Nigeria Has Resources To Produce COVID-19 Vaccines—Expert

Dr Okai Aku, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) yesterday said Nigeria had the human and material resources to deliver on the manufacture of COVID 19 vaccines. NEWSDIARY reports.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that recently World Health Organization (WHO) announced Nigeria as one of the first six countries to receive support for local vaccine production. Information Guide Nigeria

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The other countries are Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia.

While lauding WHO for the gesture, Aku said: “Nigeria has the political will and everything it takes to manufacture the vaccine, I am optimistic we will deliver”.

“Even if the human resources are lacking, we can bring in technology from other countries to manufacture it”. jamb results

The PPFN Executive Director said that reliance on other countries to supply COVID 19 vaccines was inimical to the goal of universal health coverage.