A well-known affiliate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College, Bauchi, Dr. Ibrahim Wada, has predicted that people will reside as much as 200 years within the subsequent 40 years.
Wada, who’s the founding father of Nisa Medical Group, Abuja, made this prediction throughout the second sequence of Legacy Nimi Dimkpa Briggs conferences, held on the College of Port Harcourt (Uniport).
The sequence of conferences, which is in honor of Briggs, introduced collectively distinguished students and seekers of knowledge to mirror on the elemental concern of human existence: “The longevity of man.”
Talking on the topic, Wada defined that human life is coded with hormones and genes, however the way of life can shield the life code or expose the code to be corrupted by viruses.
He identified that advances in life sciences have allowed us to know and manipulate codes in human genes that decide longevity, by recreation of stem cells of 1 gene and reintroduce it to the physique of 1 to regenerate the useless cell.
In response to him, “the science of life has developed to a stage by which one can perceive all these codes and even manipulate some to realize longevity.”
The Wada, nonetheless, regretted that such superior well being providers will not be but obtainable in Nigeria. The Wada emphasised the significance of medical care providers, medical controls and way of life adjustments to realize longevity.
He suggested that individuals ought to adapt to altering instances and prioritize their well being by consuming nicely, exercising recurrently and resting sufficient.
“The mind is all the time lively, and when it’s time to relaxation, the mind should relaxation, with out obligation,” Wada stated.
“These are the weather that may make you reside a very long time.”
Uniport’s vice chancellor, Professor Owunari Georgewill, mirrored on the life and legacy of the deceased Briggs, which served because the fifth Vice -Chancellor of Uniport and described him as a person who left an indelible model within the establishment and the nation, by his knowledge, philanthropy and sacrifices.
Georgewill raised a query that invitations reflection, asking if longevity is just a measure of organic persistence or if it covers one thing a lot deeper.
It was based mostly on philosophical arguments that existence is about survival or significance, and that the aim is the load of the times. “It’s not the breath we take, however the fireplace that we activate,” Georgewill stated, citing a phrase that encapsulates the essence of longevity.
“As we met to honor Briggs’s reminiscence, let’s mirror on the significance of our existence and the impression we wish to go away on the world,” he stated.
The president of the second sequence of Legacy Conferences, Professor Ngozi Oazulike, described the event as a celebration of the excellent achievements and legacy of Briggs.
He praised Briggs’s multifaceted profession, describing him as a health care provider, trainer, researcher, mentor and philanthropist, who offered providers that modified his neighborhood, noting that the medical occupation stored him in excessive esteem and that his legacy continues to encourage successive generations.
Whereas reacted to the intense phrases he poured his late father, Briggs’s son, Nina Briggs stated: “It’s a humble expertise that years after somebody died, he’s nonetheless detained in such honor and esteem, the place occasions are being organized to recollect his contribution to the college neighborhood and humanity usually, I feel it’s an encouraging signal that’s dignity of emulation.”