FG SIGNS MOU WITH CHINESE FIRM ON LOCAL HIV DIAGNOSTIC KITS
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The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WONDFO BIOTECH Ltd., a global leader in the manufacturing of HIV test kits to promote the production of localised HIV diagnostic reagent in Nigeria.
Dr Temitope Ilori, Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, while receiving donation of 4,000 HIV test kits from WONDFO ahead of the World AIDS Day celebration.
Ilori said: “the WONDFO community recently in China signed a MoU with feedback on unlocking the value chain initiative of President Tinubu, to ensure that we have domestic production of the reagent of the test kits and other HIV commodities.
“I want to commend you for that initiative and we look forward to having your own domestic plants here in Nigeria.”
She expressed appreciation to the organisation for the commodities received, adding that the initiative would support in ending AIDS epidemic in the country.
“This will ensure that individuals can actually test for HIV, even in the in the comfort of their homes.
“We are happy to have this kit with us, and we want to assure you that we’re going to give it judicious use,” she added.
Earlier, Mr Bravo Ouhabru, Country Representative, WONDFO, said the test kits, comprising of both self-test and professional use tests, would enhance healthcare and support HIV prevention efforts.
He added that the initiative was part of activities to support NACA commemorate the 2024 World AIDS Day, to promote reliable testing, enable people know their status and ending the epidemic by 2030.
“A lot of people are going around not knowing that they are even carrying the virus.
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