Registrar, Agege chair challenge lab scientists on professionalism
The Chairman of Agege Local Government, Abdul-ganiyu Obasa, has urged medical laboratory scientists to maintain high professional and ethical standards in their vital roles in strengthening the healthcare system. Obasa
- By Sherifdeen Amusa
The Chairman of Agege Local Government, Abdul-ganiyu Obasa, has urged medical laboratory scientists to maintain high professional and ethical standards in their vital roles in strengthening the healthcare system.
Obasa said this yesterday during the Third Biennial Scientific Conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Lagos State Civil Service Chapter, in Ikeja, Lagos.
He added that their expertise in diagnostics, specimen analysis, and quality control plays a crucial role in supporting medical decisions.
Obasa, who acknowledged infrastructural gaps in the healthcare system, said that the government was aware and making efforts to improve facilities across hospitals, primary health centres, and laboratories.
The Acting Registrar of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, Dr. Donald Ofili, said that the future of healthcare system will be driven by laboratory systems rather than traditional clinical settings.
Dr. Ofili, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Technical, Dr Osaretin Agbonlahor, said: “the future of the healthcare that we seek will no longer be decided in the clinic, the decision place for the future of healthcare is the laboratory. Laboratory resilience should be treated as a national security imperative rather than a technical goal.”
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He urged stakeholders to develop roadmaps and partnerships to strengthen laboratory systems, warning that without robust infrastructure, predictive and personalised medicine would not be achieved in the country.
Chairman of the occasion, Dr. Elochukwu Adibo, said that Nigeria’s healthcare system is transitioning from a reactive approach to a more predictive, precise, and patient-centred model, adding that reactive medicine, which focuses on treating illnesses as they occur, no longer suffices in modern healthcare delivery.
Dr. Adibo explained that innovation now drives medical laboratory practice, enabling healthcare providers to provide personalised treatments to individual patients rather than applying a “one-size-fits-all” approach.
Chairman AMLSN Lagos State Civil Service Chapter, Mrs. Munirat Owodunni, said transformative period in healthcare is being driven by rapid technological advancements, data-driven diagnosis services and patient-centred care.
She added that medical laboratory scientists must adapt, innovate and maintain high-quality diagnostic services, even in the face of emerging challenges, “be it pandemics, resource constraints or technological disruptions.”
