Canadian firm to combat mental disorder in children (Using Nigerian kids as guinea pigs?)
Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, January 12th, 2014A Canada-based organisation, Grand Challenges, is set to provide free diagnosis and treatment of neuro-developmental disorders for Nigerian children under the age of three years.
Dr. Muideen Owolabi Bakare of Child and Adolescent Unit, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu is leading the project.
Speaking with journalists in Enugu, on Sunday, Bakare said the project, which will take off in Lagos, would spread to all the states in the country.
He disclosed that Grand Challenges is supporting Childhood Neuro-psychiatric Disorders Initiative, in collaboration with Child and Adolescent Centre of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos and University Centre for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, of the Havard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Bakare further disclosed that the project, which focuses on early diagnosis and interventions for childhood neuro-developmental disorders “will improve diagnosis and treatment of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders before the age of three years, reducing associated social stigma in Nigeria.”
He said, “Late identification and interventions for childhood neuro-developmental disorders often lead to lack of access to educational opportunity in affected children and impaired expressive language ability.
“The project will incorporate routine surveillance and screening for childhood neurodevelopmental disorders into the well established National Programme on Immunisation in Nigeria.”
He added, “It will impact positively on global mental health of Nigerian children.”
Grand Challenges Canada is funded by the Government of Canada and supports bold ideas with big impact in global health.
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