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HealthCare Middle East & Africa: Nigeria’s IHVN unveil their multi-campus in Abuja

June 07, 2023

IHV-Nigeria's new building

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has officially opened the doors to its state-of-the-art multi-campus of excellence in public healthcare, treatment training, and research in Abuja.

The IHVN campus is a combination of twin tower 7-story office buildings, and clinical laboratories for diagnosis, research, and training.

It will also have a functional clinic space for patient care and clinical trials, bio-specimen repositories for storage and management of bio-specimens, multi-media lecture auditoriums, and meeting rooms and offices.

The campus unveiling was preceded by a scientific seminar on addressing local health challenges through quality research and partnership.

The seminar brought together key scientists and public-private stakeholders in the health sector with IHVN founding director, Professor Robert Gallo, Director, of the Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore USA.

Accompanied by Professor Alash’le Abimiku, Executive Director of the International Research Center of Excellence (IRCE), and Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa, Director General of the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

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Institute of Human Virology
Jennifer Gonzales
Public Relations & Communications Manager
jennifer.gonzales@ihv.umaryland.edu