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NANNM LASUTH BRANCH SHOWCASES 4^TH ANNUAL SCIETIFIC CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP 2019

BY CHIDENMA OLU

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Mid-wives (NANNM) Lasuth Branch has pleasantly showcased her 4^th Annual Scientific Conference Workshop 2019 with a theme Nurses: A VOICE TO LEAD: Health For All at the Malaria Research Centre (MRC) Hall Lasuth, Ikeja Lagos. Speaking with journalists the chairperson National Association  of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Lasuth Branch Comrade (Mrs) Tariela Oladipupo said that their event showcased one week health issues for the citizenry which commenced on 7^th – 11^th October, 2019 as she added that the association had an outreach of roadwork of which heavy awareness was created for the general public.

She said that the one week event of the association witnessed various conference papers presented by different experts with health related experiences to the participants as she added that the World Health Mental Day fell into their 4^th Annual Scientific Conference and Workshop 2019 which the theme is that (Suicide Is Not The Solution).

Speaking further, comrade Oladipupo largely concurred with the United Nation theme that suicide is not the solution as she added that there has been challenges with the human beings since the globe has been created by God Himself. She opined that prayerfulness and closeness to God at all times would radically change bad times to favoured phase of life thereby the challenges would fizzle out into nothingness and depression would largely fly away and a constructive right thinking and right behaviour would be inculcated into the person(s) and suicide would no longer be the solution as she added that about 800,00.00 persons commit suicide annually globally, which she said that it is really alarming and disturbing the globe in all ramifications.

Comrade Oladipupo said that the people in power should create enable environment for all the citizenry so that everyone could be gainfully engaged because an idle mind is the devils workshop as she added that the health personnel are always close to the patients in the hospital showing love and care at all times. She said that they need more knowledge to be able to discharge their duties to patients expertly as the globe has gone digital and such they also need to improve their skills to catch up with new discoveries

ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSES NIGERIA (APNON) LASUTH CHAPTER MARKS WORLD HEALTH MENTAL DAY

Speaking as the keynote speaker Head of Department Behaviour Medicine Department, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos Dr. Coker said that they have to be heavy education, enlightenment and advocacy programmes to sensitise the society to shun the option of committing suicide by oneself adding that theme of the World Health Mental Day, “Suicide is not the solution” drums out a clarion call that no one show take his or her life no matter what bad situations they find themselves.

Speaking as the guest lecturer, the Principal, School of Psychiatric Nursing Yaba, Lagos Mrs Ladipo Clegg said that suicide is not the solution of all and sundry in a given society. She delivered a well-researched lecture to the audience. She stated a well staggering statistics of persons committing suicide, that World Health Organisation (WHO) had published that 800,000 persons commit suicide yearly as she added suicide has several methods which include individual jumping, poisoning, sinpper, hanging, access to fire arms et’al.

She said that every year that there is 31,000 attempts of suicides, which she frowned at and she averred that to curb the suicide cases in the land that the environment should be very safe, there should be adequate energy supply regularly within the cities so as to see persons whose behaviour is ackward. She said that nurse-patients relationship is very important and as well as develop a longer term of managing the patients so that the patient could recover from his or her hopelessness. Pain is temporary while suicide is permanent.

A drama play was acted by the nurses and the main plot of the play was exceeding love displayed to one child in the family while showing less love to other children.   

The child with unloveness had to commit suicide as a way of ending her life. The mother wept bitterly and blamed herself for the unfortunate suicide her daughter committed. The chairperson of Association of Psychiatric Nurses Nigeria (APONN) Lasuth Chapter Assistant Chief Nursing Officer Dada Oluwatosin said that she pleasantly concurred with the speakers who had actually informed the audience with the necessary information all and sundry need to know so as to avoid suicide and live a healthy life style because life is beautiful and it is really worthy to live well as well-baby, well-kid and well-teen. The event took place at Lagbaja field, Lasuth, Ikeja, Lagos.