Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos Prof. Fola Tayo, has been appointed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to serve on its Cancer Medicine Advisory Group.
Prof Tayo who joins 13 other core professionals appointed from across the world, are charged with the availability and affordability of cancer medicines.
The information was contained in a statement signed by Caleb University’s PRO Mr Elvis Otobo.
Prof Tayo who is at present the protem chairman of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Private Universities in Nigeria, has been a member of the committee who has made useful contributions to its development.
The WHO’s Advisory Group is set up to define challenges relating to availability and accessibility of cancer medicines and seek expert’s advice on the scope of the report, analytical feasibility and case studies.
It also seeks expert advice on the benefits and consequences of various pricing approaches for cancer medicines, options for improving availability and affordability of cancer medicines.
According to an agenda review released by WHO, the group will brainstorm on three key projects for three days when they meet in Genève Switzerland, for its deliberations. These include project inception, problem definition and scope of reports; pricing and impacts of pricing approaches and options to improve availability, affordability and transparency of cancer medicines.