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NGF Appoints Experts To Advise On Purchase, Administration Of COVID-19 Vaccines
- Team of expert to be led by Prof. Oyewale Tomori
- Team will advise NGF members on procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
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The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has appointed a team of experts to advise on the procurement and administration of the COVID-19 vaccines.
The decision was taken during the 24th teleconference meeting of the NGF which held on Wednesday.
The meeting was to deliberate the procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines in the country.
At today’s virtual meet, three medical experts briefed the governors on the country’s preparedness for the procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines and the level of collaboration required from all stakeholders, including the federal, state governments and the private sector.
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They include Professor Oyewale Tomori, leading Virologist and former Vice-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Nigeria; Dr. Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA); Dr. Pamela Ajayi Founder/Managing Director Synlab Nigeria (formerly PathCare), President Healthcare Federation of Nigeria and Dr. Egbe Dawodu, Founding Partner of the Anadach Group.
The NGF agreed that a team of experts led by Professor Tomori will advise State governors on the procurement and administration of coronavirus vaccines in the country.
“Following the presentations, the Forum set up a team of experts led by Professor Oyewale Tomori to advise State governors on the procurement and administration of coronavirus vaccines in the country,” a communique released at the end of the NGF meeting stated.
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