The Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa, his management and research team paid a visit to the Delta State Ministry of Health, the office of the Secretary to the Delta State government while on a visit to NIMR outstation at Asaba on the 8th November, 2024.
Prof. Rosemary Audu, Director of Research, NIMR and Professor of Medical Virology, Lead City University delivered her inaugural lecture titled "Challenges and Prospects of Laboratory Diagnostics in Africa: Disentangling the Puzzle" at Lead City, University, Ibadan.
The mandate of the Institute under the enabling Act of 1977, stipulates that it shall conduct research into health problems in the country essentially in the following areas:
Communicable Diseases of Public Health importance in the country
Non-Communicable Diseases prevalent in the country
Basic, applied and operational research for the prevention and control of diseases endemic in the country in co-operation with the Federal and State Ministries of Health
Develop human and infrastructural capacities for clinical and biomedical research in collaboration with Medical Schools, Universities and other Health-related Institutions, in and outside Nigeria
Disseminate the results of health research in the country through training courses, scientific publications, conferences, workshops and other communication channels to the Federal and States Ministries of Health, relevant stakeholders in the Public and Private sectors as well as the general public.
