The Nigerian government has announced its partnership with a Belgian public limited liability company, Univercells SA, on the deployment of biotechnology to achieve the anticipated turnaround in the health sector.
Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, on Tuesday, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government and the company in Brussels in a post on his X handle.
Pate stated that the memorandum focuses on “the adoption of biotechnology for Nigeria and aims to facilitate cooperation in establishing the necessary infrastructure, including training capabilities for local research, development, and manufacturing of medicines of both human and animal public health importance.”
He noted that this agreement represents “a major step forward in realizing our ambition to save more lives and provide affordable healthcare for all Nigerians.”
The minister said Univercells SA consists of Unizima SA, Quantoom Biosciences, Exothera, and RLM Consulting, noting that through the agreement, Nigeria aims to collaborate with the group to expedite the development of the biotech sector and revolutionize the availability and affordability of essential biotechnology products.
(Premium Times)
