The American Society of Haematology, ASH, has conferred the 2021 ASH Research Global Award on a researcher, Dr Ibrahim Musa of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, AKTH, making him the first Nigerian to receive the prestigious honour.
A statement issued and signed by Professor of Community Medicine, AKTH, Awwalu Gajida said Mr Musa won the award for his research on “A Randomised Controlled Double Blind Trial for Prevention of Recurrent Ischaemic Priapism in Men with Sickle Cell Anaemia; A Pilot Study”.
One out of nine nominees
The statement said that Mr Musa would also receive research support for his project in haematology, adding that he is one of the nine talented early-career investigators selected for the honour.
‘’The nine researchers selected for this year’s award represent ten countries including Switzerland, United Kingdom, Brazil, Nigeria, India and Italy, among others,’’ the statement read.
“He is the first Nigerian to be selected for the ASH Global Research Award. In 2019/2020 he was also one of the first two Nigerians to be awarded a year-long ASH Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) fellowship,’’ it added.
According to the statement, the recipients of the award must conduct research that will increase haematology capacity in their countries.
“The recipient of the ASH Global Award will conduct valuable research that will help increase haematology capacity in their home countries.’’
It added that the ASH award supports the career growth of future leaders in the field.
Nneka Ukachukwu
