The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos hosted hundreds of students, lecturers, professors, Pro chancellors and important personalities to one of its kind annual lecture series titled “Responding to Nigeria’s Diseases outbreaks and Epidemics: Ebola, Zika and HIV”, today 23rd July 23, 2018. The event took place at J.F Ade Ajayi Auditorium
The lecture was delivered by the professor of Immunology and infectious disease, Harvard T.H chan school of Public Health, USA, Prof. Phyllis Kanki, a woman who has over the year contributed tremendously to science, devoted her life to the study of the virology, pathogenesis and molecular epidemiology of HIV in Africa and who also in the course of her PHD discovered HIV-2, one of the predominant subtypes of HIV found in Nigeria.
Speaking at the event, Dr Babalakin described Prof Kanki as a woman of great repute who God has raised for this generation, also stated what the University of Lagos will do to help fight the diseases. In his word, “our guest lecturer is a great researcher from Harvard University who has played enormous roles in the discovery of the HIV-2 and the treatment of the scourge in Africa. She’s receiving a lot of cooperation and working with some Nigeria Institutions and she’s working very closely with the University of Lagos. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole mentioned that this lecture series which we’ve commenced is the first by any University in Nigeria. It’s a Pro chancellor’s initiative for attracting the most distinguished people all over the world to this venue and we have brought in Prof Kanki who is extremely qualified for this.”
Hon. Justice Olayinka Ayoola- former justice of the Supreme Court, former chief justice of the Gambia and former chairman of I.C.P.C was the chairman of the day. Professor Isaac Adewole- the Honorable Minister of health was the special guest of honour. Prof. Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe FAS- Vice-chancellor, University of Lagos was the Host while the Chief host is no other person than Dr Bolanle Olawale Babalakin(SAN)- Pro-chancellor, University of Lagos
