{"id":10179,"date":"2026-09-01T13:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=10179"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:07:21","slug":"traditional-medicine-exhibition-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/traditional-medicine-exhibition-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"TRADITIONAL MEDICINE EXHIBITION DAY 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10179\" class=\"elementor elementor-10179\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-250a0b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"250a0b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b794066\" data-id=\"b794066\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc85eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc85eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos<\/b>, hosted the <b>Traditional Medicine Exhibition Day 2026<\/b>, an event dedicated to highlighting the relevance of traditional medicine to healthcare, research, and the pursuit of <b>Universal Health Coverage<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p><p>The programme, held under the theme <b>\u201cContribution of Traditional Medicine to Universal Health Coverage,\u201d<\/b> brought attention to the role of indigenous medical knowledge, medicinal plants, research, and community-based healthcare practices in addressing contemporary health challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fb8c3c\" data-id=\"2fb8c3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d0fe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7d0fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC5-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC5.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Research Prof Ayodele Yusuff, IADS Director<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6d6e5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6d6e5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ef515a\" data-id=\"0ef515a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dda0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dda0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC14-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC14-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC14-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC14-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC14.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dr. Akinmayowa Akin-Otiko<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a515f31\" data-id=\"a515f31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4550f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4550f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">A major focus of the event was a presentation titled <b>\u201cThe Role of Traditional Medicine in the Prevention &amp; Management of Diabetes,\u201d<\/b> delivered by <b>Dr. Akinmayowa Akin-Otiko<\/b>. The presentation examined diabetes as an increasingly significant health challenge and considered the potential contribution of traditional medicine and medicinal plants to its prevention and management.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">The discussion also introduced the two major forms of diabetes highlighted in the presentation. <b>Type 1 diabetes<\/b> occurs when the body produces little or no insulin, while <b>Type 2 diabetes<\/b>, identified as the most common type, is associated with the body&#8217;s resistance to insulin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3ca82f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3ca82f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a4a4b7\" data-id=\"4a4a4b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684cb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"684cb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">Against this background, the presentation explored the question of why traditional medicine remains relevant to healthcare in Africa. It highlighted the widespread use of traditional medicine on the continent, noting a WHO-attributed figure that <b>80 per cent of Africans rely on traditional medicine for some part of their healthcare<\/b>. The presentation further noted the long history of traditional approaches in the prevention and management of diabetes, the accessibility of plants and herbs used in traditional healthcare, and the increasing combination of traditional approaches with modern treatment.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7aca0d\" data-id=\"e7aca0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a7882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93a7882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC6-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC6-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC6-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC6-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC6.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Research prof. Kayode Eesuola<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa0c6f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa0c6f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcbfc33\" data-id=\"fcbfc33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfbfeed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfbfeed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-719883a\" data-id=\"719883a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6056358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6056358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC2.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1205548 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1205548\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df45cec\" data-id=\"df45cec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2aa54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d2aa54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">Beyond the presentation on diabetes, the Traditional Medicine Exhibition Day provided an avenue for showcasing <b>research, practices, innovations, and knowledge relating to traditional medicine<\/b>. The exhibition created a space where participants could engage with the relationship between indigenous healthcare practices and contemporary health challenges.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a67adb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a67adb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dda416\" data-id=\"5dda416\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc3d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccc3d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC12-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC12-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC12-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC12-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PIC12.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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