As part of efforts to address the shortage of reading and learning materials in Nigeria’s tertiary educational institutions, the Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has appointed Professor Chike Anibeze of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) and Professor Blessing Didia, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of Rivers State University as National Coordinating Editors to develop a manuscript in Anatomy for production into a basic textbook to be used by tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria.

The book, which is to be titled “Fundamentals of Anatomy”, will tune-up the basic anatomical needs of students in medicine, anatomy, nursing, physiotherapy (medical rehabilitation), radiography, and other health sciences.

The kick-off of the project came after TETFUND Technical Advisory Committee for the Manuscript-outline and proposed content-summary granted the approval of the proposal earlier submitted by Professor Anibeze.

The coordinating editors are, therefore, commissioned to select suitable experts in the field of anatomy, preferably of the professorial cadre and reflecting competence and geographical spread, in carrying out this important national assignment.

To fully ensure the actualization of this important national assignment tailored towards promoting indigenous authorship and addressing the dearth of quality textbooks in our tertiary institutions, TETFund has produced a timeline for the completion of this assignment as the coordinating editors are expected to deliver on the agreement within the stipulated time.

The Principal Coordinating Editor for the “Fundamentals of Anatomy” textbook, Professor Chike Anibeze, is a professor of anatomy with always experienced in experimental anatomy and neurobiology. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London, and the President and Fellow of the Society of Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria, SECAN. He was recently elected into the College of Representatives’ Board of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomy, IFAA. He is presenting serving as the Director of Academic Planning and the Chairman ESUTPress in the Enugu State University of Science and Technology.