L-R: GM, Plant Ops, Codix Bio Ltd, Olanrewaju Balaja; Chief Operating Officer, Codix Bio Ltd, Mary Ogangwu; COO, Solina Health, Lai Abdulateef Salisu; CEO, Roll Back Malaria, Dr. Adekunle Charles; CEO, Codix Group, Sammy Ogunjimi; Director of Strategy, UNITAID, Janet Grinard and Project Director, PATH, Dr. Albert Komba, during the visited to Codix Bio’s diagnostics manufacturing facility in Ilishan, Ogun State recently
International development groups have called for stronger government backing, smarter purchasing policies, and stable market demand to jumpstart local diagnostics manufacturing.
The call was made during a high-level visit by executives from Roll Back Malaria, UNITAID, PATH, and Solina to Codix Bio, one of Nigeria’s leading manufacturers of rapid diagnostic tests.
Michael Charles, Roll Back Malaria’s chief executive officer, said Nigeria possesses the manufacturing ambition required to become a continental leader. However, the country requires stronger support similar to what operates in countries such as Uganda.
“In Uganda,
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