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| Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Malete, Prof. AbdulRasheed Na’Allah |
A group of researchers at the Kwara State University has discovered a new phytomedicine for the management of kidney diseases.
This was revealed by the Vice-Chancellor
of Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, during the
institution’s third convocation ceremony.
He said the project, which is a research
sponsored by the Centre for Community Development, taught residents of
Ogbondoroko community in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State
different ways of applying corn silk to manage kidney disorders, as well
as how to commercialise the product by packaging it into teabags.
He said the programme also featured free medical check-ups for members of the community.
He added that the institution had also embarked on research for the control of malaria.
Na’Allah said, “In addition, KWASU’s CCD
has sponsored a group of researchers at KWASU to embark on
community-based research, geared towards controlling malaria in selected
rural communities in the Moro Local Government Area.
“The research findings are to be used to
develop indicators of malaria susceptibility and transmission risk as an
evidence-based model for prioritisation and allocation of public health
interventions.”
Source: Punchng
