Noting that almost 90 per cent of medical research in Nigeria is donor-funded, he further called for a regular and yearly budgetary allocation to the council from the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund .
He added that only a few African countries have this kind of body providing funding specifically for medical research. He said: “These indices are poor for Nigeria due to inadequate funding for health research and the health system itself. Health research provides innovations, solutions, drug development and programme opportunities that will improve the nation’s health indices.
direct funding for health research in Nigeria through a dedicated Medical Research Council”, Salako insisted.
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