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A BILL ON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RADIOLOGY AND RADIATION MEDICINE ( NCR): A TWENTY FIRST CENTURY TROJAN HORSE (PART 1)

Over three thousand years ago the prophet Calcus assembled the Greeks. He told them that if they are to win the war against Troy, then force alone was insufficient, and they had to find some cunning strategy. The Greek leader, Odysseus then conceived the Trojan Horse gift. The Trojan Gift, as History recorded, was a giant wooden horse offered as gift to Troy unknown to Troy that the Greeks made the horse wide enough to contain a soldier. With this deceit, Troy was defeated.   A similar package of the Greek Trojan Horse is on the floor of the lower chamber of the National legislature. This modernised, well manicured, twenty first century Trojan Horse is packaged as the National Council on Radiology and Radiation Medicine, hereafter referred simply as NCR bill. Why is this bill likened to Trojan Horse? This is a question that will be answered objectively. For the sake of clarity, the bill in question was proposed by Honourable Patrick Asadu. A background check on the Honorable m...

YOUNG MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS FORUM NATIONAL SUMMIT 2017

The Young Medical Laboratory Scientists Forum formed to promote capacity for the young professionals and encourage research among the young scientists while sustaining vibrancy in the health sector is here again with the first edition of her YMLSF NATIONAL SUMMIT The summit being a National event would feature in a grand style conglomeration of high performance lectures and presentations from highly distinguished and notable scholars who through hardwork and diligence have become a force and authority to reckon with in this country Some notable dignitaries and personalities who have made their impacts and contributions in this country thus inspiring the young to strive towards excellence in their chosen careers are also expected to be at the summit There would also be presentation of awards to some special persons amongst some professional bodies that have encouraged and promoted their young ones and to some senior colleagues within the profession who have impacted positively in YMLSF...