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WASPEN 2023 Conference Innovative Nutrition Support to Eradicating Malnutrition in grand style

According to Ann Wigmore, the 'food we eat can either be the safest or most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest poison.' This was the epic focus of the 2Day Clinical Nutrition Conference organized by the West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) to inform about the importance of nutrition support. Speaking on the conference , the Founder/CEO of WASPEN, Dr Teresa Pounds said the rationale for the event is to avail participants information about malnutrition and the know how to screening patients and making appropriate recommendations; and be informed about other different initiative of care. Excited about the event, she said, "this is a big day for Nigeria and of course Africa because through WASPEN we have the opportunity to tell that we care about malnutrition and how it affects the people. Malnutrition is real and nutrition is human rights." Speaking on the aftermath of the conference, Dr Pounds said WASPEN expects all health personnel to be champion of nutrition support in their various fields. She also expects Nigeria to take the lead in Africa to push good nutrition support for all. The conference which was tagged: Innovative Nutrition Care in Resource Limited Settings," held on 20th - 21st June, 2023 at NECA House Event Centre, Alausa Ikeja, Lagos, with dignitaries across healthcare professionals, researchers and students to brainstorm and share knowledge on latest innovative development in clinical nutrition. At the event, the President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Prof Cyril Usifoh, ably represented Dr Egbuna Udeorah , Deputy President , PSN South ,expressed his joy and gratitude to WASPEN for the great initiative which he said calls for attention and support of everybody as it is beneficial to all. Prof Osifor asserted that there is no better time to discuss nutrition issues than now. He specifically congratulates the organizers of the Clinical Nutrition Conference which he assured of PSN support. Prince Julius Adelusi - Adeluyi, President of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy, was the chairman of the conference. He was impressed with the event which he described as necessary and timely. He congratulates WASPEN and the management team for the laudable project which he said will help much for human nutrition. The chairman asserted on what good nutrition is to the body and the key to human existence. He urged participants to ensure good nutritional value of food at all times for healthy living. "If you don't make food your medicine, medicine would be your food. You are simply what you eat," he cautioned. The keynote speaker for the event, Mrs Clare Omotseye, President of the West Africa Private Healthcare Federation was apt on the imperative need for strong advocacy for good nutrition. She impressed on the need to fight malnutrition and poverty as they bring misery to mankind. While calling on all to share the beautiful initiative of WASPEN to make the desired difference, she advocated for collaborative support from other agencies - both public and private develop this initiative; and the need to recruit mor dieticians and nutritionists in health centres across the country. She urged healthcare givers to do more on healthcare than sickcare. Also at the event is the famous healthcare researcher cum policy maker,Dr Peter Adigwe, DG/CEO, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD). In his presentation titled: "Building the Gap: Opportunities for Advancing Nutrition Research in Sub Sahara Countries," Adigwe harped on the increasing trending needs for the healthcare and the opportunities to be explored in the healthcare sector. Dr Adigwe went further to explain how research can lead to improvement in healthcare services and the numerous advance research NIPRD has embarked upon.. He harped more on the achievements in NIPRD of different laboratories which were acquired through several intervention. While commending the efforts of WASPEN which he described as lofty and valuable to fill the nutrition gap; he challenged WASPEN to advocate for legislation and policy formulation in Nigeria, and emphasing that the initiative should not only be restricted to West African countries alone, but also to become ASPEN to cater to all Africa countries. He asserted that malnutrition affects the vulnerable population particularly in Africa where it is highest. Adigwe challenged the Pharmaceutical sector to rise to the occasion as resources are readily available to make Nigeria to play the leading role in Africa. He extended NIPRD's hand of partnership with WASPEN to forge ahead in the nutrition initiative. Another speaker at the conference is Dr Adedapo Osinowo, senior lecturer in College of Medicine, University of Lagos.