The Federal School of Medical Laboratory Science Technology , Jos, Plateau State, has the necessary facilities to support the fellowship programme of West Africa Post-Graduate College of Medical Laboratory Science .
“So far, we are impressed by what we saw, and believe that the basic facilities to support the minimum training look feasible. We would submit our report and I believe that the Council would give its final approval,” Amidu said. “You would agree with me that it would be a fruitless effort if Nigeria has the capacity and its neighbouring countries do not. It is for this reason that it became imperative to build capacity across the sub-region to ensure significant progress.”
“But with the good leadership of President Buhari and effective representation of National Assembly members from this constituency, the Act establishing FSMLST, with all the paraphernalia, was passed and assented to in 2018. I must also thank the President and Minister of Health for prompting the infrastructure that are in place, including those that were abandoned since 1983. So you can see that we have built infrastructure alongside human resources,” Etukudoh said.
Expressing delight over the infrastructure in place, the National President, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria , Prof. James Damen, also a member of the accreditation team, said students from other parts of West Africa would, hopefully, be in Jos to study. “That is why President Buhari has gone ahead to also set up the Presidential Health Reform Team to come up with suggestions on how government can reposition the health sector in Nigeria.