Nigerian agency inaugurates national genomics consortium

Nigerian agency inaugurates national genomics consortium

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has inaugurated a National Genomics Surveillance Consortium (NGSC) to enhance the country’s public health infrastructure and strengthen health security. According to the NCDC Director-General, Jide Idris, the consortium will position Nigeria as a genomic sequencing hub in the global south. Speaking at the inauguration of the … Read more