Only a united Africa can defeat COVID-19. Credit: WHO
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 2021 (IPS) - The ANTICOV COVID-19 clinical trial, aimed at identifying treatments that prevent mild cases from progressing to severe forms of the disease, is crucial to Africa, researchers say. The trial will investigate home-based treatments to help prevent local health systems from being overwhelmed.
Borna Nyaoke-Anoke, Senior Clinical Project Manager & Medical Manager for DNDi, says that the studies target mild and moderate cases of COVID-19 and are important to Africa because lower-income countries remain under-represented in COVID-19 studies. The vast majority of COVID-19 clinical trials are being conducted in Europe, the US, and East Asia – testing treatments in contexts with considerable access to equipment and trained staff.
Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Prof. Babatunde Salako, on Monday urged Nigerians to disregard ongoing misinformation on
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has assured Nigerians of its commitment to conducting tests on the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of its contribution to containing the disease.
The Director-General of NIMR, Prof. Babatunde Salako, who stated this in Yaba, Lagos, during a press briefing, said the organisation is doing its best in testing COVID-19 patients, but its efforts are been sabotaged. x
Salako said on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, a television station alleged sharp practices against the institute, where its officials were accused of issuing fake COVID-19 test results.
Salako explained that the institute was shocked over the news because as an institution with an unblemished reputation whose vision is to promote national health and development, it raises a serious concern to know that their efforts are being sabotaged.
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Two persons are in police custody for issuing fake COVID-19 test results in the name of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), the institute has said.
Director-General of NIMR Prof. Babatunde Salako made the disclosure to newsmen in Lagos on Friday during a news conference to reveal NIMR’s findings on the alleged issuance of fake COVID-19 test results from the institute.
Lagos State Government had on December 29, 2020 raised alarm over sales of fake COVID-19 test results in the state.
The government said that processes were being put in place to clamp down on both buyers and sellers.
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says two suspects are presently in police custody for issuing fake COVID-19 test results with the institute’s name.
Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director-General (D-G) of NIMR, made the disclosure to newsmen in Lagos on Friday during a news conference to reveal NIMR’s findings on the alleged issuance of fake COVID-19 test results from the institute.
Recall that the Lagos State Government had on Dec. 29, 2020 raised alarm over sales of fake COVID-19 test results in the state.
The state government said that processes were being put in place to clamp down on both buyers and sellers.