The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, on Tuesday inaugurated a Vaccine Research Centre for the development of vaccines for diseases that disproportionately affect Nigeria and Africa.<\/p>\n
The centre is located at the Coal City Garden Estate in Enugu and equipped with funds from the United States National Health Institute and Belinda and Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n
Inaugurating the centre, the UNN Vice Chancellor, Prof Charles Igwe, expressed satisfaction that the centre established in 2018 had eventually taken off having survived dormancy occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and the prolonged industrial strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.<\/p>\n
Mr Igwe commended the centre\u2019s Director, Prof Silva Anika and his team for making the project a reality and pledged that the centre would help in addressing tropical animal and human diseases in the country.<\/p>\n
The emeritus professor, however, disclosed that the centre had attracted about $1 million worth of equipment, many of which required steady power supply.<\/p>\n
Ms Chukwudi said that the mode of sustained transmission needed to be established.<\/p>\n
The veterinarian encouraged medical students in various capacities to access the facility for their studies and sustainability of the centre.<\/p>\n
The event was attended by the former Vice Chancellor of the UNN, Prof Benjamin Ozurumba, Prof Paul Modum and representatives of the Enugu State Primary Health Agency among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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