The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed one of the chairpersons for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Global Research and Innovation Forum....
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed one of the chairpersons for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Global Research and Innovation Forum.
Ihekweazu, an epidemiolgist, and three other chairperson appointees, namely, J Farrar, MP Kieny, and N Lima have the mandate to take stock of deliberations at the forum and report back to Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. According to a Press release stating the preliminary agenda, the WHO research and development blueprint is a global strategy and preparedness plan that allows the rapid activation of activities during epidemics.medicines that can be used to save lives and avert large scale crisis,” the WHO said.
Ihekweazu and his team were detailed to review the main knowledge gaps and research priorities, models of governance and the support required for success.Leading health experts from around the world had met at the WHO’s Geneva headquarters to assess the current level of knowledge about the new COVID-19 disease, identify gaps and work together to accelerate and fund priority research needed to help stop the outbreak and prepare for any future outbreaks.
The two-day forum was convened in line with the WHO Research & Development Blueprint – a strategy for developing drugs and vaccines before epidemics, and accelerating research and development while they are occurring.
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