THE STUDY OF MEDICINE IN NIGERIA

Age long as human evolve consciousness and science, the search for survival and good living is indelibly in no doubt the priorities of life. Nigeria her self is not left out in such a struggle for life. The traditional medicine which was practice by our fore fathers and hitherto, through the use of roots, leaves, shrubs, and herbs is one of the earliest form of medicine in Nigeria.

The incursion of the study of modern medicine was in 1948 after the establishment of the university of Ibadan in 1943 by the then collonial administration following the directive of the British government through the collonial secretary of states to establish colleges, universities and other institution of higher learning in all the collonial areas. For the foundation medical student, the facilities provided by the native administration's hospital at Adeoyo and the government Jericho hospital for which the falculty of medicine was responsible were inadequate . Consequently, medical student of the earlier years went to london university for clinical training . these continued untill when the Nigerian government made available funds for the 500 bed university teaching hospital which was completed in 1957 following which medical student were fully trained in Ibadan. The first batch graduated in 1960

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The man phillips Terfa F. Guda was born on the 10 september, 1982 in the famimly of Mr and Mrss Guda kaseyo who hailed from Kaseyo village, Mbatagba, Mbaafuu,mbabuanyian, Uvir, Utyondo in Guma local goverment area of Benue state Nigeria in Africa.he started and completed his primary school from 1989 to 1995 but do further immediately to go to secondaryn school due to financial constrain.In 1996 he was admitted into the General Hassan Usman Katsina Unity college Bauchi where he successfully completted his jonior secondary school.Still in General Hassan Usman Katsina Unity college bauchi where he was re admitted into the science wing of the senior section in Senior Secondary school 1 (SSS 1).Due to his high leadership qualities he was immediatelly made the class represantative the pos he hold untill SSS 2 where he was latter made the health preffec of the school due to his charity desires to become a medical doctor.He graduated in General Hassan Usman Katisna Unity college in 2002 but did not further to the university immediatelly. While in secondary school he blong to many association and clubs like Adolescent And Information Project(AHIP), Drug Free Club,Jonior Engeineering and Technology Society (JETS), Mathematics club, literal and debating club,Organisation Of Benue Exchange Student(OBES),The press Club and others too numerus to mention due to his love for associatins and unionism. In this groups he held post like president in AHIP, PRESS CLUB, MATHEMAThttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifICS CLUB, DRUG FREE CLUB,; health derector in the NIGERIAN MILITARY CARDET;MC(master of ceremony)in LITERAL AND DEBATING CLUB; secretary general n OBES and so on.Currently he is with the Benue State University coollege of health scieces studying medicine with the department of medicine and surgery.

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THE ORIGIN OF MEDICINE AS A SCIENCE

According to historians, ancient egypt in Africa was where one of the greatest civilisation began first in the world and through this cradles of civilisation, the contribution of Africa to the origin of science and it application had been very remarkable.Due to the Egyptian love for learning in all it branches,one of the songs intended for school boys was sang as "Give the heart to learning and love it like a mother .Spend no day in idleness or thy will be flogged". These scholastic consignment however contributed in no small measures to the realisation and development of science in the world today.

Medicine in no doubt originated in Africa from Egypt. The bodies of pharaoh and other officials where mummified by treating with spices and ointment to preserved the bodies fresh(a medical fit that has been marvelous to even modern scientists).Egyptian discovered many drugs that became widely used by Greek physicians and most of the Greek practical device in surgery were also from the Egyptian origin.

Historicaly, greek litretures made it posible to know the gradual decrease in the importance assigned to charm and magic, and the growth of rational ideas among early greek physicians in medicine.Greek medicine came in it pure form about 585 BC till the rise of the Roman empire and it borrows several ideas from Mesopotamian astrology and anatomy. Medicine as study was establish as a science by Hippocrates in about 585 BC and was continued by other scientist who dissected corpses to increase their knowledge of the human body. The Hippocratic's oaths which a medical doctor takes on qualification was based on the principles laid down by Hippocrates of Cos.

Aristotle and others like Harvey, Von Haller and John Hunter were also of vast influence on medical thougth. Aristotle compiled a labourious account of the animals known in his days with many accurate details of their anatomical structures, and after his death in 322 BC, a great medical school was found in Alexandra.Harvey started physiology on it true course by his discovery of the circulation of the blood through experiment on animals. Von Haller (1708-1777) and John Hunter (1928-93) intensified the developement of study of anatomy and physiology.

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