Abiola Fashina, a medical laboratory scientist who works at the University of Lagos Medical Centre has emerged the winner of the maiden edition of the ISN Medical Laboratory Scientist of the Year Award instituted to recognize and reward the unsung heroes (Medical Laboratory Scientists) of medical practice in Nigeria. Fashina was declared the winner of the award at the grand finale held recently in Lagos
For emerging the winner of the inaugural edition of the award, Fashina would receive a cash prize of N1m, a capacity development training, and a donation of Medical Lab Equipment/ Reagents worth N1m to the Laboratory where he works.
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Anayo Chidobu, who works with El-lab Laboratories, Lagos state emerged the first runner-up going home with a cash prize of N750, 000.00 and a capacity development training opportunity while Yahaya Usman, an employee of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State emerged the second runner-up winning a cash prize of N500, 000.00 and a capacity development training opportunity.
