The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has recorded progress in research, staff welfare, infrastructure and public health interventions under the leadership of its Acting Director-General, Philip Builders.
The institute highlighted the reforms in a statement issued on Friday, citing improvements in staff welfare, restoration of basic infrastructure, efforts to strengthen research funding and intellectual property management, and its recent response to the Ebola outbreak.
“His administration is committed to strengthening the Institute’s capacity to fulfil its mandate and contribute to Nigeria’s pharmaceutical development, scientific innovation, and improved healthcare outcomes,” it noted.
One of the administration’s interventions has been the constitution of an Ebola Response Team, headed by Peters Oladisu, Director of the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology.
NIPRD said it also supplied 17 cartons of hand sanitiser gel and 2,000 educational posters on Ebola symptoms and preventive measures to the Federal Ministry of Health and
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