The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, Prof Akeem Lasisi, has said Nigeria may continue to have more female medical practitioners due to the gradual rejection of cultural barriers militating against girl-child education.
Lasisi made this known while responding to questions about the higher number of female students in the university compared to males, at a press briefing ahead of the maiden convocation of the institution in Ila Orangun on Monday.
According to statistics presented earlier, Lasisi put the student population of the university at 3,332, comprising 2,245 females, representing 67.38 per cent, and 1,087 males, representing 32.62 per cent, across four faculties.
The VC also said the rejection of cultural bias against females and the natural inclination towards caring possessed by women would make them more likely to choose medical professions.
“Our society is evolving. We are evolving towards giving males and female
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