On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 58th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), aka IBOM 2024, I welcome you to the official website of the conference. I am honoured and pleased to have you registered to join us in Uyo, the Land of Fulfillment, for what promises to be an engaging and inspiring scientific gathering.
The theme of this year`s scientific conference is Sustaining Quality Maternal and Child Health in a Challenging Economy, which has been carefully chosen as, despite the obvious drift in all economic indices in Nigeria currently, there is still a need to sustain quality maternal and child health to improve on our abysmal maternal and child health statistics. The possibility of achieving these is the subject of discussion by our team of well-selected international and other renowned erudite scholars. The subthemes, which include Strategies for the prevention of Gynaecological cancers, Mitigating Gender-based violence in Nigeria, and improving the uptake of family planning services in Nigeria, were selected to deal with contemporary issues in the practice of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the 21st century.
The pre-conference workshops on the National Labour Care Guide, Colposcopy in Gynaecological Cancers and statistics are everyday demands of surviving and staying relevant in the ever-dynamic field of women's medicine.
Christened the land of promise, Akwa Ibom is located in the coastal South-south part of the country where its climate is next to none of its neighbours. Its people, known for uncommon peace and hospitality with assorted meals. The main languages spoken here are Ibibio, Annang and Oron languages, however, 95% of the population speak English. The state is currently one of the most visited tourism destinations in the country and the people of the state are known for their warmth and hospitality which are expressed in various languages, dances, festivals, association with visitors, handcrafts and cuisines. The state capital, Uyo and venue of our conference, known for its good roads is directly accessible by good road from all neighbouring state headquarters, by sea from other coastal states with an available state-of-the-art ferry, and by air via the Akwa Ibom International Airport in comfort provided by Ibom Air, Air peace and other airlines.
I invite you to join us first by Registering here and encourage you to submit your abstracts through this medium as I welcome you to Uyo in November for Holiday, Fun, Entertainment, Tourism and an Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference that will not only be uncommon but will be next to none as we make history together.
A miss of the Experience will be Regrets only.
Professor Emem Bassey
Chairman, Local Organizing Committee
