GAVI Alliance Donates US$ 21 million To Nigeria to Improve Vaccine Supply Chains
The GAVI Alliance has approved US$ 21 million to help improve vaccine supply chains in Nigeria as part of a partnership aimed at scaling up routine immunisation. The funds will be used by Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency to procure vital equipment for storing vaccines and to improve data collection, both of which […]
Minister of State for Health, Muhammed Pate resigns
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health, Dr. Muhammed Pate has resigned from President Jonathan’s cabinet. He sent in his resignation, July 22, stating that he would take up the “position of Professor in Duke University’s Global Health Institute USA in which capacity he will participate in a university-wide Africa initiative, and will also serve as […]
Gates Foundation to Build Biotech Lab in Nigeria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is set to build a standard biotechnology laboratory in Nigeria. A statement by the Head, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Mrs. Rose Gidado, revealed this when she visited the Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Ita Okon Bassey Ewa. She said, “My mission in Nigeria as mandated by […]
Gates Foundation Appoints Country Representative to Nigeria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — known globally for its philanthropic activities — headed by billionaire, Bill Gates, has announced the appointment of Dr. Mairo Mandara as Country Representative to Nigeria. She will work from the Gates Foundation Abuja office, and oversee the activities of the foundation relating to Nigeria. Dr. Mandara is a consultant obstetrician and […]