgetary provision for the health sector, saying that the two per cent allocation often set aside for the health sector was too small for the health need of the country.
Owoyele also called on philanthropists in the country to emulate their counterparts in advanced world by assisting in the funding of research, which would generate efficacious solutions to brain-related diseases.
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Prof. Bamidele Owoyele, the President, the Ilorin Neuroscience Group (ING) says one out of every four Nigerians suffer one form of mental disorder or the other.
Owoyele, a Professor of Physiology at the University of Ilorin, said this at the maiden Global Engagement and Advocacy Programme on Monday.
The event was organised by ING in conjunction with the International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO) at the University of Ilorin. x
According to him, the upsurge in the incidence of mental disorder in the country is being aided by substance abuse and increase in the burden of neurological diseases.
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Muscat: The seventh International Workshop on Food and Brain Health has started at Sultan Qaboos University.
This event is organized by Sultan Qaboos University, under the auspices of the Food Science and Nutrition (FSN) Department at the College of Agricultural & Marine Sciences (CAMS) at SQU, in association with the Ageing & Dementia Research Group (ADRG) at SQU.
This event is supported by International Brain Research Organization (IBRO-MENA), College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, SQU, Springer Nature, Nutritional Neurosciences Book Series by Springer, and Food and Brain Research Foundation, India.
The main aim of the event is to create awareness on the impact of food, nutrition on brain health, through whole life and updates on Neuroethics and how to write books and articles.
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