MTN Foundation Donation

MTN Foundation (MTNF) donated an Oligo-Synthesis machine to the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) on Friday, 13th of August, 2021. This is in furtherance of MTN Nigeria’s corporate social responsibilities and interest in fostering health research in Nigeria.

The MTN Foundation (MTNF) donated Oligo- synthesizer and Laboratory was commissioned by the Honorable Minister of State for Health, Senator (Dr.) Olorunnimbe Mamora. According to him, Nigeria is poised to contribute remarkably to public health response, research, and development.

The MTN Foundation (MTNF) donated Oligo- synthesizer equipment capable of making short synthetic DNA or RNA copies of organisms and produce genetic materials to aid molecular and synthetic genetic testing, forensic research, and applications in vaccine and drug development, nutrigenomics, local design, and development of diagnostics and many more uses in research and development.

According to the DG-NIMR Prof. Babatunde Lawal Salako, the Oligo-Synthesis machine donated by MTN Foundation is indeed not only for research in NIMR but for the benefit of extending the frontiers medical research and services in Nigeria and the West African region. He thanked MTN Foundation and MTN Nigeria for boasting Nigerian researchers’ capacities in medical diagnostics, and experimental vaccine and drug development.

IDSICAN Courtesy Visit

The Ikeja District Society of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (IDSICAN) led by the 34th Chairman of the district Mrs. Taibat Malomo, FCA who is also the Head of the Internal audit unit at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) paid a courtesy visit to the Institute on Wednesday, 7th July 2021 to foster a collaborative relationship.

The association (IDSICAN) interacted with the Director-General of NIMR Prof. Babatunde Lawal Salako and the management team on the ongoing research activities in the Institute. They also presented their intentions which will benefit the Institute as regards their various projects.

The team appreciated the DG for his continuous support to the district and his meritorious contribution to research by presenting him with a gift.

WANETAM 2 visit CTBR

The Center for Tuberculosis Research (CTBR) and West African Nodes of Excellence for TB, AIDS and Malaria 2 (WANETAM 2)

Following a rigorous desk review process by the WANETAM II Laboratory QA Training & implementation Work Group, the Center for Tuberculosis Research (CTBR) in the Department of Microbiology was selected to participate in the Laboratory Quality Assurance Training and Implementation Program. The objective of the program is to support center’s of excellence within the WANETAM consortium to implement quality management systems in conformance with the ISO 15189:2012 standards. The audit team was here on a two day (4th-5th April 2019) on-site assessment visit of the CTBR.

The visit started with a courtesy call to the office of the Director General, Prof  Babatunde Lawal Salako, the Head of Department, Dr Rosemary Audu then an opening meeting was held with the staff of CTBR. Also, in attendance were the mentors from the National TB and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) who were around on two days mentorship and supervisory visit earlier. Kindly browse the gallery for pictures of the event.