A statement by the institute explained that its soon-to-be unveiled multi-campus in public healthcare, treatment training, and research would bring quality health services within the reach of millions of Nigerians.
Speaking about the development, the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria, Dr Patrick Dakum, said, “The commissioning of the IHVN Campus demonstrates the Institute’s commitment as a leader in providing health service implementation, capacity building, research and ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare services through innovative and evidence-based strategies.”
It added that the unveiling, which would take place on June 6, would be preceded by a scientific seminar on addressing local health challenges through quality research and partnership.
“It read, The seminar will bring together key scientists and public-private stakeholders in the health sector with Director, Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore USA, Prof. Robert Gallo; Executive Director, International Research Center of Excellence, Prof. Alash’le Abimiku, and Director General of Nigerian Center for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, as the main speakers.”
“The IHVN Campus, located in Abuja, is a combination of leasable office buildings, clinical laboratories for diagnosis, research, and training, functional clinic spaces for patient care and clinical trials, bio-specimen repositories for storage and management of bio-specimens, multi-media lecture auditoriums and meeting rooms and offices.
