Microbiology NIMR.

Globally recognized department with ISO 15189 accreditation and WHO pre-qualified; has an excellent reputation for addressing communicable diseases in Nigeria.

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The Honorable Minister of State for Health @DrTunjiAlausa launched to the public the HBV RT -qPCR kit developed by Dr Shaibu and commissioned the new Center for Human Virology and Genomics building @nimrnigeria
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Watch our August Media Chat where we discussed the Challenges of Adolescents & Young Adults with HIV and the progress status of our Vaginal Gel For HIV Prevention.

#HIV #prevention #NIMR #Mediachat
@ncdc @fmoh @NGRPresident @NGRSenate @SalakoIziaq

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Let's break Hepatitis down for you.

World Hepatitis Day 2025
Hepatitis: Let's break it down!

@Fmohnigeria @NCDCgov @WHONigeria @drasatrust @4YouthBYouth @LSMOH @SalakoIziaq @muhammadpate @Ehimario @abbietayo @AfricaCDC @nassnigeria @NGRPresident @funkeakindele

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World Hepatitis Day 2025

"Hepatitis: Let's Break It Down,"
It's time to remove the financial, social, and systemic obstacles such as stigma that hinder progress toward eliminating hepatitis and preventing liver cancer.
Let's Eliminate Hepatitis PATAPATA!
@nimrnigeria @NCDCgov

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readiness for partnerships and collaborations.
Other speakers present at the discussion include Dr(Mrs) Kate Isa, CEO, The Katchey Group, Dr(Mrs) Modupe Elebute-Odunsi, CEO/Co-founder, Marcelle Ruth Cancer Center and Prof. Sunday Omilabu, professor of Medical Virology, CMUL.

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Prof Rosemary Audu, Director of Research NIMR, spoke at the panel session organized by Katchey in collaboration with Thermofisher Scientific tagged 'Bridging the gap between life science, teaching, research and business’
The session underscored the need to foster collaboration...

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among these sectors to achieve common goals. Prof. Audu emphasized that siloed approaches are counterproductive in the medical and health sector, advocating instead for collaborative efforts that leverage each other's strengths for national development. She expressed NIMR's ...

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Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous and blessed Eid.

Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa
Director - General/CEO

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May her soul rest in peace.

We celebrate her now and always.

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#ScienceFeatureStory

🧑‍���️Dr Adadevoh; The doctor who saved a nation.

📝She headlines our science feature story for the month of March.
Don't miss this interesting read!
@drasatrust @Fmohnigeria @WHO @aproko_doctor @DrTunjiAlausa @LSMOH @NCDCgov @nimrnigeria @NIMR_Foundation

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Happy New Month!

We're excited to see March!

Keep Marching....

#newmonth #happy

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Excerpts from our February Media Chat

Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) is a growing public health concern that should be taken seriously. Health workers should screen beyond malaria when patients come down with fever.
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Prof. Audu, emphasizes the need for intensified research into Emerging and Re-emerging diseases, which will facilitate a deeper understanding of these diseases and ultimately lead to the development of innovative diagnostics kits, vaccines, and treatments
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Happy New Week,

#MondayMotivation

Keep doing the work, your success story is near...

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Happy New Year......

Welcome to 2025!

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... [GeneXpert/Haine] and LJ Culture & Sensitivity [manual/MGIT])* at both centres for continued accreditation by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) to ISO 15189:2022.

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The Centre for Human Virology and Genomics (CHVG) and the Centre for Tuberculosis Research (CTBR) in the Microbiology Department underwent a successful re-assessment audit on December 12-13, 2024.
The audit evaluated compliance with the ISO 15189 standard, including the ...

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... transition from the 2012 to the 2022 version.

Following a satisfactory review, the audit team recommended 10 assays (HIV, HBV & HCV viral loads, HIV drug resistance testing, HIV ELISA, HBV surface antigen, HCV antibodies, TB Microscopy, PCR TB identification ...

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We listen, we don't judge.

Science Edition.

Drop your comments......

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NIMR #ICHAIR2024
#Day2

Symposium on 'Mpox: Outbreaks and Management in Nigeria Landscape'

The symposium was chaired by Prof Akin Abayomi @ProfAkinAbayomi the Honorable Commissioner for Health, Lagos State @LSMOH

#medical #health #science #conference