PMSSN National

The much anticipated announcement is here and we express our delight in revealing the top three winners. The second edition of the PMSSN National Writing Contest which held across all schools of pharmacy in Nigeria has finally come to an end in a grand style with the announcement of its winners. Aliyu Asma'u from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, is our First Prize Winner. Coming as the First Runner-up is Fatai Saheed from University of Ilorin. And, the Second Runner-up is Tasiu Muhammad from ABU, Zaria. BaarokAllahu feeh to all the winners. Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh.

We asked our judges to comment on the entries, noting where the entrants did well and avenues for improvement. Read Pharm AbdulWaarith's remarks below: The joy of essay competitions is in realising the diversity of excellent opinions and viewpoints. That this competition recorded only so many entries is a little disheartening. In any case, it is to be taken in stride and worked on, so subsequent competitions attract much more submissions. Before commenting on the quality of the entries, I want to commend all participants. From my experience, it is not easy to get in a submission for these kinds of competitions. That one is able to pen something down and send it in is impressive. I only hope the entrants, and indeed other people, are able to find the inspiration to do as new avenues surface. A significant number of entries simply failed to hit the mark as regards the content of their essays. This is likely due to a skewed interpretation of the essay topic. Some entries focused on on...

We are absolutely delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2021 PMSSN National Writing Contest. Baarak Allah feeh to all six of our shortlisted winners; Tasiu Muhammad (ABU), Ibrahim AbdulMajid (KASU), Aliyu Asma'u (ABU), Kauthar Ahmad (UNIBEN), Fatai Saheed (UNILORIN), Suleiman Abubakar (ABU). The final winners will be announced very soon. Stay tuned. 

Dear Farhan, In the beautiful evenings of childhood, when I was a few years above the age you are now, your uncles and I used to attend Mallam Suleiman's madrasah. We would form a circle around him to learn the Qur'an and listen to his Islamic stories which were filled with morals. We enjoyed these stories so much so that, in turns, we would retell them on our way home. We would buy sweet candies with the 50kobo Ummu gave us and would gift half of the candies to anyone who retold the stories best. Uncle Bala always won. In the month of Ramadhan, like we are in presently, we would stop at An-Noor mosque to enjoy part of the delicious iftar meals they made. After your Ummu and I married and you were born, we moved to our house. Your uncles moved to their houses as well, but every eid festival we came together as one big family. I still have a vivid memory of your mother from one of those reunions, showing you the madrasah I talked about and your grandfather's expa...

By Yusuff Olanrewaju A., et al. This review article is published with the kind permission of Yusuff Olanrewaju A., the corresponding author. The full publication can be accessed via this link: IntJ Health Life Sci. In Press(In Press):e108727 Abstract Context: Achieving universal health coverage requires a Health Insurance Scheme that minimizes out-of-pocket expenditure, guarantees the provision of essential health services, and covers majority of the population. This study examines the NHIS, its success, failures, efforts so far towards achieving UHC and overall, examines if Nigeria is progressing towards the achievement of universal health coverage. Evidence Acquisition: We conducted a narrative review of published articles on National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) coverage in Nigeria. Pubmed and Google Scholar were searched with the following keywords: National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Success, Failure, Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Results: NHIS has failed in ...