RESEARCHERS IN NIGERIA APPEAR NOT TO BE BACKING DOWN IN THE GLOBAL EFFORTS TO MANAGE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AS TWO OUT OF FOUR MEDICINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19 UNDERGO CLINICAL TRIALS
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (NIPRD) DOCTOR OBI ADIGWE STATED THIS AT THE ONGOING CONFERENCE ON HEALTH ACCESS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ABUJA
MEANWHILE, NIGERIA’S VICE PRESIDENT, PROFESSOR YEMI OSINBAJO IS CALLING FOR MORE FUNDING AND PROACTIVE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL MANUFACTURING CAPACITY, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS.
