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Dr. Musa Abubakar Kana is an Associate Professor and Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Federal University Lafia, Nigeria. His research interests and pubic health practice are in perinatal and paediatric epidemiology, health systems and primary health care. Education and career: Institute of Public Health University of Porto, Portugal PhD (Public Health) Candidate (2013-2017); Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria Master of Public Health (MPH, 2005-2006); University of Jos, Nigeria Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, 1995-2003); Faculty of Public Health, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in Public health (FMCPH, 2006-2011) ; Faculty of Community Health, West African College of Physicians, Member of the West African College of Physicians (MWACP, 2006–2010) Professional Bodies affiliated with;: International Epidemiological Association (IEA) – Lifetime Member; Nigerian Medical Association (NMA); Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) 4. Population-Environment Research Network (P-ERN); International Society for infectious diseases
(ISID); Union of African Population Studies (UAPS) Awards and Offices held include: Best Poster presentation, Young Researchers Forum (Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region), European Public Health Conference, October 2015, Milan, Italy; Assistant Dean (Preclinical), Faculty of Medicine, Kaduna State University (January 2015 to present day); Reviewer-African Journal of Reproductive Health (September 2015 to present day); Reviewer-BMC Public Health (July 2015 to present day); Reviewer- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (June 2015 to present day); Member-CME Committee, Nigeria Medical Association (Kaduna State Branch) (Feb 2015 to present day); Public Health Physician, Primary Health Centre Gwagwada, (January 2014-August 2015); Reviewer, Annals of Nigerian Medicine (May 2012 to present day), Acting Head, Department of Community Medicine, Kaduna State University (August-September 2013), (August-September 2014), Member, Kaduna State Steering Committee on Ebola Virus Disease (August 2014); Session co–chair, 5th EUPHA European Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health, Granada, Spain, 10-12 April, 2014; Chairman, Welfare Committee, Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, Kaduna State University Branch (2013 to present day); Member, Technical Working Group for Health Finance, Ministry of Health, Kaduna State, Nigeria (2013 to present day); Member, Seminar Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Kaduna State University (2013 to present day); Member, National ARV Drug Resistance Monitoring Committee, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2012 to present day); Reviewer, Annals of Nigerian Medicine (May 2012 to present day) 18. Member, Health Research Ethics Committee, Zamfara State Ministry of Health (2011-2013); AERAS/South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative Study Fellowship Award (2011); Member Editorial Board, Jos Journal Of Medicine (2007-2010); Pharmacia Foundation of Ulm University (Germany) Study Fellowship Award (2008); and Elmer Villanueva Fund International Epidemiological Association Membership Sponsorship Award (2008).
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Sharing of science and research methods for sustainable development in Africa |
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Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The challenge of meeting human development needs while protecting the earth's life support systems confronts scientists, technologists, policy makers, and communities from local to global levels.
Science and technology have a central role in sustainable development. Hence, Africa’s scientific education and research strategies are required to be coordinated with developmental needs. This is to enhance understanding of the fundamental character of interactions between nature and society, which is needed to boost interactions along more sustainable trajectories. There is emerging agreement that sustainability challenges require new ways of knowledge production and decision-making. Unfortunately, Africa lacks the critical mass of scientists trained in modern scientific research methods to effectively harness science and technology for sustainability. Another challenge is minimizing delay as ideas flow from intent through scientific capability, and finally to implementation for achieving desired outcomes.
Research is supposed to reflect national priorities and focus particularly on local problems and activities to convert knowledge into action. Currently, there is dearth of contextually relevant research done on and from African countries. Indeed, if science is to live up to its promise of improving the condition of mankind and ensuring sustainable development, all countries should be able to equally participate in research. Incorporation of indigenous knowledge can add value to development of sustainable strategies, which are rich in local content, and planned in conjunction with local people. An integrated, place-based science will require new research strategies and institutional innovations to empower African countries still separated by deepening divides from mainstream science. The Serageldin RMLA is an opportunity to bridge this gap by rapidly sharing scientific knowledge and research methods with scholars in resource constraint countries of Africa.
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