Daily Post Nigeria Physician advocates policies for effective migraine management in Nigeria Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Health Physician advocates policies for effective migraine management in Nigeria Published on June 30, 2024 By Great Ozozoyin A Consultant Family Physician at Jos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Mashak Joseph Gusen, has advocated for the immediate establishment of policies that would help in addressing migraine management in Taraba State and Nigeria at large. Gusen who made the call during the weekend in Jalingo, during a town hall meeting commemorating the World Migraine Day, stressed the necessity of collective collaboration to create a migraine friendly environment and implement supportive policies. Also advocating for health insurance initiative for children spread across the state and the country, he highlighted the widespread and debilitating impact of migraines in Taraba and the country.
Emphasizing the importance of awareness programs to combat the misunderstanding surrounding migraines, he noted that many people suffer unnecessarily due to a lack of access to necessary support and information for effective self management of the condition. Also speaking, the President, World Hepatitis Alliance, Dr Danjuma Adda, who doubles as the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Initiative and Development, CFID, said the Centre is targeting 15,000 secondary school students, 4,500 educators, 7,000 parents, and 23,000 community members, to .
