Nigeria’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Adeleke Mamora, has revealed that the Federal Government and the Republic of Cuba will work together in Vaccine production.
The Minister made this known when the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Clara Pulido, paid him a courtesy visit recently in his Abuja office.
Pulido said the visit was to congratulate the minister on his assumption of duty and to seek the ministry’s collaboration in vaccine production for betterment of the society.
Adeleke remarked that the collaboration would ensure that companies manufacturing vaccines in the Republic of Cuba can be established in Nigeria for profitable bilateral relationships.
Also, the Minister said that Cuba has done so much in Primary Health Sector and stated that Nigeria is also doing the same for the growth and development of the nation.
He said vaccine production would play a major role in tackling the occurring and re-occurring diseases in Nigeria, like Malaria, Lassa fever, and monkeypox as all diseases have been declared global emergencies.
Adeleke remarked that Nigeria is making great efforts in producing vaccines locally so as to enable the country to prevent childhood diseases such as polio, tetanus and tuberculosis.
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